Notices & Information from CDSS

The ACL's, listed below contain information of importance to Probation.  The link is to the actual document in PDF format on the California Department of Social Services web site.


ACL 08-33 (July 10, 2008)
Exit Outcomes For Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care Quarterly Statistical Report [SOC 405E (7/08)]

ACL 08-31 (July 18, 2008)
New Transitional Independent Living Plan (TILP) Agreement For Foster Youth

ACL 08-26 (May 28, 2008)
Federal And State Changes To Requirements For Interstate Placement Of Children And Caregivers Rights

ACL 08-24 (June 9, 2008)
Minor Dependent Parents In Foster Care

ACL 08-23 (May 19, 2008)

Child Welfare Training Regulations Effective July 1, 2008

ACL 08-17 (March 28, 2008)
Dual Agency Care Rates For Children With Developmental Disabilities Who Receive Aid To Families With Dependent Children - Foster Care Or Adoption Assistance Program Benefits

ACL 08-17 (March 28, 2008)
Dual Agency Care Rates For Children With Developmental Disabilities Who Receive Aid To Families With Dependent Children - Foster Care Or Adoption Assistance Program Benefits

ACL 08-12 (March 19, 2008)
Implementation Of Assembly Bill 1331

ACL 08-10 (March 21, 2008)
Title IV-E Foster Care Overpayment And Collections

ACL 08-02 (January 28, 2008)
Senate Bill (SB) 678, Chapter 838, Statutes Of 2006 Indian Child Welfare Changes In State

ACL 07-55 (December 27, 2007)
2006 Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Results And Findings

ACL 07-54 (December 27, 2007)
Federal Requirement To Contact Other States' Child Abuse And Neglect Registries For Relative And Non-Relative Extended Family Member Home Approvals

ACL 07-53 (December 28, 2007)
Gomez V. Saenz Lawsuit Settlement

ACL 07-49 (December 19, 2007)
New Federal Policy Guidelines Relating To The Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care Program

ACL 07-48 (November 20, 2007)
Clarifying Guidance Regarding Candidaes For Foster Care

ACL 07-47 (November 21, 2007)
Impact Of Senate Bill (SB) 84 (Chapter 177, Statutes of 2007) On The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (KinGAP) Program Implementation

ACL 07-27 (October 30, 2007)
Child Welfare Services Criminal Record Checks Assembly Bill (AB) 1774 Chapter 726, Statutes Of 2006

ACL 07-28 (October 25, 2007)
Senate Bill (SB) 1641 Chapter 388, Statutes of 2006

ACL 07-39 (October 25, 2007)
Temporary Placement Of Foster Child With Relative Or Nonrelative Extended Family Member (NREFM) In An Emergency Situation

ACL 07-38 (October 18, 2007)

Fiscal Year (FY) 2007/2008 Allocation Of Funds For The Transitional Housing Placement Program And Transitional Housing Program-Plus

ACL 07-36 (October 15, 2007)
Sharing Ratios For Group Home Programs

Errata to ACL 07-14 (October 4, 2007)
Correction To All County Letter (ACL) 07-14 Changes To Title IV-E Foster Care And Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Activities That Are Eligible For Federal Financial Participation (FFP) As The Result Of The Deficit Reduction ACT (DRA) Of 2005

ACL 07-33 (September 21, 2007)

Foster Youth Proof of Wardship Documentation

ACL 07-09 Errata (September 11, 2007)
I mplementation of AB 1633. Foster care youth past 18 MUST be full time student...

ACL 07-30 (August 13, 2007)
Child Welfare Services Disaster Reponse Plan - TEMP AD 525 (7/07)

ACL 07-29 (August 17, 2007)
Access To Case Records And Use Of Manual Workarounds

ACL 07-20E (August 22, 2007)
Correction To All County Letter 07-20 (Reminder Of Documentation Requirements To Verify Citizenship Or Immigration Status Of Foster Children)

ACL 07-20 (May 15, 2007)
Reminder Of Documentation Requirements To Verify Citizenship Or Immigration Status Of Foster Children

ACL 07-15EII (June 28, 2007)
Correction To All County Letter No. 07-15, Dated March 21, 2007 And Erratum To ACL No. 07-15, Dated March 29, 2007

ACL 07-15E (March 29, 2007)
Correction To All County Letter (ACL) 07-15, Dated March 21, 2007

ACL 07-15 (March 21, 2007)
Overpayment Collection And Reporting Requirements Of Federal Title IV-E Funds For The Foster Care And Adoption Assistance Program

ACL 07-14 (April 27, 2007)
Changes To Title IV-E Foster Care And Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Activities That Are Eligible For Federal Financial Participation (FFP) As The Result Of The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) Of 2005

ACL 07-13E (August 9, 2007)
Correction to ACL 07-13 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (KINGAP) Program Enhancements

ACL 07-13(March 13, 2007)
Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (KINGAP) Program Enhancements

ACL 07-10 (February 28, 2007)
Best Practice Guidelines For Screening And Providing For Foster Children With Disabilities

ACL 07-09 (February 6, 2007)
Implementatoin of Assembly Bill 1633

ACL 06-48 (December 11, 2006
Titl IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program Improper Payments

ACL 06-43 (September 22, 2006)
Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Statistical Report [SOC 405A (10/06)]

ACL 06-39 (September 15, 2006)
Discrimination Complaint Investigation

ACL 06-38 (September 8, 2006)
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2006-2007 County Allocation For The Transitional Housing Placement Program And The Transitional Housing Program-Plus

ACL 06-36 (September 8, 2006)
Statistical Report On The Number Of Children, Ages 5-17, In Families Receiving California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Cash Assistance Above The Poverty Level

ACL 06-32 (September 1, 2006)
State Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Process For County Certification To System Utilization Of The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System And The Availability Of An Associated Funding Augmentation

ACL 06-26 (July 25, 2006)
Kinship/Foster Care Emergency Fund Allocation For Fiscal Year (FY) 2006/2007

ACL 06-24 (July 21, 2006)
Public Disclosure Of Child Fatalities And Near Fatalities Caused By Abuse Or Neglect

ACL 06-21 (June 30, 2006)
Ethnic Origin And Primary Language Report [ABCD 350 (7/06)] For July 2006

ACL 06-19 (June 30, 2006)
Final Court Order And Clarification Issued June 16, 2006 Regarding State Of California, Department Of Social Services And Enedina Rosales v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary Of The Department Of Health And Human Services; United States District Court, Eastern District Case No. CIV S-99-00355 FCD JFM

ACL 06-15 (August 4, 2006)
Requirements For The Investigation Of Child Abuse Allegations Regarding Probation Wards In Out-Of-Home Placement

ACL 06-10 (April 18, 2006)
Aid To Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) Foster Care (FC) Caseload Movement And Expenditure Report [CA 237 FC (3/2006)]

ACL 06-07 (April 19, 2006)
Assembly Bill 2795: Change In Time Period For Completion Of A Case Plan

ACL 06-10 (April 18, 2006)
Aid To Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) Foster Care (FC) Caseload Movement And Expenditure Report [CA 237 FC (3/2006)]

ACL 06-02 (March 7, 2006)
Use Of Occasional Short-Term Babysitters By Foster Caregivers

ACL 05-34 (November 9, 2005)
Independent Living Program Annual Narrative Report And Plan For Federal Fiscal Year 2005

ACL 05-32 (November 2, 2005)
Foster Youth Proof Of Dependency/Wardship Document

ACL 05-31 (October 6, 2005)
Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Statistical Report [SOC 405A (10/05)]

ACL 05-29 (September 20, 2005)
Statistical Report On The Number Of Children, Ages 5-17, In Families Receiving CalWORKs Cash Assistance Above The Poverty Level

ACL 05-17 (August 8, 2005)
Gresher V. Anderson Impact On Licensed Foster Family Homes And Family Child Care Homes, And On The Relative/Non-Relative Extended Family Member (NREFM) Caregiver Approval

ACL 05-15 (July 14, 2005)
Records Retention ACL

ACL 05-10 (May 24, 2005)
Licensed Child Care Providers Whose License Has Been Placed On A Temporary Suspension Order (TSO), Revocation, or Probation

Replace Attachment II In All County Letter No. 05-09 (Reporting And Investigating Requirements For Child Abuse Allegations Regarding Children In Out-Of-Home Placements)

ACL 05-09 (April 26, 2005)
Reporting And Investigation Requirements For Child Abuse Allegations Regarding Children In Out-Of-Home Placements

ACL 05-07 (May 23, 2005)
Assembly Bill 2795: Extension Of Family Maintenance Services; Change In Time Period For Completion Of A Case Plan

ACL 05-02 (February 2, 2005)
Changes In Law Affecting Subsidized Child Care For 11 and 12 Year-Old Children

ACL 04-59 (December 29, 2004)
Assembly Bill (AB) 1796 - Drug Felony Bill - Effective January 1, 2005

ACL 04-58 (December 22, 2004)
Annual Redetermination In The Aid To Families With Dependent Children - Foster Care (AFDC-FC) Program

ACL 04-57 (December 14, 2004)
Probation Foster Care Placement Monthly Caseload Statistical Report [FC 23 (1/05)]

ACL 04-40 (October 22, 2004)
Relative/Non-Related Extended Family Member (NREFM) Approvals - Revisions To The SOC 815, 817 And 818 Forms

ACL 04-32 (September 7, 2004)
Title IV-E Reimbursement Of Administrative Costs For Pre-Placement Prevention

ACL 04-28 (July 16, 2004)
Clarification Of Foster Family Agency Placements With Relatives And Non-Relative Extended Family Members

ACL 04-10 (March 25, 2004)
Periodic Reassessment Of All Approved Relative/Non-Related Extended Family Members Foster Family Homes

ACL 04-06 (March 14, 2004)
Records Retention ACL

ACL 04-05 (February 3, 2004)
Implementation of Child Welfare Services Outcome and Accountability System

ACL 04-03 (January 26, 2004)
Relative Approval Monitoring

ACL 03-56 (October 29, 2003)
Requirements For Language Services

ACL 03-14 (April 24, 2003)
Independent Living Program Annual Narrative Report For Federal Fiscal Year 2002 (October 1, 2001-September 30, 2002)

ACL 02-09 (January 22, 2002)
Adoptive Placements And Foster Family Home Licensing Requirements

ACL 02-15 (February 4, 2002)
Assembly Bill (AB) 429, Aroner And Chan, Chapter 111, Statutes Of 2001 The Adult Protective Services And County Services Block Grant Statistical Report (SOC 242-Revised February 2002)

ACL 02-16 (February 8, 2002)
Supportive And Therapeutic Options Program (STOP)

ACL 02-19 (February 19, 2002)
Effect Of Assembly Bill (AB) 1695 (Chapter 653, Statutes Of 2001) On Foster Care And Suggested Guidelines For The Verification Of Approved Foster Family Homes

ACL 02-29 (April 8, 2002)
Foster/Probation Youth Savings Exemption

ACL 02-36 (May 9, 2002)
Changes To The California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Program To Allow Parents To Receive CalWORKs Services When Their Child Is Receiving Out-Of-Home Care

ACL 02-45 (June 25, 2002)
Modifications To The Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care Program (AFDC-FC)

ACL 02-54 (July 18, 2002) Rights Of Children In Out-Of-Home Placement

ACL 02-58 (August 2, 2002)
Effect Of Assembly Bill (AB) 1695 (Chapter 653, Statutes Of 2001) On Foster Care And Suggested Guidelines For The Verification Of Approved Foster Family Homes

ACL 02-59 (August 5, 2002)
Adoptions & Safe Families Act (ASFA) And AB 1695 Periodic Inspection And Evaluation Of Approved Relative And Non-Relative Extended Family Member Homes

ACL 02-65 (August 29, 2002)
Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Statistical Report [SOC 405A (10/02)]

ACL 02-76 (October 7, 2002)
Statistical Report On The Nimber Of Children Ages 5 Through 17 In Families Receiving CalWORKs Cash Assistance Above The Poverty Level

ACL 02-October 24, 2002
Assessment of Relatives And Non-Relative Extended Family Members For Approval As Foster Care Providers; Plans of Correction

ACL 02-84 (November 8, 2002)
State Fiscal Year 2002/03 Process For County Certification To Full Utilization Of The Child Welfare Services Case anagement System (CWS/CMS) And The Availability Of An Associated Funding Augmentation

ACL 02-85 (December 5, 2002)
Assessment of Relatives and Non-Relative Extended Family Members For Approval as Foster Care Providers; Appeal of Disapproval

ACL 02-97 (December 27, 2002) Deadline For Assessments Of Relative Homes

ACL 03-01 (January 12, 2001)
Retaining Records For Purposes Of Tracking Time On Aid For The California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) ANd Temporary Assistance To Needy Families (TANF) Programs

ACL 12-01 (March 12, 2001)
Expansion Of Rate Classification Levels For Wraparound Program Through Senate Bill 163 Or The Title IV-E Child Welfare avier Demonstration Project's Wraparound Sub-Study.

ACL 01-26 (March 30, 2001)
Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children (ICPC)

ACL 01-33 (June 20, 2001)
The Adoptions And Safe Families Act (ASFA) Federal Regulations Implementation.

ERRATA - ACL 01-33 (February 13, 2002)Correction To All County Letter (ACL) 01-33

ACL 01-34 (June 14, 2001)
Assembly Bill (Ab) 2129 Foster Parent Training And Recruitment Procedural Changes.

ACL 01-69 (October 18, 2001)
County Waiver Authority For Specified Criminal Record Convictions Prior To Placement Of Children With Relatives Or Potential Guardians

ACL 00-85 (December 20, 2000)
Adoptions And Safe Families Act Regulations: Aproval Of Relative Caregivers And Certification Pending Licensure Of Non-Relative Caregivers.

ERRATA - ACL 00-85 (January 30, 2001)
Correction To AllCounty Letter (ACL) No. 00-85

.ACL 00-77 (November 17, 2000)
Termination Of Parental Rights.

ACL 00-21 (March 27, 2000)
Foster Care Monthly Visits.

ACL 00-22 (March 27, 2000)
Foster Care - Written Agreement Between County Welfare Department And County Probation Department.

ACL 99-108 (December 21, 1999)
Instructions Regarding Local Memorandum Of Understanding For Health Care Program For Children In Foster Care.

ACL 99-96 (November 2, 1999)
Foster Care - Written Agreement Between County Welfare Department And County Probation Department.

ACL 99-45 (August 2, 1999)
Records Retention.
ACL 98-81 (October 16, 1998)
Children Placed In Foster Care - Visitation Requirements.

ACL 98-40 (July 1, 1998)
Level of Care Assessment.