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July 29, 2011
IHSS

ACL 11-55: IHSS Medical Certification Form (7/27/11)

Starting August 1st, all new IHSS applicants must have a new form SOC 873 completed. Recipients must have the form completed around the time of their reassessment. (The ACL also describes alternative documentation to the 873 that will…
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July 22, 2011
CalWORKs · Child Care

ACL 11-52: FY 2011-12 CalWORKs Child Care Programs – Update to ACL 11-38 re: Family Fees (7/19/11)

This letter overrides the portions of ACL 11-38 impacted by of the AB 114 budget bill. AB 114 reestablished Stage One child care age eligibility for 11 and 12 year olds, to the extent funds are available, returning…
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July 22, 2011
Adoption · CalWORKs

ACL 11-47: CalWORKs Treatment of Adoption Assistance Program Payments (7/21/11)

As a result of the Cadaret lawsuit, this ACL was issued to remind counties that Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) payments made to families applying for or receiving CalWORKs are to exempt as income. Although “effectively immediately,” this instruction…
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July 18, 2011
CalWORKs

ACL 11-50: CalWORKs: Repeal Of The New Incremental Grant Reductions For Certain Child-Only Cases And Repeal Of The Expansion Of The Short-Term Changes (7/15/11)

Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead! Thanks to the budget bill, the SB 72 provisions to cut most child only grants was repealed. All notices are to be rescinded and any households affected given a supplemental payment. Although…
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July 7, 2011
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ACL 11-48: The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, And Job Creation Act Of 2010 (P.L. 111-312) (6/28/11)

PL 111-312 includes a provision that disregards tax refunds received after December 31, 2009 as income and as resources (for a period of 12 months) in programs funded in whole or in part with federal funds. This letter…
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July 5, 2011
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ACIN I-40-11: Program Information Regarding AB 12 And The Extension Of Foster Care To Age 20 (7/1/11)

AB 12 made two major changes to foster care. The first allows for Kin-GAP Program benefits to be eligible for Federal Financial Participation (FFP). This was implemented via ACL 11-15. The second major provision extends foster care up…
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June 27, 2011
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ACL 11-40: CalWORKs: NOA’s and Forms Regarding The New 48-Month Time Limit and Income Disregards SB 72 (6/23/11)

Title speaks for itself. Counties are to begin using the long list of new forms “as soon as administratively feasible.” [Download]
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June 23, 2011
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SNAP Regulation Comment Period Open

Through close of business on Tuesday, July 5th, USDA is accepting public comment on proposed SNAP regulations that implement major provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill and address some additional program priorities. Either for commenting, or for general…
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June 23, 2011
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ACIN I-38-11: NOA Requirements For Aged EBT Accounts (6/22/11)

A review of EBT purging rules and the Notices that must go out (and when) to start the process, with the NOAs attached. Once benefits are expunged, they are permanently gone and cannot be restored. NOAs are required…
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June 22, 2011
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ACIN I-29-11: Juvenile Court Jurisdiction: Services And Benefits (6/16/11)

Information on implementing SB 945, which requires that notice to former foster children ( W&IC 300 or 727) of services to which they may be eligible. This includes availability of federal and state programs that provide financial assistance,…
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