ACR 85, as amended, Gordon. Medically fragile foster care children and adoptive placement children.
This measure would designate November 2015 as a month to raise awareness about the issue of medically fragile foster care children and adoptive placement children and the actions that every Californian can take to make a positive difference in these children’s lives.
Fiscal committee: no.
P2 1WHEREAS, Over 60,000 California children are currently in
2the foster care system; and
3WHEREAS, A certain subset of the foster care population are
4medically fragile children, who are children with physical or
5intellectual disabilities or both that require an increased level of
6care and support; and
7WHEREAS, The number of foster care and adoptive placements
8currently far exceeds the availability of foster care and adoptive
9parents, making it a challenge to provide foster care and adoptive
10placement homes for all who need them, and this shortage has
11reached crisis proportions in some parts of the state; and
12WHEREAS, It is particularly difficult to place medically fragile
13foster care children and adoptive placement children due to the
14increased level of care they need; and
15WHEREAS, Every child deserves the opportunity to achieve
16his or her fullest potential in a safe, stable, and loving environment;
17and
18WHEREAS, There are California families who are stepping up
19to make a difference for medically fragile foster care children by
20opening their hearts, homes, and lives, but many more are needed;
21and
22WHEREAS, If greater awareness is raised about this vulnerable
23foster care population and the ways that ordinary Californians can
24make a difference, this crisis will begin to be averted; now,
25therefore, be it
26Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
27thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares November 2015
28as a month to raise awareness about the issue of medically fragile
29foster care children and adoptive placement children and the actions
30that every Californian can take to make a positive difference in
31these children’s lives; and be it further
32Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
33of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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