The listing of the cost sharing for the program. Effective July 1, 2012, counties must apply these cost sharing ratios to all Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care rates paid to THP+FC according to the THP+FC placement. These costs were based on estimates, so the ratios will be reassessed after THP+FC providers have submitted cost reports identifying actual costs associated with this program. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-13-14 : Implementation Of The New Statewide Minimum Wage (2/18/14)
The new minimum wage will impact IHSS provider rates. The minimum wage for all industries will go up to $9.00 effective July 1, 2014, and to $10.00 per hour after January 1, 2016.Counties with an IHSS provider wage less than $9.00 per hour will be required to submit a PA Rate Change Request. The county Board of Supervisors approval will not be required for the minimum wage increase unless it is for a rate above the $9.00 per hour wage, or provides for an increase in the other components (i.e., payroll taxes, health benefits, or administrative costs). [Download]
ACL 14-16: CalWORKs) Program: Release Of Fifth Set Of Questions And Answers For SB 1041 CalWORKs Welfare to Work Program Changes (2/5/14)
5th round of Q & A on the new WTW changes wrought by SB 1041. This one reviews hours of participation by family composition, counting months for 2 parent families and those with optional AU members; the relation between “deemed” hours (based on minimum wage for work experience) vs. core hours/participation hours; more time clock info; study time; SIPs (and volunteering to become a non-SIP eligible for unsupervised study time); and how good cause impacts “meeting federal requirements.” Comes with a flow chart. [Download]
ACL 14-09: CalWORKs Program: SB 1041 Extensions To The CalWORKs Welfare-To-Work 24-Month Time Clock (2/5/14)
A general overview of the extension process and provides the methodology for calculating the number of extensions available, to extend the 24 months period of “flexible” state activity time, before the mandatory “meet federal or lose aid” period goes into effect. [Download]
ACL 14-12: CalWORKs Family Stabilization Program (2/4/14)
Instructions and materials for implementing the CalWORKs Family Stabilization (FS) Program. Effective January 1, 2014, FS is a new CalWORKs component that provides intensive case management and services to clients. FS services can be provided prior to, or concurrently with, participation in WTW activities, withe the goal of increasing client success through more intensive case management and the assignment of clients to the additional activities or barrier removal services. CalWORKs recipients are eligible experiencing an situation that is destabilizing the family and would interfere with adult clients’ ability to participate in WTW activities and services. [Download]
ACL 14-06: ICPC Regulation 4, Residential Placement, Amended And Adopted by The Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children, Effective October 1, 2012 (2/5/14)
The ACL summarizes the amended ICPC Regulation 4, which governs residential placement of children across state lines. The regulation details the process and time lines for residential placements, clarifies supervision responsibilities of both sending and receiving agencies and sets forth conditions for the child’s return to a sending state. The sending agency must retain jurisdiction and responsibility for a child until the child becomes independent, self-supporting, is adopted or both sending and receiving agencies concur to close the placement. [Download]