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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost agreement for the period April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 with the Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) to facilitate the exchange of confidential information in order to provide child care payment services to CalWORKs customers; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement that do not encompass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost agreement for the period April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 with the Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) to facilitate the exchange of confidential information in order to provide child care payment services to CalWORKs customers; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement that do not encompass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This agreement is for the purpose of sharing confidential information with MAOF to provide a seamless transition from Stage 1 to Stages 2 & 3 child care payment services. State of California Regulations Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP 47-101.5) requires the exchange of information between County Agencies and Resource and Referral (R&R) and Alternative Payment Program (APP) service providers for the purpose of administering seamless transitional childcare services between Child Care Stages 1, 2 & 3, and binds each of these agencies by the same confidentiality requirements. Additionally, the California Department of Social Services All County Letter (ACL) 19-110 specifies the need for Monterey County to provide local administrators limited read-only, on-line access to a data screen through the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS). Previous MOUs were for direct access to the SAWS. This MOU instead provides access to the Child Care Administrator Portal which was created by the California Department of Social Services to satisfy the requirements of ACL 19-110. The Department will share information with MAOF by providing necessary and restricted access to the Child Care Administrator Portal.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed the agreement as to form.
FINANCING:
This is a non-financial agreement for the purpose of sharing confidential information, and recommended actions have no budgetary impact.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This agreement correlates to the Health and Human Services Strategic Initiative adopted by the Board of Supervisors by allowing the Department to improve the ability of MAOF to determine eligibility for customers and create a seamless transfer between Stage 1 and Stages 2 & 3 childcare payment services.
Mark a check to the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives
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Prepared by: Amber Minina, MA 11, x3370
Approved by: Lori A. Medina, Director, x4430
Attachment: MAOF Agreement
Proposed agreement is on file with the Clerk of the Board as an attachment to this Board Report