This contradictory letter confirms that ACL 99-65, which directed counties to treat as CalWORKs participation “holiday periods of one week or less, if the employer, provider or work activity site is not open” remains in effect, yet states that counties may, and are encouraged to, assign participants to bridging activities during periods when the participants’ normal activities are temporarily unavailable, including holiday breaks. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-81-08: Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Statistical Report (10/17/08)
Just a reminder that this report is due by 11/14/08. [Download]
ACL 08-49: Adoption Provisions Of The Adam Walsh Child Protection And Safety Act Of 2006 (10/31/08)
More info on the implementation of SB 703 (to carry out new federal mandates). For all agency adoption applications or in the case of independent adoptions, Adoption Request forms, the adoption agency must ask all adults living in the home to identify other states or U.S. territories they have lived in within the preceding five years. The letter sets out the requirements on checking the non-fingerprint based registry and criminal background checks, and the grievance procedure available if the home cannot be approved after these checks. [Download]
ACL 08-52: Child Welfare Services Disaster Response Plan Update (10/22/08)
Just a reminder to counties that it’s time to update the CWS Disaster Response Plan, plus a listing of some of the new requirements. [Download]
ACL 08-53: Report On The Number Of Children, Ages 5-17, In CalWORKs Families Above The Poverty Level (10/16/08)
Poor counties. Title I, Part A Of The Elementary And Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Of 1965 requires states to submit data on school-aged children in families receivingn cash aid that exceeds the the poverty level. (Huh?) The state’s data systems don’t keep this info, so this letter asks the counties to compile it themselves. The state chips in its effort by providing a form and compiling the local data. The letter clarifies (since no one gets actual cash aid in excess of the FPL) that what the feds meant was households getting more than the PFL level for a family of four, regardless of actual family size: $1,766.67. [Download].
ACWDL 08-47: Elimination of sunset date for the 250% Working Disabled Program (10/22/2008)
Elton John’s plea to not let the sun go down on the working disabled was answered by AB1183. The sunset date of January 1, 2009 was eliminated by AB 1183 (Chapter 758, Statutes of 2008). The 250% Working Disabled Program will now operate indefinitely as a permanent Medi-Cal program. The 250% WDP allows employed individuals with disabilities to earn up to 250 % of the FPL and receive full scope Medi-Cal benefits. [Download]