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ACIN I-17-07: CalWORKs: Retroactive $50 Child Support Disregard (4/6/07)
In the “Better late than never,” category, CDSS announces that it this past February, the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) sent out retroactive $50 child support disregards, to compensate for the failure to timely credit and issue payments…
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ACIN I-11-07: Supplemental Forms and Food Stamp/CalWORKs (3/27/07)
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but never a Pre-screening and Supplemental form shall meet. This ACIN discusses the difference between a Pre-Screening form (prohibited if asking eligibility questions prior to application ) and…
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ACL 07-13 KINGAP Program Enhancements (3/13/07)
In 2006, the legislature created “KinGAP Plus,” but gave CDSS the option to suspend KinGAP Plus if it were determined that implementation would not be advantageous to the state. Well, that came true, so KinGAP Plus is suspended.…
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ACIN I-05-07: New In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Plus Waiver Program Regulations (2/23/07)
The “new” regs, effective 10/1/06, are attached to this ACIN. Basically, the IHSS Plus Waiver regulations replicate the “IHSS-R” Program regulations…except where they don’t. This ACIN lists the differences. Some variations in eligibility, program content, application process, needs…
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ACL 07-03: Federal Reauthorization Of TANF (1/12/07)
For the less welfare-nerdy (see ACL 07-05), a summary of the major changes to TANF in light of the federal Deficit Reduction Act and the federal Interim regulations, and California’s response to these changes. And yeah for our…
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ACL 07-05: County TANF Work Participation Rate Data Reporting (1/17/07)
54 pages of instructions and definitions for counties to do data reporting for the feds. For Uber-welfare nerds who want a handy place for all the federal Welfare to Work defintions, rules on absences from assigned activities, documentation rules,…
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ACL 07-02: Duties Of Adoption Service Providers In The Independent Adoptions Program (1/9/07)
Oh those pesky conflicts. This ACL clarifies that, for purposes of a prospective independent adoption, an Adoption Service Provider (ASP) may not both provide the advisement to the birth parent and the preplacement evaluation of the adoptive family.…
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ACIN I-01-07: Tribal TANF Questions And Answers (1/9/07)
Info about how Tribal TANF and CalWORKs interact, starting with “how do you start a tribal TANF program?” and going through caseload transfers, “opting out ” of tribal TANF, sanctions (tribal TANF is not required to have or…
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ACL 07-04: Changes To CalWORKs Sanction Policies (1/12/07)
The 2nd of two ACL’s describing the end of durational sanctions. This one instructs the counties to follow the instructions for a first sanction that were set out in the original sanction ACL. Recipients can “cure” a sanction whenever they contact…
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All County Information Notice I-90-06: 2006 Chaptered Legislation Affecting Child Abuse Reporting, Indian Children, Foster Youth, Foster Caregivers and Adoptions (1/9/07)
A convenient list of the new changes to foster care, adoption and more. Expect implementing regulations in the future. Includes release of sibling names after adoption, benefits issuance to emergency placements with relatives, and more. [Download]