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ACL 11-39: CalWORKs Program: New Incremental Grant Reductions (IGRs) For Certain Child-Only Cases (5/19/11)
This ACL acts as emergency regulations implementing the budget cuts regarding “child only” cases. The letter defines which cases are impacted, and the timing (61st, 73rd, and 85th months on aid, based on child on aid the longest)…
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ACL 11-36: Suspension Of The CalWORKs Cal-Learn Program For FY 2011-12 (4/21/11)
More budget cut fall out: This explains the temporary demise of CalLearn, and how the pregnant and parenting teens will be folded into welfare to work. Includes new notices of the changes and appointment letters. Teens still must…
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ACL 11-33: CalWORKs Program: New 48th-Month Time Limit For CalWORKs Adults (4/29/11)
First in a series of letters to implement SB 72 budget cuts. [Download]
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ACIN I-26-11: TANF Penalty For Failure To Meet Work Participation Rate Requirements In FFY 2009 (5/5/11)
The good news is that California, after appealing, got its Federal work participation fiscal years 2007 and 2008 reduced to zero. Bad news is – we failed again, by 2.2%, for the all-families rate. DSS has appealed, citing…
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ACIN I-24-11: Notice Of Mass Mailing To All CalWORKs Households Regarding Some Of The Changes Enacted By Senate Bill (SB) 72 (4/22/11)
Notices that the counties are to send in May 2011, about the following changes: 8% MAP and child only grant cuts; 48 month time limit; changes to Welfare to Work exemptions (young children), and income disregard cut. The…
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ACL 11-36: CalWORKs Cal-Learn Program For Fiscal Year 2011-12 (4/21/11)
Another ACL implementing the budget cuts. This one explains the (hopefully temporary) demise of the Cal-Learn program. Pregnant and parenting teens will still be required to get their HSD or GED, and will get bonuses, but are now…
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ACL 10-43E: Correction To ACL 10-43 End of TANF Emergency Contingency Funds Program And Resumption Of AB 98 Provisions (4/18/11)
An Errata to correct information regarding third-party funding for subsidized employment programs. Question 6 incorrectly stated that “in-kind” contributions are allowable for third party funding of wage subsidies. The correct answer is “more robust”: They are permissible IF…
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ACL 11-38: CalWORKs Child Care Program Budget Changes (4/19/11)
Implementing more budget bad news: Instructions for the reduction in payment ceiling for license exempt care, and the elimination for coverage for 11-12 year olds, with limited exceptions. Regional market rates are frozed at the 2005 level, and…
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ACL 11-34: CalWORKs Short-Term Changes Extension And Expansion Implementation Guidelines/Repeal Of Prior Policies-CalWORKs Long-Term Reforms (4/8/11)
The young child exemptions are continued; the long term “reforms” are repealed. In addition, counties have the option to extend the young child exemption to the adult caring for a 24-35 month old child. Additionally, counties can continue…
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ACL 11-32: CalWORKs Changes To Subsidized Employment (4/6/11)
The one silver lining in the budget cuts: This letter implements the changes to AB 98, which created CalWORKs subsidized jobs. The budget bill expanded the eligible population, increased the duration of qualifying job placements, and increased the…