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]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 12-25: Implementation Of The Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) System In The CalWORKs and CalFresh Programs (5/17/12)
Busy? Hope not! This is a must read: Implementation of the semi-annual reporting system, coming to your local welfare department starting April 1, 2013, and continue in phases until October 1, 2013. Lots stayed the same, some things are similar but not the same so require some retooling of your brains, and some stuff is new. Only 104 pages. [Download]
ACIN I-28-12: Release Of The CDSS Disaster CalFresh Web Page (5/17/12)
One stop access to county forms, templates, and other helpful disaster-related tools. [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-29-12: Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Plan Template, Preliminary Allocations And Policy Guidelines For Counties Participating In the CalFresh Employment And Training Program (5/11/12)
Want federal E & T funds? Got plan? Template and instructions for the latest plan information, and info on the recent allocation increase — a whopping $130,547 for the whole state. [Download]
ACL 12-24: Release Of IHSS Recipient Education Materials (5/9/12)
Information on upcoming materials related to the state “Community First Choice Option” program, which includes a requirement to provide voluntary training for IHSS recipients on how to manage their IHSS care providers. Although announcing the 15 new factsheets, they are not yet available (but will be “on or before” the end of May, with translated versions in Armenian, Spanish and Chinese, to be added by June 30, 2012.). The ACL also links to the new Recipient Handbook. [Download]