CFSD Letters and Notices 2026
ACINs
ACIN I-37-26 (July 31, 2026) Adoption Agency Closure Procedures, Record Retention, Storage Of Adoption Case Records, And Post Adoption Information Processes
ACIN I-32-26 (June 30, 2026) California’s Child And Family Services Review Five-Year Schedule
ACIN I-23-26 (June 5, 2026) Instructions For The Submission Of The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Office Of Child Abuse Prevention Annual Report
ACIN I-20-26 (May 22, 2026) Fiscal Year 2025-26 County Children’s Trust Fund Share Of Kids’ Plate Revenue
ACIN I-19-26 (May 1, 2026) Information And Guidance Regarding The Implementation Of The Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, And Empowerment (HOPE) Trust Account Program For Foster Children
ACIN I-16-26 (April 20, 2026) Guidance For Coordinating Children’s Memorial Day Events
ACIN I-12-26 (April 30, 2026) Federal Policy Changes To Special Immigrant Juvenile Status And Impacts On Transition Age Youth In Foster Care
ACIN I-10-26 (March 31, 2026) Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children 2026 Annual Business Meeting, Training Workshop And Child Welfare Conference
ACIN I-08-26 (March 3, 2026) Required Survey Of Completed Training By Juvenile Probation Officers And Juvenile Probation Supervisors Working In Placement Units
ACIN I-06-26 (March 4, 2026) Fiscal Year 2025-26 Allocations And Reporting Requirements For The Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program
ACIN I-05-26 (February 20, 2026) 2025 Chaptered Legislation Affecting Child Welfare Services And Foster Care Programs
ACIN I-04-26 (February 13, 2026) Effective And Appropriate Integration Of Peer Partners And Cultural Navigators Into And Across The Children And Youth System Of Care
ACIN I-02-26 (January 30, 2026) Approaching Visitation As Family Time
ACLs
ACL 26-52 (July 16, 2026) Updated Guidelines For Counties To Request A Program-Specific Or Child-Specific Rate For An Innovative Model Of Care To Support Children And Non-Minor Dependents With Complex Needs
ACL 26-48 (July 16, 2026) Sharing Ratios For Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Community Treatment Facilities, And Transitional Housing Placement – Nonminor Dependent Programs For Fiscal Year 2026-27
ACL 26-45 (July 1, 2026) Adoption Assistance Program Rates
ACL 26-44 (June 26, 2026) California Necessities Index Rate Increases For Out-Of-Home Placement Rates, Including Those Receiving Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care And Approved Relative Caregiver Funding
ACL 26-41 (June 12, 2026) Ongoing Family Finding And Documentation
ACL 26-40 (June 12, 2026) Updated Statutory Requirements For The State Family Preservation Program
ACL 26-36 (June 1, 2026) Implementation Of Senate Bill (SB) 450: Adoption
ACL 26-34 (June 4, 2026) Updated Guidance For Assembly Bill 562 Regarding Annual Review Of Relative Placement Data
ACL 26-21 (March 25, 2026) Introduction Of The Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response And Engagement System Production Simulation Environment
ACL 26-19 (March 24, 2026) Notice Of Action Forms For The New Foster Care Tiered Rate Structure
ACL 26-18 (March 27, 2026) Child Welfare Services Advance Planning Document Submission Trends And Technical Assistance
ACL 26-10 (January 27, 2026) Updated Guidance For The Transitional Housing Placement Program For Minors (THPP-M)
ACL 26-09 (January 29, 2026) New Definition Of An “Approved Home Of The Prospective Relative Guardian” And Guidance On The Updated Six-Month Timeframe For Kin-GAP Eligibility
ACL 26-07 (January 28, 2026) Out-Of-Home Placements Outside California Paid By The Adoption Assistance Program
ACL 26-06 (January 30, 2026) Annual Reporting Instructions For The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Family First Transition Act Transition Grant And Certainty Grant Funds
ACL 26-02 (January 5, 2026) Sexually Exploited Children Program Fiscal Year 2025-26 Allocation Methodology
ACL 26-01 (January 9, 2026) National Youth In Transition Database Survey: The 17-Year-Old Baseline Population Of The Sixth Cohort
ACL 25-44E (August 12, 2026) Erratum To All County Letter 25-44, Moratorium On Procurement Or Development Of External Systems Duplicative Of The Statewide Child Welfare Information System
ATLLs
ATLL 26-01 (May 15, 2026) Notification And Payment Requirements For The Tribal Approved Relative Caregiver Funding Program