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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]
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ACIN I-98-06: Accessing Local Apprenticeship Programs (12/27/06)
Apprenticeships can lead to high paying jobs, but have been underutilized by the CalWORKs welfare to work program. This ACIN explains the value of apprenticeships and provides information on how to access them. [Download]
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ACIN I-100-06: State Minimum Wage Increase And The Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum Wage Requirements (12/29/06)
No, this is not “deja vu all over again.” This ACIN is for the CalWORKs program, tag teaming with the Food Stamp ACIN I-99-06. It provides an explanation on how to calculate the unpaid work experience and community…
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ACIN I-99-06: State Minimum Wage Increase And Food Stamp Employment And Training (FSET) Participation Requirements (12/29/06)
A reminder to counties to adjust the required FSET participation in unpaid work activities to reflect the higher minimum wage, effective 1/1/07. (The grant divided by minimum wage results in the maximum assignable hours.) [Download]
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ACL 06-60: Eligibility For Aid and Services for Non-Citizen Victims Of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, And Other Serious Crimes (12/21/06)
This letter transmits the provisions implementing a new state program to assist victims of Trafficking, DV and other serious crimes. The program is effective January 1, 207, and is implemented via this ACL, pending emergency regulations. The new…