The bill that contains the financial framework for the new No
Place Like Home program passed off of the Senate Floor yesterday
with a vote of 37-0 and the Assembly Floor today. Last week’s
bulletin contains more detail on the contents of AB 1628.
CSAC continues to remain engaged as No Place Like Home is further
fine-tuned and finalized.
CSAC supports AB 1299 as it moves to Senate Floor
After a detour to the Senate Committee on Rules, AB 1299 by
Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas is moving to the Senate
Floor for a vote. CSAC supports the bill as amended, after nearly
two years of working closely with the author and sponsors to
arrive at a policy solution that will ensure timely mental health
services for foster or probation youth who are placed out of the
county of original jurisdiction with little or no state costs.
The author and sponsors, the California Alliance of Child and
Family Services and the Steinberg Institute, incorporated many of
CSAC’s suggested amendments into the August 1, 2016 version of
the bill, including important criteria for exceptions to the
transfer of jurisdiction and revisions to the original fiscal
language.
AB 1702 (Stone) Signed by Governor – Key Protections for
Foster Youth
Yesterday the Governor signed AB 1702 by Assembly Member Mark
Stone. AB 1702 recognizes a gap in dependency law related to
family reunification efforts by adding a situation where the
parent has knowingly participated in or permitted the sexual
exploitation of the child to the list of reasons that a court may
forego reunifications. Providing this protection to foster youth
who have suffered from sexual exploitation at the hands of their
parents or guardians is crucial. It is for these reasons that
CSAC supported AB 1702 and is pleased that the Governor signed
the bill.
