Kristin Olsen
- Republican
Author
Existing law finds and declares that foster parents are one of the most important sources of information about the children in their care and that courts should know, at the earliest possible date, the interest of a caretaker in providing legal permanency for a child. Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to adjudge a minor who has been abused or neglected, or who meets other specified criteria, to be a dependent child of the court. Existing law requires the court to conduct various hearings regarding children who are, or who may become, dependent children. Existing law requires the probation officer or the social worker to provide notice of those hearings to certain persons, including parents, guardians, the child if he or she is 10 years of age or older, adult relatives under certain conditions, and attorneys for the parents or guardians, as specified. This bill would authorize a caregiver, if a foster child is removed from his or her care in order to reunify with his or her parent or guardian, to indicate, in writing, to the child's social worker that he or she is interested in providing and willing to provide care for the child in the future if the child is in need of foster care placement and would require the caregiver to provide contact information, as specified. The bill would also require the probation officer or social worker to provide notice of a hearing, if the probation officer or social worker determines that the child will be retained in custody, to a caregiver who indicated that he or she was interested in providing and willing to provide care for the child in the future. By imposing new duties on probation officers and social workers, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4889.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12).
Re-referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2580 | HTML |
| 02/19/16 - Introduced | |
| 03/18/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/13/16 - Amended Senate |
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