Bill Text: CA AB2502 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Foster care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2502 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2502-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Foster care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2502 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2502-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2502
| Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes |
February 17, 2022 |
An act relating to foster youth.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2502, as introduced, Cervantes.
Transition-age foster youth: discharge.
Existing law generally provides for the placement of foster youth in various placement settings. Existing law requires, for all youth in foster care, a county social worker to create a case plan within a specified timeframe after the child is introduced into the foster care system. Existing law requires the case plan to be developed considering the recommendations of the child and family team, as defined, and according to certain criteria, including that the child be given a meaningful opportunity to participate in the development of the case plan. Existing law requires, for a child who is 14 years of age or older and for a nonminor dependent, the case plan to include a written description of the programs and services that will help the child or nonminor dependent prepare for the transition from foster care to successful adulthood.
This bill would
state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that ensures that transition-age foster youth who are going to age out of the foster care system exit foster care with adequate transition plans and an adequate safety net.
