BILL NUMBER: AB 1171	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Levine

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 16521.6 to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to child welfare services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1171, as introduced, Levine. Child welfare services: electronic
records.
   Existing law requires a foster care provider, in consultation with
the county case manager, to be responsible for ensuring that a
foster youth or nonminor dependent is provided with appropriate
referrals to health services when the foster youth either reaches 18
years of age or the nonminor dependent exits foster care, and to the
extent county and state resources are provided.
   This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2014, as a pilot
program in 3 counties that agree to participate, and as determined by
the State Department of Social Services, a social worker or other
representative of the county welfare department or a probation
officer or other representative of the probation department, as
appropriate, to assist a child or nonminor dependent, 16 years of age
or older, or when he or she makes the request, with establishing and
obtaining electronic copies of specified records, including, but not
limited to, medical or health records, a certified copy of his or
her birth certificate, and a social security card.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 16521.6 is added to the Welfare and
Institutions Code, to read:
   16521.6.  (a) When a child is 16 years of age or older, or when he
or she makes the request, a social worker or other representative of
the county welfare department or a probation officer or other
representative of the probation department, as appropriate, shall
assist the child or nonminor dependent with establishing and
obtaining electronic copies of his or her records, including, but not
limited to:
   (1) Medical or health records.
   (2) Certified copy of his or her birth certificate.
   (3) Social security card.
   (4) Letter proving the child or nonminor dependent was a ward or
dependent of the court.
   (5) Special immigrant juvenile status, if applicable.
   (6) School records.
   (7) Driver's license, as described in Section 12500 of the Vehicle
Code, or identification card, as described in Section 13000 of the
Vehicle Code.
   (8) Background and contact information of siblings and other
family members.
   (9) Application to seal juvenile court records.
   (b) This section shall be a pilot program in three counties that
agree to participate, as determined by the State Department of Social
Services, beginning on January 1, 2014.