California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - October 30, 2002

Reference: ACL 01-70

There are modifications to the protocols on screening for learning disabilities contained in ACL 01-70. The modifications are as follows:

¨ Counties are required to offer learning disabilities screening to CalWORKs WTW individuals who were not previously offered a screening whenever certain events occur that indicate an individual may have a learning disability. The offer of a screening must be orally and in writing.

Events indicating a learning disability include, but are not limited to circumstances where a WTW contractor, a county WTW worker or the participant identify a learning disability; the individual is in a good cause, compliance or sanction process; or the individual is not making satisfactory process in his/her WTW activity.

¨ Counties will be required to present some information about the availability of a screening at the first WTW contact (i.e., appraisal or orientation)

¨ Counties are required to offer learning disabilities screening to all new CalWORKs WTW participants no later than assessment. Counties are no longer required to offer a screening to existing WTW participants at the annual redetermination, but must have offered a screening to all current participants by September 3, 2002.