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All County Letter No. 14-100 Page Ten Required Form - Substitutes Permitted Forms in this category are required forms for which modifications or substitutions with prior Department approval are permitted (see Operations Manual Section 23-400.22, Approval Procedure). The CWDs may modify these forms to add or obtain information that does not (1) conflict with program policy/regulations, or (2) change the legal content of the form. Ordinarily, merely rewording the content of a form in this category will not be approved. However, such suggestions for language improvement will be considered by the Department in future revisions. Camera-Ready Copies and Translations For camera-ready copies in English, contact the Forms Management Unit at fmudss@dss.ca.gov. If your office has internet access you may obtain these forms from the CDSS webpage at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/FormsandPu_271.htm. When all translations are completed per MPP section 21-115.2, they are posted on an on-going basis on the CDSS webpage. Copies of the translated forms can be obtained at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/FormsandPu_274.htm. For questions on translated materials, please contact Language Services at (916) 651-8876. Until translations are available, recipients who have elected to receive materials in languages other than English should be sent the English version of the form or notice along with the GEN 1365-Notice of Language Services, and a local contact number. The CWDs shall ensure that effective bilingual services are provided in the language identified by the applicant or recipient. This requirement may be met through utilization of paid interpreters, qualified bilingual employees, or qualified employees of other agencies or community resources. These services shall be provided free of charge to the applicant/recipient. In the event that CDSS does not provide translations of a form, it is the CWD’s responsibility to provide the translation if an applicant or recipient requests it. More information regarding the right of applicants or recipients to interpretation and translation services can be found in MPP section 21-115. Regulation Changes This ACL will be followed by regulations to incorporate the above changes. Contacts CDSS has created the attached table of key dates as a resource tool for CWDs to follow as these changes in eligibility are implemented. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact the CalWORKs Employment and Eligibility Branch at (916) 657-2128.