Past Consultation/Collaborative Engagement Efforts:
- Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)/Tribal Consultation
- December 9, 2022 – Agenda with Meeting Link
- California Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR)
- Second Round of Comments Due on 2023 APSR submitted by CDSS to ACF on June 30, 2022: August 11, 2022
- First Comment Round – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 6/10/22)
- First Comment Round – CTFC Comment Letter
- Second Comment Round – CTFC Comment Letter
- California Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan
- California ICWA Statewide Plan
- First Draft of ICWA State Plan – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 6/10/22)
- First Draft of ICWA State Plan – CTFC Comment Letter
- July 22, 2022: Last Consultation Date Invitation with Meeting Link (comments due on second draft on August 22, 2022)
- Second Draft of ICWA State Plan – CTFC Comment Letter
- October 24, 2022: Final Version of ICWA State Plan will be released
- October 28, 2022: First Regional Convening to Implement ICWA Statewide Plan (invitations to be sent to Tribal representatives that submitted a Letter of Interest to be on the Committee)
- Final ICWA State Plan – released November 29, 2022
- Tribal Consultation Policy (TCP)
- First Draft of TCP – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 3/14/22)Â
- First Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter
- July 26, 2022: Last Consultation Date Invitation with Meeting Link (comments due on second draft on August 25, 2022)
- Second Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter (August 18, 2022)
- September 21, 2022: Third Draft/Finalize TCP at Annual Tribal Consultation Summit
- Third Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter (September 29, 2022)
- November 2, 2022: Comments on Third Draft of TCP due to CDSS
- Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Charter
- July 26, 2022: TAC Meeting Invitation with Meeting Link
- September 21, 2022: TAC Meeting Invitation with Meeting Link
Current California Department of Social Services Workgroups:
- AFCARS Workgroup
- CFT/CANS Implementation Workgroup
- FFPSA Workgroup
- Placement Workgroup
- Resource Family Approval (RFA) Written Directives
- CTFC Comments on RFA Written Directives v. 8 (8/1/22)
- Written Directives v.8Â (effective November 2, 2022)
- Structured Decision Making Workgroup
- TCA Workgroup
For more information about California Department of Social Services workgroups and meetings, click HERE.