CFSD Letters and Notices 2026
ACINs
ACIN I-37-26 (July 31, 2026) Adoption Agency Closure Procedures, Record Retention, Storage Of Adoption Case Records, And Post Adoption Information Processes
ACIN I-32-26 (June 30, 2026) California’s Child And Family Services Review Five-Year Schedule
ACIN I-23-26 (June 5, 2026) Instructions For The Submission Of The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Office Of Child Abuse Prevention Annual Report
ACIN I-20-26 (May 22, 2026) Fiscal Year 2025-26 County Children’s Trust Fund Share Of Kids’ Plate Revenue
ACIN I-19-26 (May 1, 2026) Information And Guidance Regarding The Implementation Of The Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, And Empowerment (HOPE) Trust Account Program For Foster Children
ACIN I-16-26 (April 20, 2026) Guidance For Coordinating Children’s Memorial Day Events
ACIN I-12-26 (April 30, 2026) Federal Policy Changes To Special Immigrant Juvenile Status And Impacts On Transition Age Youth In Foster Care
ACIN I-10-26 (March 31, 2026) Association Of Administrators Of The Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children 2026 Annual Business Meeting, Training Workshop And Child Welfare Conference
ACIN I-08-26 (March 3, 2026) Required Survey Of Completed Training By Juvenile Probation Officers And Juvenile Probation Supervisors Working In Placement Units
ACIN I-06-26 (March 4, 2026) Fiscal Year 2025-26 Allocations And Reporting Requirements For The Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program
ACIN I-05-26 (February 20, 2026) 2025 Chaptered Legislation Affecting Child Welfare Services And Foster Care Programs
ACIN I-04-26 (February 13, 2026) Effective And Appropriate Integration Of Peer Partners And Cultural Navigators Into And Across The Children And Youth System Of Care
ACIN I-02-26 (January 30, 2026) Approaching Visitation As Family Time
ACLs
ACL 26-52 (July 16, 2026) Updated Guidelines For Counties To Request A Program-Specific Or Child-Specific Rate For An Innovative Model Of Care To Support Children And Non-Minor Dependents With Complex Needs
ACL 26-49 (September 23, 2026)
Best Practice Guidelines For County Placing Agencies To Assist Children, Youth, And Nonminor Dependents In Foster Care Who Are Or May Be Eligible For Federal Social Security Administration Benefits
ACL 26-48E (September 15, 2026)
Errata To All County Letter No. 26-48 Which Adds Dual Agency Rate Sharing Ratios To This Letter That Conveyed The Sharing Ratios For Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Community Treatment Facilities, And Transitional Housing Placement – Nonminor Dependent Programs For Fiscal Year 2026-27
ACL 26-48 (July 16, 2026) Sharing Ratios For Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Community Treatment Facilities, And Transitional Housing Placement – Nonminor Dependent Programs For Fiscal Year 2026-27
ACL 26-45 (July 1, 2026) Adoption Assistance Program Rates
ACL 26-44 (June 26, 2026) California Necessities Index Rate Increases For Out-Of-Home Placement Rates, Including Those Receiving Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care And Approved Relative Caregiver Funding
ACL 26-41 (June 12, 2026) Ongoing Family Finding And Documentation
ACL 26-40 (June 12, 2026) Updated Statutory Requirements For The State Family Preservation Program
ACL 26-36 (June 1, 2026) Implementation Of Senate Bill (SB) 450: Adoption
ACL 26-34 (June 4, 2026) Updated Guidance For Assembly Bill 562 Regarding Annual Review Of Relative Placement Data
ACL 26-21 (March 25, 2026) Introduction Of The Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response And Engagement System Production Simulation Environment
ACL 26-19 (March 24, 2026) Notice Of Action Forms For The New Foster Care Tiered Rate Structure
ACL 26-18 (March 27, 2026) Child Welfare Services Advance Planning Document Submission Trends And Technical Assistance
ACL 26-10 (January 27, 2026) Updated Guidance For The Transitional Housing Placement Program For Minors (THPP-M)
ACL 26-09 (January 29, 2026) New Definition Of An “Approved Home Of The Prospective Relative Guardian” And Guidance On The Updated Six-Month Timeframe For Kin-GAP Eligibility
ACL 26-07 (January 28, 2026) Out-Of-Home Placements Outside California Paid By The Adoption Assistance Program
ACL 26-06 (January 30, 2026) Annual Reporting Instructions For The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Family First Transition Act Transition Grant And Certainty Grant Funds
ACL 26-02 (January 5, 2026) Sexually Exploited Children Program Fiscal Year 2025-26 Allocation Methodology
ACL 26-01 (January 9, 2026) National Youth In Transition Database Survey: The 17-Year-Old Baseline Population Of The Sixth Cohort
ACL 25-44E (August 12, 2026) Erratum To All County Letter 25-44, Moratorium On Procurement Or Development Of External Systems Duplicative Of The Statewide Child Welfare Information System
ATLLs
ATLL 26-01 (May 15, 2026) Notification And Payment Requirements For The Tribal Approved Relative Caregiver Funding Program