BILL NUMBER: AB 592	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 18, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mark Stone

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to add Section 826.8 to the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 592, as amended, Mark Stone. Juveniles: proof of dependency or
wardship.
   Existing law provides that a minor may be adjudged a dependent
child or a ward of the juvenile court under specified circumstances.
Existing law authorizes the court to place a minor who has been
removed from the custody of his or her parent or guardian in foster
care, among other placements. Existing law provides for the
termination of the juvenile court jurisdiction when the minor reaches
a specified age.
   This bill would authorize the State Department of Social Services
to provide to a person who was previously adjudged a dependent or
ward of the juvenile  court and   court, was
 placed in foster care,  and whose dependency or wardship
has been dismissed,  upon request by that person, the 
information included in the  proof of dependency or wardship
document, as specified, or any information necessary to provide
verification that the person was formerly a dependent or ward of the
juvenile court and placed in foster care.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 826.8 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   826.8.  Notwithstanding Section  827,   827
and in order to assist with establishing eligibility for programs or
services,  the State Department of Social Services may provide
to a person who was previously adjudged a dependent or ward of the
juvenile  court and   court, was  placed in
foster care,  and whose dependency or wardship has been
dismissed,  upon request by that person, the  information
included in the  proof of dependency or wardship document
described in  All-County Letter 07-33 and Section 31-525.6 of
Chapter 31-500 of Division 31 of the State Department of Social
Services Manual of Policies and Procedures, as it existed on January
1, 2015,   subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (e) of Section 391,  or any information necessary to
provide verification that the person was formerly a dependent or
ward of the juvenile court and placed in foster care.