BILL NUMBER: AB 5	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nazarian

                        DECEMBER 1, 2014

   An act relating to foster youth.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 5, as introduced, Nazarian. Foster youth: transition from high
school to postsecondary education.
   Existing law provides for the formal out-of-home placement of
young persons into alternative residential settings, which is known
as foster care. Existing law establishes a system of elementary and
secondary education in this state, including public and private
elementary and high schools, as well as a system of postsecondary
education in this state, including the University of California, the
California State University, the California Community Colleges, and
independent institutions of higher education.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would facilitate the transition of foster youth from
high school to postsecondary education.
   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 that would facilitate the transition of foster youth from
high school to postsecondary education.