A bit late, but this ACL transmits information and instructions on the effect of the AB X4 4 budget bill on the Adoption Assistance Program (AAP). A provision of this bill terminates the age-related increases for payments, effective January 1, 2010. However, a family may request an AAP benefit increase at any time, based on the reassessment of the child’s needs and the
circumstances of the family.
This ACL also provides information and instructions on the enactment of The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 as it relates to AAP eligibility. This bill gradually Public Law 110-351 gradually removes the requirement of 1996 AFDC income linkage. The “de-link” begins October 1, 2009. The letter sets out the definitions and phase in period. [Download]