BILL NUMBER: AB 1611 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Beall FEBRUARY 7, 2012 An act relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1611, as introduced, Beall. Foster care: racial and ethnic disparities. Existing law provides for the out-of-home placement of children who are unable to remain in the custody and care of their parent or parents, and provides for a range of child welfare, foster care, and adoption assistance services for which these children may be eligible. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address the issue of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparities in the foster care system. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address the issue of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparities in the foster care system.