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

Letters

• Refugee Coordinator Letters (RCLs)
• All County Welfare Director Letters (ACWDL)
• All County Letters (ACLs)
• All County Information Notices (ACINs)
• ORR Policy Letters (PL)
• ORR Dear Colleague Letters (DCL)

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.

* For documents in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (pdf), please see Tips for Using Adobe PDF Files for details.