Two new and nine revised OP notices, to properly explain 1) the discovery of an overpayment without an accompanying grant reduction. This will happen when the current grant amount is correct and grant adjustment cannot yet begin due to quarterly reporting rules (grant or because the county is already collecting on a separate ; 2) to notify clients that grant adjustment will now begin on a previously noticed overpayment; 3) excess property overpayments (revised to be more clearly worded and to explain “good faith” budgeting). Until these forms are translated, clients in the “supported” languages of Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, and written Chinese should be sent a GEN 1365 (notice of interpretation rights) with the untranslated notices. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Jodie Berger
ACL 11-78: CalWORKs: : Extending Benefits To Non-Minor Dependents (11/30/11)
Part of a series of letters implementing AB 12, which extends foster care to youth who meet certain criteria, through age 20 (at this point). This lettter sets out the basic “non-minor dependent” requirements for extended foster care. [Download]
ACIN I-75-11: CalWORKs Employment Bureau Policy Interpretation Request Guidelines And Analyst Assignments (11/17/11)
Information about the policy interpretation request process for counties to ask DSS policy questions. Not available for advocates (who use the WARRA process). [Download]
ACL 11-79: Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children (ICPC), Effective October 1, 2011 (11/21/11)
This letter transmit the three new or amended regulations governing ICPC (Public Court Jurisdiction Cases; Definitions and Placement Categories; and Expedited Placement Decision). [Download]
ACIN I-62-11E: (COLAs): Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), Income Eligibility Standards And CalFresh Tables Of Coupon Issuance, Increase In Resource Limit For Elderly/Disabled Households – Effective October 1, 2011 (11/18/11)
Lots of minor corrections, the most important of which is announcing that the 2010-11 rates will remain in place through September 2012. [Download]
ACL 11-77: Extension Of Foster Care Beyond Age 18: Part Two (Placement) (11/18/11)
The latest in the series of letters implementing the new law extending Foster Care to youth after 18. This one is on the policies and procedures for the placement of these youth in the Extended Foster Care Program. This letter also cover young adults in Non-Related Legal Guardianships (except where noted), under a Tribal Title IV-E agreement, or supervised by probation who were subject to an order of foster care placement on their 18th birthday.[Download]