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All County Letter No. 14-100 Page Nine
voucher or vendor payments solely due to an individual's prior felony drug conviction is no longer appropriate as of April 1, 2015. However, if the CWD has determined another reason or circumstance which would require the county to issue benefits in the form of vendor or voucher payments, this practice may continue, pursuant to W&I Code section 11453.2.
Changes to Application, Notices of Action, and Forms
The CDSS recognizes that the SAWS 2 PLUS and CF 285 applications, as well as several other state forms and NOAs will require revisions in order to incorporate these changes in eligibility in the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs. CDSS is currently in the process of updating the required state forms and plans to release the revised forms under separate cover. The consortium shall complete all programming and CWDs must ensure an appropriate process is in place in order to guarantee the appropriate revised forms are used and/or distributed to clients beginning April 1, 2015.
Forms and NOAs included in this letter are as follows:
TEMP 3005 (12/14) - Changes for People with a Prior Felony Drug Conviction - This form was created for CWDs to send to all CalWORKs and CalFresh cases that include an ineligible individual due to a prior felony drug conviction in the home to inform them that they are eligible for CalWORKs and/or CalFresh benefits effective April 1, 2015. This form is required with no substitutes permitted.
TM82-832 (12/14) - NOA message - Lifetime Ban for Prior Felony Drug Conviction Removed - This message was created to send to a CalWORKs AU when their AU size has increased due to the inclusion of a person with a prior drug felony conviction. This message also informs AUs that their monthly grant has increased due to the inclusion of an additional AU member. Instructions are included on the TM82-832. This form is required with no substitutes permitted.
CF 1468 TEMP (12/14) - NOA Form - Lifetime Ban for Prior Felony Drug Conviction Removed - This form was created to send to a CalFresh HH when their HH size has increased due to the inclusion of a person with a prior felony drug conviction. This form also informs HHs of their new benefit amount. This form is required with substitutes permitted. This form will be forthcoming.
Required Form - No Substitute Permitted Forms in this category are required forms that the CWD may not modify or restructure. However, overprinting or reformatting under the conditions outlined in Operations Manual section 23.400.211, Overprinting Required Forms and section 23-400.212, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Modifications, is permitted.