Online Manual of Policies and Procedures
The following regulations contain the CDSS Manual of Policies and Procedures. PLEASE NOTE: All Manual Letters and Regulations published by CDSS are available on this website for public use. The Office of Regulations Development will no longer mail out or provide paper copies of Manual Letters and Regulations.
The Office of Regulations Development does not interpret regulations. If you need interpretation of regulations, please contact the CDSS program directly.
Passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 had a profound effect on AFDC-FC eligibility. ACL 98-01 instructed counties to “maintain their current AFDC regulations separate from the new CALWORKS regulations…” Accordingly these regulations are posted for your use below.
At no time is it acceptable to use California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) regulations to make federal AFDC-FC eligibility determinations.
For Additonal Information:
Foster Care Program & Financial Audits Bureau 744 P Street, MS 8-13-23 Sacramento, CA 95814 fostcrau@dss.ca.gov
Foster Care Program & Financial Audits Bureau 744 P Street, MS 8-13-23Sacramento, CA 95814 fostcrau@dss.ca.gov