Senate Bill 1641 requires a Foster Care placement agency to ensure, “to the fullest extent possible,” the placement best meets the day-to-day needs of the child by assessing which type of placement (relative, family home, group) meets the health, safety, and well-being needs of the child, in the least restrictive most family-like environment, and in which the child is permitted to engage in reasonable, age-appropriate day-to-day activities. And just in case reason leaves us, the bill requires foster caregivers to use a “prudent parent standard” to determine day-to-day activities that are age-appropriate, and specify that they are not allowed to permit the child to engage in day-to-day activities that carry an unreasonable risk of harm or subject the child to abuse or neglect. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 07-40: Electronic Records And Electronic Signatures (10/19/07)
DSS goes high tech. Government Code 12168.7 requires the state to develop standards for the electronic recording and storage of documents. Which has not been done. Nonetheless, CDSS advises counties to figure out IT appropriate standards, and go for it. Also info on what makes an electronic signature acceptable. [Download]
ACL 07-34E: Correction To Retroactive COLA Chart (10/17/07)
Another “E” for error transmission. The Original chart of the new Maximum Aid Payments shorted recipients by $10. The corrected chart is attached. Unfortunately, this letter does not list any instructions on what to do if counties already implemented the wrong amounts. Stay tuned!
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ACIN I-57-07: New Tribal TANF Website (10/17/07)
Ta Da! Announcing the new Tribal TANF website. The website has information about the benefits available to eligible American Indian families in California. The website is at http://tribaltanf.cdss.ca.gov. [Download]
ACL 07-35: CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold (10/10/07)
The latest IRT numbers, complete with a review of the rules about how and when to report. Counties are reminded that they must use the IRT about which the household was last informed until they inform them of the new one. [Download]
ACIN I-56-07: Letter Of Intent To Request Participation In The Transitional Housing Placement Program And/Or The Transitional Housing Program-Plus (10/5/07)
Lots of county info, but noted here because you may want to see if your county is applying to participate in these helpful programs. The goal of both programs is to foster children about to age out, and former foster children with safe living environments while helping them learn and practice life skills in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Counties electing to participate in the programs provide supervised independent living housing and support services. The letter of intent is due 10/15! [Download]