109. California food stamp ACLs and ACINs ~ California Food Stamp Guide

109. California food stamp ACLs and ACINs

The following is a select list of California Food Stamp Program All County Letters (ACL) and All County Information Notices (ACIN) issued by the California Department of Social Services since 2000. The ACLs and ACIN are listed by year in reverse chronological order so that the most recent letters and notices are listed at the top. You can use the navigation links below to jump directly to the letters and notices for a particular year.

2009 ~ All County Letters

ACL 09-41 (September 2, 2009): California Work Opportunity And Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) And Food Stamp Programs Quarterly Reporting And Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) Questions And Answers (Q&A’s)
ACL 09-26 (June 4, 2009): California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) And The Food Stamp Programs: Treatment Of 2010 United States Census Workers’ Income
ACL 09-25 (June 16, 2009): Food Stamp Application Process For Youth Who Are “Aging Out” Of Foster Care
ACL 09-24 (May 27, 2009): Modified Categorical Eligibility For The Food Stamp Program; Questions And Answers
ACL 09-12 (February 27, 2009): Implementation Of Provisions In The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009; Temporary Increase In Benefits By 13.6 Percent Of The June 2008 Value Of The Thrifty Food Plan
ACL 09-01 (March 12, 2009): New ‘Request For Verification’ Form (CW 2200) For Verifying Eligibility In The CalWORKs And Food Stamp Programs

2009 – All County Information Notices

ACIN I-61-09 (August 31, 2009): Information On Cost-Of-Living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), Income Eligibility Standards And Food Stamp Tables Of Coupon Issuance – Effective October 1, 2009
ACIN I-59-09 (August 21, 2009): Cash Assistance Program For Immigrants (CAPI) Payment Standards Effective November 1, 2009
ACIN I-58-09 (August 13, 2009): Food Stamp Program (FSP), Clarification Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Of 2009 Overissuance (O/I) Questions and Answers
ACIN I-55-09 (July 23, 2009): Annual Food Stamp Program Survey Of Operations And Access — SFY 2008/2009
ACIN I-54-09 (August 18, 2009): Food Stamp Questions And Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-38-09 (May 19, 2009): Disaster Guidance Attachment – Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Disaster Food Stamp Program Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments Effective April 1, 2009
ACIN I-37-09 (May 8, 2009): Federal Fiscal Year 2010 Handbook For Counties Not Offering A Food Stamp Employment And Training Program
ACIN I-35-09 (April 30, 2009): Food Stamp Program Informational Handout for Clients About The Increase In Food Stamp Benefits As A Result Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009
ACIN I-29-09 (May 8, 2009): Mass Change Notice Due To Changes In The Food Conservation And Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246)
ACIN I-28-09 (April 7, 2009): Clarification Of Tax Preferred Retirement Accounts Due To Changes In The Food, Conservation, And Energy Act Of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) Certification Provisions (Farm Bill Of 2008)
ACIN I-08-09E (April 14, 2009): Compliation Of Annual Food Stamp Program (FSP) Survey Of Operations And Access Survey Results – SFY 2007/2008
ACIN I-03-09 (January 6, 2009): California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs)/Food Stamps: Revised Eligibility/Status Report (QR 7) And QR 7 Addendum Forms (12/08)

2008 ~ All County Letters

ACIN I-61-08 (August 21, 2008): Information on Cost-of-living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), Income Eligibility Standards and Food Stamp Tables of Coupon Issuance &150; Effective October 1, 2008
ACL 08-22 (June 23, 2008): Transitional Food Stamp (TFS) Program Policy Changes/Household Member Is Approved For Benefits In Another Food Stamp Household

2007 ~ All County Letters

ACL 07-19 (April 26, 2007): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Group Reports [DFA 358F (7/07) and DFA 358S (7/07)]
ACL 07-16 (May 14, 2007): Direct Certification and Direct Verification of School Aged Children in Food Stamp Households or California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Assistance Units for Free School Meals
ACL 07-12 (March 2, 2007): Translation of Food Stamp Program and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Joint Forms Into Eight Additional Languages

2007 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-21-07 (April 26, 2007): CalWORKs: Forms Changes Due to Changes in Homeless Assistance, Food Stamp Utility Allowance Deductions, Racial and Ethnic Data Collection, and Welfare to Work Sanctions
ACIN I-18-07 (April 10, 2007): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-16-07 (March 30, 2007): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Stamp Program Participation Grants
ACIN I-13-07 (March 20, 2007): Food Stamp Restaurant Meals Program Regulation Package
ACIN I-11-07 (March 27, 2007): Supplemental Forms for the Food Stamp (FSP) and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program (CalWORKs)
ACIN I-06-07 (February 26, 2007): Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Waiver for 2007-2008
ACIN I-04-07 (February 14, 2007): Compilation of Annual Food Stamp Program (FSP) Survey of Operation and Access Survey Results

2006 ~ All County Letters

ACL 06-60 (December 21, 2006): Eligibility for Aid and Services for Noncitizen Victims of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Other Serious Crimes
ACL 06-37 (September 12, 2006): Electronic Benefit Transfer Support Services for the Disaster Food Stamp Program
ACL 06-31 (August 16, 2006): Implementation of Food Stamp Simplification Options Effective, October 1, 2006
ACL 06-16 (June 27, 2006): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Ethnic Group Reports [DFA 358F (7/06) and DFA 358S (7/06)]
ACL 06-14 (June 2, 2006): Food Stamp Standard Utility Allowance Increase Effective August 1, 2006
ACL 06-08 (April 12, 2006): Food Stamp Program Work Registrant, FSET, and ABAWD Statistical Reporting: Automation of Reporting Forms

2006 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-99-06 (December 29, 2006): State Minimum Wage increase and Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Participation Requirements
ACIN I-96-06 (December 26, 2006): Questions and Answers (Q&A) – Food Stamp Simplification Options
ACIN I-91-06 (December 5, 2006): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-81-06 (November 9, 2006): Federal Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Guidelines for Counties Participating in the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program
ACIN I-79-06 (October 31, 2006): Requirement to Include Notice of Missed interview in the Food Stamp Denial Cases
ACIN I-76-06 (October 24, 2006): Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) 100 Percent Funds Allocation for Federal Fiscal Year 2007
ACIN I-75-06 (October 6, 2006): Food Stamp Program Final Rule on Civil Rights Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
ACIN I-69-06 (September 12, 2006): Correction to All County Letter (ACL) No.06-31, Dated August 16, 2006, Implementation of Food Stamp Simplification Options
ACIN I-68-06 (September 12, 2006): Federal Fiscal Year 2007 Plan Guidelines for Counties Not Offering a Food Stamp Employment and Training Program
ACIN I-67-06 (September 11, 2006): Disaster Food Stamp Program Handbook Update Reflecting Increased Excess Shelter Deduction Effective October 1, 2006
ACIN I-66-06 (September 8, 2006): Food Stamp Program (FSP) Policy Interpretation Procedures and Listing of Staff Assignments
ACIN I-61-06E (September 6, 2006): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs)
ACIN I-61-06 (August 24, 2006): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs)
ACIN I-60-06 (August 23, 2006): Food Stamp Outreach and the Use of Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System (SFIS) Portable Workstations
ACIN I-58-06 (August 23, 2006): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-52-06E (September 21, 2006): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-52-06 (July 21, 2006): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-45-06 (June 14, 2006): Annual Food Stamp Program (FSP) Survey of Operations and Access
ACIN I-40-06 (May 31, 2006): Food Stamp Simplification Options Regulation Package
ACIN I-38-06 (May 24, 2006): H&R Block Food Stamp Outreach Project
ACIN I-37-06 (May 15, 2006): Income Verification Regarding the Child and Adult Care Food Program
ACIN I-29-06 (April 11, 2006): Food Stamp Nutrition Education–Food Stamp Office Resource Kit
ACIN I-28-06 (April 11, 2006): In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) – Questions and Answers Regarding Eligibility and Assessment
ACIN I-20-06 (March 30, 2006): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Stamp Program Participation Grants
ACIN I-13-06 (March 13, 2006): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits
ACIN I-11-06 (February 22, 2006): Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents Waiver for 2006-2007
ACIN I-01-06 (January 3, 2006): Food Stamp Questions and Answers

2OO5 ~ All County Letters

ACL 05-28 (September 14, 2005): New Notice of Action, NA 1240 – Food Stamp Overissuance and Dormant Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Account
ACL 05-12 (June 10, 2005): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Ethnic Group Reports [DFA 358F (7/05) and DFA 358S (7/05)]
ACL 05-08 (April 1, 2005): Expansion of Eligibility for Relatives of Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons Under the Food Stamp Program Effective December 19, 2003
ACL 05-04 (March 11, 2005): Exclusion of Military Income in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) Due to Deployment of Military Personnel to a Combat Zone Effective October 1, 2004

2005 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-79-05 (December 12, 2005): H&R Block Food Stamp Outreach Project
ACIN I-78-05 (December 5, 2005): Final Food Stamp Employment and Training Allocation and Plan Instructions for Federal Fiscal Year 2006
ACIN I-75-05 (December 7, 2005): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits Questions and Answers (Q&A)
ACIN I-73-05 (November 29, 2005): Senate Bill 68 and Implementation of Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Waivers, Welfare and Institutions Code Section 19826
ACIN I-62-05 (October 3, 2005): Disaster Food Stamp Program Handbook Update Reflecting Increased Excess Shelter Deduction Effective October 1, 2005
ACIN I-53-05 (September 7, 2005): Food Stamp Expedited Service Eligibility for Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina
ACIN I-46-05E (November 8, 2005): Correction to All County Information Notice (ACIN) No. I-46-05, Dated August 23, 2005 – Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Food Stamp Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Income Eligibility Standards and Food Stamp Tables of Benefits Issuance – Effective October 1, 2005
ACIN I-46-05 (August 23, 2005): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAS): Maximum Food Stamp Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Income Eligibility Standards and Food Stamp Tables of Coupon Issuance – Effective October 1, 2005
ACIN I-39-05 (June 30, 2005): H&R Block Food Stamp Outreach Project
ACIN I-34-05 (June 24, 2005): Food Stamp Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-30-05 (July 6, 2005): Annual Food Stamp Program (FSP) Survey of Operations and Access
ACIN I-29-05 (May 26, 2005): Mandatory Electronic Transmission Requirement for Fingerprint Submissions
ACIN I-27-05 (May 24, 2005): Food Stamp Program Policy Implementation Unit Assignments and Guidelines for Requesting Policy Interpretations
ACIN I-22-05 (May 16, 2005): Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2005 Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program 15 Percent Exemption Allocations for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDS)
ACIN I-17-05 (April 5, 2005): Questions and Answers – Food Stamps for Drug Felons
ACIN I-16-05 (April 4, 2005): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-15-05 (March 21, 2005): H&R Block Food Stamp Outreach Project
ACIN I-03-05 (January 21, 2005): Questions and Answers — Drug Felony Bill

2OO4 ~ All County Letters

ACL 04-59 (December 29, 2004): Assembly Bill (AB) 1796 – Drug Felony Bill – Effective January 1, 2005
ACL 04-56 (December 23, 2004): Voluntary Reports of Income Exceeding 130 Percent of the Federal Poverty Level for Quarterly Reporting (QR) Non-Assistance Food Stamp (NAFS) Households
ACL 04-38 (September 23, 2004): The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003 – Eligibility for Benefits and Services Extended to Certain Family Members of Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons
ACL 04-35 (September 9, 2004): Revision of Guidance on the Treatment of the Medicare Prescription Drug Card in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) and the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program
ACL 04-26 (July 7, 2004): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Ethnic Group Reports [DFA 358F (7/04) and DFA 358S (7/04)]
ACL 04-21 (June 16, 2004): Revised Food Stamp Program Expedited Service Quarterly Statistical Report [DFA 296X (10/04)]
ACL 04-19 (June 1, 2004): Policy Changes to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs Under the Quarterly Reporting/Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) System

2004 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-84-04 (December 20, 2004): Compilation of Annual County Food Stamp Program Questionnaire, and Review of Hours of Operation and Access and Awareness Activities Survey Results
ACIN I-79-04 (November 15, 2004): Annual Food Stamp Employment and Training Plan Instructions for Federal Fiscal Year 2005
ACIN I-77-04 (October 25, 2004): New Aid Code for Transitional Food Stamp (TFS) Benefits
ACIN I-76-04 (November 4, 2004): Disaster Food Stamp Program Handbook Update Reflecting Increased Excess Shelter Deduction Effective October 1, 2004
ACIN I-73-04 (October 13, 2004): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-72-04 (October 12, 2004): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-71-04 (October 12, 2004): Work Requirements and Disqualifications for Non-Assistance Food Stamp Recipients
ACIN I-66-04 (September 24, 2004): DFA 377.11, Food Stamp Notice of Discontinuance and DFA 377.11A, Three Consecutive Countable Months
ACIN I-57-04 (August 25, 2004): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Food Stamp Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Income Eligibility Standards, and Food Stamp Tables of Coupon Issuance – Effective October 1, 2004
ACIN I-55-04 (August 5, 2004): Destruction of Food Stamp Coupon Inventory
ACIN I-35-04 (June 1, 2004): Annual Food Stamp Program (FSP) Survey of Operations and Access
ACIN I-34-04 (May 26, 2004): Food Stamps Questions and Answers
ACIN I-32-04 (May 21, 2004): Treatment of the Medicare Prescription Drug Card Program in the Food Stamp Program
ACIN I-31-04 (May 21, 2004): Food Stamp Program Restaurant Meals for the Homeless, Elderly, and Disabled
ACIN I-30-04 (May 21, 2004): Food Stamp Program Obsolete Forms/Notices
ACIN I-25-04 (April 29, 2004): Food Stamp Program Forms/Notices
ACIN I-21-04 (April 8, 2004): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits Questions and Answers (Q&As)
ACIN I-18-04 (March 22, 2004): Use of Food Stamp Coupons Before Using Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Benefits
ACIN I-15-04 (March 29, 2004): Client Outreach to Promote Use of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards Use at Authorized Farmers’ Markets
ACIN I-11-04 (February 26, 2004): Implementation of the First Phase of the New Food Stamp Program (FSP) Website
ACIN I-10-04 (February 25, 2004): California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs Quarterly Reporting and Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) Questions and Answers
ACIN I-09-04 (February 10, 2004): California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs Quarterly Reporting and Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) Questions and Answers
ACIN I-08-04 (February 8, 2004): Additional and Revised Notice of Action (NOAs) for Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Accounts
ACIN I-06-04 (February 4, 2004): Emergency Regulations for Food Stamp Work Registration Requirements, Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET), Program and Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) Work Rule (ORD #1202-28)

2OO3 ~ All County Letters

ACL 03-66 (December 30, 2003): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits to Household Who Are Terminating Their Participation in the CalWORKs Program, Exemptions From the Face-to-Face Interviews, and New Vehicle Rules
ACL 03-64 (December 22, 2003): Food Stamp Work Requirements, Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET), and Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) Work Rules Emergency Regulation (ORD #1202-28)
ACL 03-51 (October 3, 2003): Annual Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Plan Instructions for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2004
ACL 03-49 (September 29, 2003): Food Stamp Program Participation and Benefit Issuance Report [DFA 256 (11/03)]
ACL 03-48 (September 30, 2003): Food Stamp Program Work Registrant, FSET, and ABAWD Statistical Reporting: Discontinuance of Stat 40 and Stat 46, and Replacement with Stat 47 and Stat 48
ACL 03-47 (September 26, 2003): Implementation of the Final Rule on Anticipating Income and Reporting Changes in the Food Stamp Program (effective November 1, 2003)
ACL 03-36 (August 15, 2003): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Food Stamp Allocations, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Income Eligibility Standards, and Food Stamp Tables of Coupon Issuance (effective October 1, 2003) (Caveat: 97 pages!)
ACL 03-35 (August 7, 2003): Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002: Mandatory Changes (effective October 1, 2003)
ACL 03-31 (July 10, 2003): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Ethnic Group Reports [DFA 358F (7/03) and DFA 358S (7/03)]
ACL 03-22 (May 23, 2003): Intercounty Collection (ICC) of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Overpayments and Food Stamp Overissuances
ACL 03-18 (April 29, 2003): Implementation of the Quarterly Reporting / Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) System in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs (Caveat: 134-page PDF file!)
ACL 03-13 (April 10, 2003): Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program Quarterly ABAWDs Statistical and Expenditure Report (STAT 46)
ACL 03-09 (February 26, 2003): Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program Policy Guidance and County Plan Instructions
ACL 03-08 (February 11, 2003): Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002: Mandatory Changes Effective April 1, 2003

2003 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-84-03 (December 24, 2003): California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs Quarterly Reporting and Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB) Questions and Answers
ACIN I-83-03 (December 22, 2003): Food Stamp Program Policy Unit Staffing – Policy Clarification Requests
ACIN I-82-03 (November 17, 2003): Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) (Effective December 1, 2003)
ACIN I-79-03 (November 13, 2003): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-75-03 (November 3, 2003): Forms Revisions Regarding Compromising Food Stamp Overissuance Claims
ACIN I-74-03 (October 28, 2003): Disaster Food Stamp Program Handbook Update Reflecting Increased Excess Shelter Deduction (effective October 1, 2003)
ACIN I-72-03 (October 22, 2003): Compilation of Annual County Food Stamp Program Questionnaire, and Review of Hours of Operation and Access and Awareness Activities Survey Results
ACIN I-71-03 (October 22, 2003): Disaster Food Stamp Coordinator Listing
ACIN I-63-03 (September 29, 2003): Medical Expense Deduction
ACIN I-60-03 (September 17, 2003): California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Reporting
ACIN I-58-03 (September 9, 2003): Transitional Food Stamp Benefits to Households Who Are Terminating Their Participation in the CalWORKs Program
ACIN I-54-03 (August 27, 2003): California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FS) Programs Quarterly Reporting and Prospective Budgeting (QR/PB); Questions and Answers
ACIN I-53-03 (August 19, 2003): Restoration of Benefits to Legal Noncitizens – Mandatory Changes (Effective April 1, 2003)
ACIN I-50-03 (August 15, 2003): Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Client Training Materials (Pamphlets and Wallet Cards)
ACIN I-48-03 (September 15, 2003): Food Stamp Application Voluntary Withdrawal
ACIN I-47-03 (August 11, 2003): Food Stamp Policy Implementation Unit Assignments
ACIN I-43-03 (July 28, 2003): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-42-03 (July 16, 2003): Immediate Need, Expedited Food Stamp (FS) Benefits and Homeless Assistance (HA) Questions and Answers
ACIN I-38-03 (July 7, 2003): Revised 15 Percent Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Exemption Allocation for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2003 and Criteria for Use of the Exemption
ACIN I-33-03 (May 23, 2003): Food Stamp Benefits – Your Rights and Responsibilities – DFA 285-A3
ACIN I-32-03 (May 22, 2003): Annual County Food Stamp Program (FSP) Questionnaire and Review of Hours of Operation and Access and Awareness Activities
ACIN I-26-03 (April 29, 2003): Food Stamp Policy Implementation Unit Assignments and Guidelines for Requesting Policy Interpretations
ACIN I-25-03 (April 16, 2003): Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Questions and Answers (Food Stamps and Cash EBT)
ACIN I-23-03 (April 24, 2003): Noncitizen Food Stamp Eligibility Guide
ACIN I-20-03 (April 17, 2003): Transition of Legal Noncitizens Who Are Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDS) from California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to Federal Food Stamp Program
ACIN I-18-03 (April 8, 2003): Summary of Program / Policy Changes in the Food Stamp Program Since 1997
ACIN I-16-03 (April 1, 2003): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-12-03 (March 6, 2003): Additional and Revised Notices of Action (NOAs) for Cash Aid Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
ACIN I-05-03 (January 28, 2003): 15 Percent Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Exemption Allocation for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2003 and Criteria for Use of the Exemption

2OO2 ~ All County Letters

ACL 02-89 (November 8, 2002): Electronic Benefit Transfer Form TEMP 2214 (Mandatory supplement to the EBT training materials sent to clients.)
ACL 02-83 (October 31, 2002): Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) (Process for transmitting demographic Information to the EBT system for authorized representatives (ARs) and designated alternate cardholders (DACs).)
ACL 02-82 (October 29, 2002): Electronic Benefit Transfer (Emergency regulation re benefit adjustment procedures.)
ACL 02-75 (October 3, 2002): Annual FSET Plan Instructions for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2003
ACL 02-67 (September 3, 2002): Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002: Mandatory Changes (Effective October 1, 2002) (7 pages)
ACL 02-62 (August 28, 2002): Food Stamp Information on Cost-of-living Adjustments (COLAs): Maximum Food Stamp Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Income Eligibility Standards, and Food Stamp Tables of Coupon Issuance (Effective October 1, 2002) (95 pages)
ACL 02-55E (August 13, 2002): Errata to All County Letter (ACL) No. 02-55
ACL 02-55 (July 22, 2002): Budgeting Policy Changes in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) Regarding the Standard Utility Allowance and Offsets to Social Security Administration Benefits – Effective October 1, 2002
ACL 02-50 (July 15, 2002): Form TEMP 2214 (Additional mandatory EBT training materials for recipients.)
ACL 02-49 (July 12, 2002): Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002: Changes to the Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program
ACL 02-41 (June 13, 2002): Annual Food Stamp Program Participants by Ethnic Group Reports
ACL 02-38 (Revised Cover Memo) (June 5, 2002): Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
ACL 02-38 (May 22, 2002): Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) (Emergency Regulations)
ACL 02-28 (March 18, 2002): Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 – Eligibility to Food Stamp and CalWORKs, Effective January 24, 2000
ACL 02-22 (February 25, 2002): California Food Assistance Program, Effective October 1, 2001.
ACL 02-21 (February 25, 2002): Changes to August 1, 2001, Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards, Effective January 14, 2002, and Clarification of Lomeli v. Saenz Court Case.
ACL 02-07 (January 22, 2002): Revised Calculation Guidelines to Implement a Simplified Food Stamp Program (SFSP).

2002 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-94-02 (December 17, 2002): Disaster Food Stamp Program Handbook Update Reflecting Increased Excess Shelter Deduction Effective October 1, 2002
ACIN I-85-02 (November 22, 2002): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-81-02 (November 1, 2002): Compilation of Annual County Food Stamp Program Questionnaire, and Review of Hours of Operation and Access and Awareness Activities Survey Results
ACIN I-57-02 (July 31, 2002): Transmittal of Instructions, Forms and Notices of Action (NOAs) for Use with Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Food Stamp (FSP) Programs
ACIN I-56-02 (July 25, 2002): Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002
ACIN I-52-02 (July 22, 2002): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-46-02 (June 28, 2002): Food Stamp Work Requirement and Sanction Questions and Answers
ACIN I-45-02 (June 26, 2002): Annual County Food Stamp Program Questionnaire and Review of Hours of Operation, Access, and Awareness Activities
ACIN I-35-02 (May 10, 2002): EBT Policy Issues
ACIN I-30-02 (April 24, 2002): Food Stamp Program Categorical Eligibility (CE) for Combined Food Stamp Households
ACIN I-26-02 (April 3, 2002): FY 2002-03 Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program
ACIN I-25-02 (April 4, 2002): Food Stamp Questions and Answers
ACIN I-20-02 (March 15, 2002): New Assignments for Food Stamp (FS) Policy Implementation Unit – Effective March 1, 2002
ACIN I-17-02 (March 14, 2002): Vehicle Valuation Questions and Answers
ACIN I-14-02 (February 27, 2002): The Treatment of Child Support Arrearages in the Food Stamp Program.
ACIN I-06-02 (January 23, 2002): Calculation of a Food Stamp Overissuance When There Is a California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Grant Overpayment.
ACIN I-05-02 (January 18, 2002): Treatment of Household Composition During Military Deployment.
ACIN I-04-02 (January 11, 2002): Food Stamp Work Requirement and Sanction Questions and Answers.
ACIN I-03-02 (January 14, 2002): Food Stamp Questions and Answers.
ACIN I-02-02 (January 8, 2002): 15 Percent Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Exemption Allocation for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2002 and Criteria for Use of the Exemption.

2001 ~ All County Letters

ERRATA – ACL 01-49 (February 8, 2002): Correction to All County Letter 01-49.
ACL 01-49 (July 26, 2001): Implementation of Changes to Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards and Other Amended Provisions in the Food Stamp Program – Effective August 1, 2001;
ACL 01-29 (May 16, 2001): CalWORKs Implementation of Federal Vehicle Rules.
ACL 01-24 (April 2, 2001): Implementation of the Final Rule on Noncitizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions of the Person Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 – Effective June 1, 2001.

2001 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-83-01 (October 4, 2001): Final Simplified Food Stamps Program (SFSP) Regulations.
ACIN I-82-01 (October 4, 2001): Food Stamp Questions and Answers.
ACIN I-69-01 (August 17, 2001): Sheyko v. Saenz.
ACIN I-67-01 (August 10, 2001): California Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
ACIN I-37-01 (May 21, 2001): Participation Requirements for Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) Program Participants and Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs).
ACIN I-31-01 (May 3, 2001): 15 Percent ABAWD Exemption Allocation for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2001 and Criteria for Use of the Exemption.
ACIN I-29-01 (April 23, 2001): Food Stamp Policy Implementation Unit Assignments and Guidelines for Requesting Policy Interpretations.
ACIN I-13-01 (February 15, 2001): Food Stamp Questions and Answers.

2000 ~ All County Letters

ACL 00-87 (December 28, 2000): Compromising Administrative Overpayments (Lomeli v. Saenz) – Court Case Questions and Answers.
ACL 00-59 (August 28, 2000): Compromising Food Stamp Administrative Overpayments: Lomeli v. Saenz Court Case, ACIN I-09-00.
ACL 00-43 (July 7, 2000): Food Stamp (FS) Program Exclusion of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Vendor Payments for Housing.
ACL 00-31 (May 11, 2000): Anderson v. Saenz (Implementation of retroactive portion of the Food Stamp lawsuit re exclusion of auto resource for household with disabled member on SSI.)
ACL 00-06 (January 4, 2000): Vehicle Excluded as a Resource When Used to Transport a Physically Disabled Food Stamp Household (FSHH) Member and/or CalWORKs Excluded Person.

2000 ~ All County Information Notices

ACIN I-124-00 (December 28, 2000): Food Stamp Questions and Answers.
ACIN I-120-00 (December 12, 2000): Treatment of Earnings from California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) College Work Study (CWWS) in the Food Stamp Program (FSP).
ACIN I-114-00 (December 1, 2000): ABAWD County Contact List.
ACIN I-112-00 (November 21, 2000): Food Stamp Program Best Practices.
ACIN I-109-00 (November 17, 2000): Collection of Food Stamp Program (FSP) Claims from Social Security Administration (SSA) Benefits.
ACIN I-107-00 (November 9, 2000): Compilation of Annual County Food Stamp Questionnaire.
ACIN I-80-00 (August 7, 2000): California Food Assistance Program (CFAP): Extension of Program.
ACIN I-76-00 (July 26, 2000): Food Stamp Work Requirements and Sanctions: Questions and Answers.
ACIN I-75-00 (August 21, 2000): Implementation of a Simplified Food Stamp Program (SFSP) That Will Allow Counties to Combine the Amount of the Food Stamp Allotment with the California Work Opportunity Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Grant Amount to Determine the Number of Hours of Participation in CalWORKs Work Experience and Community Service Activities.
ACIN I-72-00 (July 26, 2000): Food Stamp Program Regulations for Fleeing Felons/Convicted Drug Felons (ORD #0799-14).
ACIN I-57-00 (June 20, 2000): Continuing Food Stamp (FS) Benefits.
ACIN I-49-00 (May 12, 2000): Notice of Approved Food Stamp Program Regulations for Fleeing Felons/Convicted Drug Felons.
ACIN I-42-00 (April 19, 2000): Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) and Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Regulation Amendments.
ACIN I-22-00 (March 6, 2000): Interception of State and Federal Income Tax Refunds to Collect Delinquent California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Overpayments and Food Stamp (FS) Overissuances – Tax Intercept Program.
ACIN I-09-00 (February 11, 2000): Lomeli v. Saenz Compromising Administrative Payments.
ACIN I-06-00 (February 4, 2000): Informing the Homeless of Food Stamp (FS) Availability.
ACIN I-01-00 (January 4, 2000): Food Stamp Questions and Answers – II

California Guide to the Food Stamp Program