ACIN I-27-13: SB 1521, Regarding Reunification Services For A Parent Registered On A Sex Offender Registry; And County Assessments And Reports On The Multipurpose Child Welfare Training Program (8/1/13)

Implementing a new provision  that reunification services need not be provided to a parent or guardian when the court finds that the parent or guardian has been required by the court to be registered on a sex offender registry.  The Notice also transmits the instructions for new requirements regarding county child welfare services trainings. [Download]

ACL 13-18: Timely Submission Of Recertification Applications (7/30/13)

Ooops. DSS became aware that the regs were, shall we say, in need of modification.  Correct policy is set out in this letter.  Most  households are certified for longer than two months, and for these folks, an application for recertification is considered timely when submitted by the 15th day of the last month of the certification period.  In the rare circumstance that a household is given a one or two month certification period, an application for recertification is considered timely when it is submitted within 15 days of receipt of the Notice of Expiration of Certification, which must be given along with the approval for CalFresh benefits.  [Download]