Regulations and Policy Guidance

State and federal program guidance for the administration of California's Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) and the Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program (CHEP) can be found here:

Policies

• County Refugee Program Guidelines
• Refugee-Impacted Counties

Letters

• Refugee Coordinator Letters (RCLs)
• All County Welfare Director Letters (ACWDL)
• All County Letters (ACLs)
• All County Information Notices (ACINs)
• ORR Policy Resources

Regulations

• State and Federal  

Other State Regulations

• Purchase of Services - Chapter 23-600
• CalWORKs - Eligibility and Assistance Manual
• CalFresh - Food Stamp Manual
• Electronic Benefit Transfer - System Manual       

Federal Funding Terms and Conditions

• ACF- General Terms and Conditions - Mandatory: Formula, Block and Entitlement Grants

Laws

• State Law:
  • Welfare and Institutions Code Section 13275-13283

• Federal Law
  • Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
  • The Refugee Act of 1980

The federal regulations are links to external websites where these regulations are maintained.  The State regulations are links to documents in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (pdf), please see Tips for Using Adobe PDF Files for details.

The federal regulations are links to external websites where these regulations are maintained.