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          Date of Hearing:  May 12, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                       179 (Cooley) - As Introduced  May 3, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Foster Care Month


          SUMMARY:  Declares the month of May 2016 as Foster Care Month.   
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)In California, there are approximately 66,250 children and  
            youth in foster care who need and deserve safe, permanent  
            connections to loving adults, a stable home, and adequate  
            preparation for a secure future.


          2)Many counties in California have successfully supported  
            permanent family connections for foster youth, provided  
            support for families at risk of entering the child welfare  
            system, and changed practices to fully engage youth, family,  
            and communities, thereby reducing the number of children in  
            foster care.

          3)The federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing  
            Adoptions Act of 2008 offers opportunities to promote  
            permanent families for children in foster care, improve  
            outcomes for older youth in foster care, increase support for  
            Native American foster children, improve the quality of staff  
            working with youth in the child welfare system, expand our  
            support of relative and adoptive caregivers, and assist older  
            youth in securing meaningful supportive transitions from  








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            foster care.

          4)California is committed to working in partnership with the  
            federal government and local governments to improve the lives  
            and futures of all children and youth touched by the child  
            welfare system.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800