BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 2, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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(Gordon) - As Amended June 25, 2015
SUBJECT: Medically fragile foster care children and adoptive
placement children.
SUMMARY: Designates 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. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)California has over 60,000 children in the foster care system;
and a certain subset of the foster care population is
medically fragile children, who have physical or intellectual
disabilities or both that require an increased level of care
and support.
2)The number of foster care and adoptive placements, both short
and long term, currently exceeds the availability of foster
care and adoptive parents, making it a challenge to provide
foster care and adoptive placement homes for all who need
them, and this shortage has reached crisis proportions in some
parts of the state.
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3)It is especially difficult to place medically fragile foster
care and adoptive placement children due to the increased
level of care they need. Every child deserves the opportunity
to achieve his or her fullest potential in a safe, stable, and
loving environment.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Adopt International & Domestic Services
Alliance for Children's Rights
Families NOW
Lilliput
Sierra Forever Families
Stanford Youth Solutions
Yolo County's Foster and Kinship Parent Education and
Recruitment, Retention Program
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Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800