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ACL 08-09: California Adoption Facilitators Registry (3/20/08)
California requires all Adoption Facilitators to register with the CDSS. (Adoption facilitators put birth mothers in touch with prospective adoptive parents, and are to disclose that they are not adoption agencies.) This ACL discusses the standards for registration,…
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ACL 08-10: Title IV-E Foster Care Overpayment And Collections (3/21/08)
HHS told CDSS it was out of compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) (read “overpayments”) of 2002 and that the state’s practice of repaying the federal share of overpayments only upon collection is not acceptable. (CDSS…
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ACIN I-21-08: Child Abuse Central Index (CAPI) Grievance Hearing Instructions (3/16/08)
The Gomez v. Saenz lawsuit settlement provided individuals with the opportunity to challenge their listing on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI), and created grievance hearing procedures for this purpose. This ACIN lists the new grievance hearing requirements,…
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ACIN I-18-08: IHSS-Residual Eligibility For Non-Citizens (3/12/08)
Instructions for determining if non-citizens who are not eligible for the Personal Care Services Program (PCSP) or the In-Home Supportive Services Plus Waiver (IPW) program due to their immigration status, meet the immigration status requirements for the In-Home…
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ACIN I-17-08: CalWORKs Program Hours Of Operations (3/3/08)
Just a reminder that the welfare offices have to to ensure that individuals can apply for and receive aid, including emergency benefits, when counties close their offices during regular office hours. (This was litigated in Blanco v. Anderson…
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ACIN I-12-08: Implementation Of New Readoption Provisions For Intercountry Adoptions (2/25/08)
Senate Bill 1393 amended Family Code Section 8919 to include specific requirements that must be met in order for a a California Superior Court to issue a final readoption order. (Readoption is the process of completing a second…
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ACL 08-07: CalWORKs federal Work Verification Plan (2/21/08)
The ACL attaches California’s approved Work Verification Plan, and has a summary of the work participation documentation plan. Comes with a reminder that CalWORKs rules apply, and any assignments are per the assessment. All acitvities (except paid employment)…
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ACIN I-05-08: Food Stamp Q&As (2/1/08)
Those Food Stamp people never stop! Yet another Q & A. The highlights? Restricted CalWORKs accounts’ impact on food stamps; treatment of child support arrearages; shelter costs when SSI recipient in household; impact of full-time post-60 CalWORKs months…
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ACIN I-08-08: State Minimum Wage Increase And The Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum Wage Requirements (2/4/08)
A reminder that minimum wage increased to $8 on January 1st, and the corresponding affect this has on hours of unpaid work experience and community service. [Download]
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ACIN I-07-08: ABAWD Waiver For 2008-2009 (2/4/08)
That time of year again, for counties to “opt out” of helping more low-income folk eat. The waiver of the ABAWD work requirement will occur, lasting from May 1, 2008 through April, 2009, unless a county declines to…