Instructions on how to fill out the SOC 815 form. [Download]. The form itself was retransmitted in ACL 08-57E, as an errata.

A reminder to counties of a statewide Foster Care Eligibility Training in Sacramento on February 12, 2009 and in Orange on March 5, 2009. [Download]

Just a note that funding was included in the 2008 Budget, and is now available for the implementation of AB 1331. AB 1331 requires counties to screen all foster youth for potential Supplemental Security Income/State Supplemental Payments eligibility when foster youth are at least 16.5 years of age and no more than 17.5 years of age. [Download]

This letter implements SB 776 which allows inter county transfers of a criminal record clearance or exemption when both counties (sending and receiving) have criminal record clearance and exemption authority. (The idea is that it will make it less likely that a foster child would be removed from care during the time it takes for the new county to conduct criminal record clearances and/or exemptions.) When jurisdiction changes from one county to another, the caregiver and all adults residing in the home will not have to be fingerprinted by the new county of jurisdiction. The letter sets forth the requires to qualify for this transfer. A BCII 9002 form (attached) must be completed for every adult (or person over the age of 14 who has had a criminal record clearance or exemption approved) residing in the home for which transfer is required. [Download]

Updates to last year’s instructions for certifying to system utilization of the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) in order to secure the funding augmentation. The funds are for Emergency Response, Family Maintenance, Family Reunification, and Permanent Placement services. Counties must meet two criteria: fully expend all budgeted CWS Basic GF allocations and certify that they are fully utilizing CWS/CMS. [Download]