BILL NUMBER: AB 403	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mark Stone

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2015

   An act relating to foster care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 403, as introduced, Mark Stone. Foster care.
   Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to preserve
and strengthen a child's family ties whenever possible, removing the
child from the custody of his or her parents only when necessary for
his or her welfare or for the safety and protection of the public.
Existing law includes various provisions relating to appropriate
placement and other services for children in foster care.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would reform the continuum of care for youth in
foster care in the areas of placement setting, accreditation,
temporary transition strategies, foster family agency licensure,
provision of core services, residential treatment service provisions,
residential treatment center employment requirements, rates, program
auditing, and performance measures and transparency.
   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 reform the continuum of care for youth in
foster care in the areas of placement setting, accreditation,
temporary transition strategies, foster family agency licensure,
provision of core services, residential treatment service provisions,
residential treatment center employment requirements, rates, program
auditing, and performance measures and transparency.