BILL NUMBER: AB 824	CHAPTERED  10/07/05

	CHAPTER  636
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 7, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 7, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 31, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chu

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2005

   An act to amend Section 11403.2 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to public social services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 824, Chu  AFDC-FC benefits: transitional housing.
    Existing law establishes the Aid to Families with Dependent
Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) program, under which counties provide
payments to foster care providers on behalf of qualified children in
foster care. The program is funded by a combination of federal,
state, and county funds, with moneys from the General Fund being
continuously appropriated to pay for the state's share of AFDC-FC
costs.
   Existing law extends eligibility for certain transitional housing
placement program services that are available to foster youth to a
person less than 21 years of age who has emancipated from the foster
care system in a county that has elected to participate in a
transitional housing placement program for youths between 18 and 21
years of age, provided that the person has not received these
services for more than a total of 24 months.
   This bill would raise the age limit for receipt of transitional
housing placement program services by an emancipated foster youth to
24 years.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 11403.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   11403.2.  (a) The following persons shall be eligible for
transitional housing placement program services provided pursuant to
Article 4 (commencing with Section 16522) of Chapter 5 of Part 4:
   (1) Any minor at least 16 years of age and not more than 18 years
of age, except as provided in Section 11403, who is eligible for
AFDC-Foster Care benefits under this chapter and who meets the
requirements in Section 16522.2.
   (2) Any person less than 24 years of age who has emancipated from
a county that has elected to participate in a transitional housing
placement program for youths who are at least 18 years of age and
under 24 years of age, as described in subdivision (r) of Section
11400, provided he or she has not received services under this
paragraph for more than a total of 24 months, whether or not
consecutive. If the person participating in a transitional housing
placement program is not receiving aid under Section 11403.1, he or
she, as a condition of participation, shall enter into, and execute
the provisions of, a transitional independent living plan that shall
be mutually agreed upon, and annually reviewed, by the emancipated
foster youth and the county welfare or probation department or
independent living program coordinator. The youth participating under
this paragraph shall inform the county of any changes to conditions
specified in the agreed-upon plan that affect eligibility, including
changes in address, living circumstances, and the educational or
training program.
   (b) Payment on behalf of an eligible person receiving transitional
housing services shall be made to the transitional housing placement
program pursuant to the conditions and limitations set forth in
Section 11403.3.