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Robert Hofmann, Acting Director Y'
FROM: Social Services Department f
Costa
July 24, 1995 County
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SUBJECT: APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the continuation of the CAL LEARN Program
for 1995/96: submittal of program projection, acceptance of State
funding, and renewal of contract.
SPECIFIC REQUESTS)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATIONS:
* APPROVE the submittal of Contra Costa County FY 1995/96 Cal-
Learn Program Caseload Projections and Supportive Services
Cost Estimate.
* AUTHORIZE the Acting Social Service Director, or designee,
to ACCEPT funding from the California Department of Social
Services (CDSS) for the administration of the Cal Learn
Program for FY 1995/96 in the approximate amount of
$2, 243, 695.
* AUTHORIZE the Social Service Department Director, or
designee, to PREPARE and EXECUTE a Contract with the East
Bay Perinatal Council (as directed by 1993 State Statutes,
S.B. 35 and 1078, Chapters 69 and 1252) in the approximate
amount of $2 , 143, 695, to provide case management and
supportive services for the Cal Learn Program in Contra
Costa County for the period of July 1, 1995 through June 30,
1996.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
CDSS will allocate approximately $2, 243 , 695 in state funds
based upon an estimated caseload of up to 550 teens as
reflected in the program budget. These funds will cover the
costs of case management, administering supportive services,
paying for direct services (child care, transportation,
ancillary student expenses) , and for the additional Social .
Service Department Eligibility Worker time involved in Cal
Learn transactions.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON 199 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHEL ,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR '
M382 (10/88) BY DEPUTY
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT (cont. )
Two thirds of the allocation for Administrative Costs are
passed on to the East Bay Perinatal Council to cover costs
of issuing supportive services payments. The remaining one
third of the supportive services allocation cover costs of
the additional Eligibility Worker time, processing
bonuses/sanctions.
Some County costs may be incurred in the county's sharing of
the bonuses paid on AFDC payments. However, the State
expects that the costs may be neutral as the sanctions
(reductions in AFDC payments) may balance the bonuses.
III. BACKGROUND:
Cal Learn is a program specifically to benefit pregnant and
parenting teens who are on AFDC. Its purpose is to keep
these teens in school until they obtain a high school
diploma or its equivalent. The reason for establishing the
program can best be explained with this quote from the text
of SB 35:
"The Legislature finds and declares that the connection
between teenage parenting and long-term welfare dependency
has been well documented by. . . . .research. An estimated 60
percent of teenage parents who are currently receiving
welfare will have 10 or more years of dependency on aid.
Average time on aid for teenage parents is significantly
longer than for parents who begin families at an older
age. . . . "
The California Legislature established the Cal Learn program
with passage of Senate Bills 35 and 1078 (Chapters 69 and
1252 , Statutes of 1993) . The statute required that each
county submit, as a supplement to its GAIN Plan, a plan to
implement Cal-Learn. Contra Costa implemented its Plan
August 1, 1994 .
The legislation directed counties to contract with the local
provider of Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) services
for Cal Learn case management. A competitive bid process
was not required. The local AFLP services provider, East
Bay Perinatal Council, has been under contract with the
County to provide Cal Learn case management and supportive
services during the past year.