While this case is on appeal, counties are required review all pending applications for license exempture for those convicted of second degree robbery with a Certificate of Rehabilitation (okay, so maybe you don’t see a lot of these …). At issue in the case was CDSS’ policy of counting this situation as a non-exemptable offense. Counties must allow these applications for exemption to proceed. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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ACL 04-54 – Regional Market Rate (RMR) Regulations (November 29, 2004)
Striving for regularity through regulations, not Metemusil. These final regulations bring uniformity to the Regional Market Rates for CalWORKs and other subsidized child care programs. (Portions of the emergency regulations were suspended with the budget trailer bill.) Of note: Payment to license-exempt providers cannot exceed the RMR ceilings; Parents may utilize multiple providers if a single provider cannot accommodate the certified need for care, broader coverage of private recreation programs exempt from licensure. [Download]
ACL 04-07 – Retroactive Child Care Final Regulations (March 5, 2004)
Remember that lovely bill that eliminated retroactive child care support services Stage One payments for CalWORKs subsidized child care? Well, the final regs are out, with some changes from the emergency regs that went into effect February 2nd. Counties are now “encouraged” to inform families orally of the availability of child care subsidies and required to provide the county’s child care request form upon request. (Bad news is the counties have 10 days, up from five, to process the child care requests.) [Download]