Announcing the release the results of the survey mandated by SB 1104 to evaluate the implementation, impact, and recipient experiences with the Hourly Task Guidelines, the Quality Assurance Initiative, appeals/fair hearings, and other IHSS related activities. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-04-13: SB 35, And The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (2/12/13)
SB 35 codified portions of the NVRA, which places additional requirements on voter registration agencies. The Secretary of State is in the process of revising the California NVRA Manual, specifically Chapter 4, for public assistance to reflect the new requirements, and updating training materials. This ACIN reviews the complete process that all county welfare departments must do whenever a person applies for services, or renews or recertifies eligiblity, and when the CWD is notified of a client’s change of address. These instructions also go over the requirements as applied to on-line processes, and language access. [Download]
ACL 12-49E: Corrections To ACL 12-49: Implementation Of The Annual Reporting/Child Only (AR/CO) System In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/12/13)
Corrections to make clear that the reporting threshold is the specified dollar amount “or more.” In case anyone thought the reporting was only for the exact dollar amount… [Download]
ACL 13-09: Transitioning Youth From Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) To The Transitional Housing Placement Plus Foster Care (THP+FC) Program (2/12/13)
A Non Minor Dependent placed in THPP housing prior to age 18 may remain with a provider whose license has not yet been updated to include the THP+FC Program, if the licensed transitional housing placement provider meets the conditions set out in this letter. [Download]
ACL 13-08: CalFresh Semi-Annual Reporting Waivers (1/31/13)
A review of the FNS waivers sought for Semi-Annual Reporting, and the results. Approved: the shortening of certification periods for CalFresh households at any time to align with the other programs, as long as notice is given. The rest were either denied, and one is still pending. [Download]
ACL 12-73: Assembly Bill 1707, Child Abuse Central Index (12/20/12)
Info on a new Index purging: Effective January 1, 2013, the Department of Justice must purge an individual’s name from the Child Abuse Central Index if the individual was listed as a minor at the time of the initial substantiated report, and has no subsequent substantiated listing(s) made to the Index ten years after the incident resulting in the CACI listing. [Download]