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John Cullen, Director
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DATE: July 17, 1997 c4rra coi i cPY,
SUBJECT:
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the continuation of the CAL LEARN Program
for 1997/98 and renewal of the East Bay Perinatal contract.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or
designee, to:
1. PREPARE and EXECUTE a Renewal Contract (#21-178-5) with
the East Bay Perinatal Council (as directed by 1993
State Statutes, SB 35 and SB 1078, Chapters 69 and
1252) in the amount of $755,000 to provide case
management and supportive services (not including
payment of child care costs) for the Cal Learn Program
in Contra Costa County for the period of July 1, 1997
through June 30, 1998,
2. SUBMIT on the behalf of East Bay Perinatal Council a
demand for advance payment of $50, 000, and
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor Controller's Office to
make payment against the demand.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:_
No County cost. The California Department of Social Services
will allocate approximately $710, 634 in state and federal
funds based upon an estimated caseload of up to 456. The
State at a later date will allocate supportive services
funds which will cover the $44, 366 for services in this
contract. The supportive services funds will cover the
costs of case management, and pay for direct services
(transportation, ancillary student expenses) .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEtj
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): /
ACTION OF BOARD ON 6/9 9 :7 -- APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 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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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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FINANCIAL IMPACT (cont. )
The allocation for case management expenditures are passed
on to the East Bay Perinatal Council to cover expenditures
for managing Cal Learn clients. There is no county share
associated with case management costs nor with supportive
service payments made for transportation and ancillary
costs.
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 since the state inception of this program.