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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…
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ACL 06-14 – Food Stamp Standard Utility Allowance Increase Effective August 1, 2006 (June 2, 2006)
The Standard Utility Allowance is up (21.5%!), to address rising utility costs. This increase is to be treated as a county-initiated mid-quarter change for all cases for the month of August 2006. Technology pulling the cart, the state…
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ACIN I-41-06 – Revised Food Stamps “Rights and Responsibilities” and EBT Account Information (June 6, 2006)
The new “R & R” form now has information for Non-Assistance Food Stamp (NAFS) to define the NAFS food stamp work requirements, exemptions, and penalties for failing to comply. This ACIN also includes a revised notice to advise…
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ACIN I-39-06 – Referral of Pregnant Women and Pregnant Minor Cases to Local Child Support Agencies (May 25, 2006)
A reminder to counties, in keeping with spirit but not the wording of Supreme Court decisions, that pregnant women and minor parents are not to be asked to assign support rights for the fetuses. Stating that unborn children…
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ACIN I-40-06 – Food Stamp Simplification Options (May 31, 2006)
An unusual, early heads up from the state. The Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002 allows states to simplify and improve the Food Stamp Program. California opted into certain programs, the policy changes of which will take effect…
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ACIN I-33-06 – Access to Case Records and Use of Manual Workarounds (May 8, 2006)
Though intended to make everyone’s life easier, automation has posed many problems for counties, clients and advocates. This letter reminds counties that, regardless of what the automation system will allow, recipients and advocates must be permitted to review…
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ACIN I-24-06 – Inter-County Transfers for CAPI (April 5, 2006)
You want it, you get it. At least if you are a county. By county request, the state has issued an Inter-County Transfer (ITC) coversheet form for the CAPI program. Along with the coversheet, a reminder that CAPI…
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New CalWORKs Forms
New forms for your clients. A Request for a Welfare to Work Exemption (the 2186A) and a new Plan Rights and Responsibilities. Hopefully a little clearer than the prior forms.
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ACL 06-09 – CalWORKs Emergency Welfare-To-Work (WTW) Regulations (April 18, 2006)
The emergency WTW regulations implementing SB 1104 and 68 regarding “universal engagement” and “core” work activities are now out and attached to this ACL. The ACL also includes the new forms, most importantly, the new WTW 2 welfare-to-work…