BILL NUMBER: SB 1521	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act relating to child welfare services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1521, as introduced, Liu. Child welfare services.
   Existing federal law, the original Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act of 1974 (CAPTA), provided assistance to states to
develop child abuse and neglect identification and prevention
programs. Existing federal law, the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010
and the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act,
among other provisions, provide funding for child abuse and neglect
prevention and other child and family services programs, and require
the amendment of applicable state plans.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to comply with the requirements of the CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2010 and the Child and Family Services
Improvement and Innovation Act.
   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 comply with the requirements of the federal CAPTA
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-320) and the Child and
Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Public Law 112-34).