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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 179
          Author:   Cooley (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/19/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 5/19/16

           SUBJECT:   Foster Care Month


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution declares the month of May 2016 as  
          Foster Care Month.
          ANALYSIS:   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 California counties 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  








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            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  
            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.


          This resolution declares the month of May 2016 as Foster Care  
          Month.


          Prior Legislation


          SCR 60 (McGuire, Resolution Chapter, 65, Statutes of 2015)  
          declared the month of May 2015 as Foster Care Month.


          SCR 117 (Liu, Resolution Chapter 103, Statutes of 2014) declared  
          the month of May 2014 as Foster Care Month.


          ACR 49 (Stone, Resolution Chapter 41, Statutes of 2013) declared  
          the month of May 2013 as Foster Care Month.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified6/8/16)


          None received








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          OPPOSITION:   (Verified6/8/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          6/9/16 13:07:55


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