Emergency regulations, effective January 1, 2009, provided for reporting and disclosure of information related to cases of child abuse and/or neglect that result in fatalities. A Child Fatality/Near Fatality County Statement of Findings and Information form (SOC 826) was attached to the emergency regulations package. Further revisions were needed, and this ACL includes the new SOC 826 form. The revised SOC 826 (1/09) form must be used, from the date of this letter, for all fatalities and near fatalities that are suspected or determined to be the result of abuse and/or neglect. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 09-16: Approvals For Prospective Adoptive Applicants (3/12/09)
AB 2651 was an urgency measure, effective October 1, 2008, which amended California’s adoption approval process for prospective adoptive parents/petitioners to meet federal requirements. This ACL outlines the obligations of CDSS and all licensed public and private adoption agencies in the State of California (including independent and intercountry). These provisions prohibit the final approval of a prospective adoptive applicant/petitioner, or any adult residing in the applicant’s home, if they have certain felony convictions. The types of convictions, and the ban (permanent or fixed period) on adoptions is listed.
Additionally, under the new law, any home study not approved prior to October 1, 2008 must be denied when either the applicant or any adult residing in the home has any of the felony convictions specified in FC 8712 and 8908. (When non-applicant adults are the problem, adoptive applicants maintain the option of removing those adults from the home and then proceeding with the assessment). The letter also reviews the process for receiving information about subsequent convictions (during or after the approval process). [Download]
ACL 09-06: Online Intentional Program Violators Database Program (1/27/09)
Conveys the implementation of an online Intentional Program Violation (IPV) reporting and inquiry system, for Food Stamp and CalWORKs. This puts an end to sending IPV info to the state Fraud unit, to manually enter into a database. Counties need to appoint which staff can access the database. [Download]
ACWDL 09-14: New limits and disregards for the A&D FPL FOR 2009 (3/18/09)
This letter rescinds 09-08 and 09-08E. Everything looks the same as those letters except they changed the typo “2008” to the correct “2009”. An A&D FPL refresher: $1133 is the limit for an individual beginning April 1st, 2009. The couple’s income limit is $1579 as of January 1, 2009. [Download]
ACIN I-16-09: One-Stop System (2/26/09)
Information on employment and training services available to Counties through the One-Stop System. Includes how to navigate the EDD website to find One Stops, and a review of the adult and youth services available. [Download]
ACL 09-10: Intercountry Adoptions (2/27/09)
Passes on recently enacted federal and state law changes that impact intercountry adoptions. Public adoption agencies do not need to be accredited to practice these types of adoptions, but should be aware that the requirements for emigrating children need to be followed for all children emigrating to be adopted in a foreign country. The letter provides information on the accreditation process, provisional licenses, providers, home studies, and other requirements. [Download]