The new regulations removes law enforcement as an entity with which the county may consult when redacting records prior to public disclosure. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Foster Care
ACL 12-21: AB 717 Changes to the Child Abuse Central Index (4/24/12)
Police and sheriff departments no longer submit the Child Abuse Summary
Report form to the Department of Justice (DOJ); reporting of all inconclusive allegations to the DOJ is eliminated and all all existing inconclusive reports from the CACI; and (this is a great one!) if you turn 100, you can get your name striken from the CACI. And, everyone now gets due process rights to challenge substantiated listings on the index. [Download]
ACIN I-19-12: Reporting Safely Surrendered Babies To The CDSS, The California Missing Children Clearinghouse, And The National Crime Information Center (4/18/12)
Clarification on the count reporting obligations. [Download]
ACIN I-69-11E: Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment Act Update And The Application And Allocations For The CBCAP (5/9/12)
Errata to correct heading and total on a chart. [Download]
ACIN I-25-12: 2010-11 Title XX Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report (5/4/12)
Notice that this report, summarizing Title XX expenditures (child welfare, child care, community licensing, etc), program responsibilities, and the populations served, is to be provided, upon request, to any interested public agency that may wish to provide its comments to Congress. [Download]
ACIN I-22-12: CalFresh For Foster Youth (5/1/12)
A reminder of the importance of connecting youth leaving foster care with CalFresh benefits. Although ACL 09-25 got the uptake rate from less than 5% to 22%, there is obviously room for improvement. Despite legal obligations to maximize aid, the letter suggests the “development of a collaborative process involving both CalFresh and Child Welfare Services staff.” [Download]