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ACL 09-87: 90-Day Transition Plan For Foster Youth Prior To Aging-Out Of Foster Care (2/8/10)
Information about the new Federal requirement to have plans for “aging out” Foster Children. The plan is due 90 days prior to the age out date, and must include: housing, education, health insurance, mentors/continuing support services and workforce…
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ACL 09-85E: Wraparound And The California Alliance Of Child And Family Services Scope Of Preliminary Injunction (1/28/10)
Errata to ACL 09-85…The preliminary injunction also impacts Wraparound rates. Wraparound rates are based on the group home Rate Classification Levels, and so are also affected. The Errata lists the rates that should be restored. [Download]
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ACL 10-02: Foster Family Agency Rates And Group Home Adjusted Point Ranges (1/29/10)
Information on the impact of Senate Bill (SB) 597, which modified the budget trailer bill provisions of AB X4, 4. AB X4 required a 10% reduction in the program rates for Foster Family Agencies (FFAs). Subsequently, SB 597…
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ACIN I-07-10: National Youth In Transition Database For Foster Care Youth Eligible For Independent Living Program Services (1/25/10)
Info on the new data entry requirements for the Child Welfare Services/Case Management system. Effective 10/1/10, systems must document all ILP type services provided to foster youth and former foster youth, including those supervised by probation. Notice of…
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ACL 09-81: Child Welfare Services Disaster Response Plan Update (12/31/09)
A request to all County Child Welfare Services and Probation to send in updates to the Disaster Plan. [Download]
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ACIN I-93-09: Letter Of Intent To Request Participation In The Transitional Housing Placement Program or Program-Plus County Coordinators Assignments (12/31/09)
Notice of a change in process for submitting the Letter of Intent to CDSS for counties (new and continuing) participating in THPP and/or THP-Plus. [Download]
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ACL 09-86: Notification of Relatives (12/29/09)
This ACLs advises county child welfare and probation departments of the requirement to provide notification to relatives of children being placed into out-of-home care. Effective January 1, 2010, social workers and probation officers must exercise due diligence to…
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ACL 09-85: California Alliance of Child and Family Services v. Wagner: Scope of Injunction (12/28/09)
On December 14, 2009, the Court issued an amended Preliminary Injunction to prohibit the rate reduction for all children placed in group homes, whether or not they are federally eligible. Therefore, the state is enjoined from reducing rates…
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ACL 09-80: Expanded Audience For Title IV-E Training (12/28/09)
Notice of the new training options under the “Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.” Training can now be provided to relative guardians, State-licensed or State-approved child welfare agencies providing services, members of staff of…
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ACL 09-84: Process For County Certification To System Utilization Of The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) And The Availability Of An Associated Funding Augmentation (12/28/09)
An update to last year’s instructions to counties for certifying to system utilization of the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System in order to secure the available funding augmentation. [Download]