Ricardo Lara
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Under existing law, the act does not apply to certain facilities, including, among others, any school dormitory or similar facility determined by the department. Existing law makes a violation of any of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would define "private alternative boarding school" and "private alternative outdoor program" for purposes of the act and would make those facilities subject to regulation under the act. The bill would require the department, commencing January 1, 2018, to license private alternative boarding schools as group homes and, commencing January 1, 2019, to license private alternative outdoor programs as group homes. The bill would impose additional requirements on these facilities and programs, including, among others, requiring them to provide each prospective youth and his or her parent or legal guardian with an accurate written description of the programs and services to be provided and requiring their staff to receive training in specified subject areas. The bill would also establish rights for youth admitted to a private alternative boarding school or a private alternative outdoor program. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative boarding schools by January 1, 2018, and to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative outdoor programs by January 1, 2019, and would authorize the department to adopt emergency regulations in both instances. By making private alternative boarding schools and private alternative outdoor programs subject to criminal penalties under the act, this bill would create new crimes, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes made by AB 741 and AB 1997 that would become operative only if this bill is chaptered last. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 864, Statutes of 2016.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 5479.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 5457.)
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5448.) Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 6234.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 20. Page 5984.)
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
From inactive file.
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 27).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 1191.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1155.) (May 28).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 28.
May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 18.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 817.) (April 28).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
Set for hearing April 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 29.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB524 | HTML |
| 02/26/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/14/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/05/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/08/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/04/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/16 - Chaptered |
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