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ACIN I-66-06 – Food Stamp Policy Interpretations and Staff Assignment (September 8, 2006).
Who’s who in the zoo. Did you know there is an “employment, forms, and disaster” unit? The policy interpretations are still limited to counties, after review by the FRAT team (no keg party) for “statewideness.” [Download]
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ACL 06-31 – Implementation of Food Stamp Simplification Options (August 16, 2006)
This letter explains the new Food Stamps changes, hitting the street 10/1/06. Changes include: (1) legally obligated child support payments will be an income exclusion rather than as an income deduction (so lowers income prior to gross income…
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ACL 06-29 – Changes To In/Out Of Market Rates, 75/25 Rule, State Median Income (SMI) And Family Fee Schedule (August 8, 2006)
For those of you doing child care work, the new rates, income eligibility basis and family fee charges are out. [Download]
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ACL 06-28 – Regional Market Rate (RMR) Ceilings For Child Care Providers (August 8, 2006)
For those of you doing child care work, the new rates, income eligibility basis and family fee charges are out. [Download]
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ACL 06-25 – Immediate Implementation Of Homeless Assistance Changes In CalWORKs (August 1, 2006)
The following changes to the Homeless Assistance (HA) program are now effective as of July 12, 2006, and must be implemented immediately: • The maximum daily rate for temporary HA increased from $40 to $65 per day for…
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ACL 06-27 – CalWORKs Changes To Sanction Policies (July 25, 2006)
Durational sanctions have ended! Effective immediately, all adults on CalWORKs sanctions can cure the financial penalty without any specified minimum time limit. (In other words, the minimum 3 to 6 month sanction time no longer exists). The cure…
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ACIN I-53-06 – Safety Evaluation of IHSS and Adult Protective Services Recipients (July 26, 2006)
This implements the Governor’s call to contact all IHSS and APS clients, in response to the heat wave. Instructions on APS confidentiality, bases for authorizing additional IHSS service hours when needed, and the method for claiming extra time…
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ACL 06-04 – Minor Dependent Parents In Foster Care (June 20, 2006)
Informs counties of statutory changes, effective January 1st, 2006 that permits payment of two full foster care grants when children are placed with their minor parents in foster care. Apparently, California was out of line with the feds,…
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ACL 06-20 – Interpretive Services (June 30, 2006)
With a little lawsuit prodding, DSS has issued this reminder and clarification regarding the county requirements to provide interpretive services, going over general obligations as well as specific information regarding the relation between the county’s interpretation obligation and…
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ACL 06-19 – Final Court Order and Clarification Regarding Rosales (June 30, 2006)
This letter supercedes the March ACL on the subject. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2006 “fixed” Rosales, by mandating that foster care income eligibility shall be based solely on the income of the family in the home from…