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Volume 22 | 08.01.2009 ____________________________________________________________________________ Manual Sections 24.17 (Fair Hearing Rights) and 24.18 (RRP State Office Program Support) have been changed to Manual Sections 24.18 and 24.19.

A new manual section, Overpayment of Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), will be inserted as Manual Section 24.17.

Manual Section 21.7.1.c has been revised to state “minimum of $7.25 an hour” to reflect the new federal minimum wage.

The WTA budget sheet has been revised to reflect the new federal minimum wage for July 2009 and added to the FI policy manual as an attachment (WTA Budget Sheet July 09). The WTA budget sheet dated July 08 will be removed from the FI policy manual attachments on 8-31-09. ___________________________________________________________________________ Volume 23 | 09.01.2009 ___________________________________________________________________________

Manual Section 9.2 has been revised to add that at least one face-to-face interview must be conducted for each BG once every 12 months. The chart in Manual Section 9.2.1 has been revised; under Actions Required #1, “Other DSS Assistance” has been changed to “Refugee Assistance.”

The link in the note of Manual Section 9.3.D has been changed to 11.4. A sentence has been added: “Contact the Division of Finance for additional procedures when benefits are issued through ePAY.” A link has been added to this sentence (11.2.6).

Manual Section 9.4.1 B has been changed to state FI eligibility, FI Case Management and SNAP cases must be imaged prior to transfer.

The information in Manual Section 9.6 has been moved to Manual Section 9.2 and subsequent Manual Sections have been renumbered.

A sentence has been added to Manual Section 9.6 (Authorized Representative), which states that “The A/R cannot update or change the Family Plan.

Manual Section 9.9.2 C has been changed to clarify employment status. Manual Section 9.9.2 D, “New Source of Income”, has been added.

In Manual Section 9.9.5, the sentence, “State wage match must be verified through IEVS”, has been changed to state” Eligibility worker must verify all information on IEVS”.

Manual Section 9.10 #2-7 has been renumbered/re-lettered.