BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1997 (Mark Stone) - Foster care
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|Version: August 3, 2016 |Policy Vote: HUMAN S. 5 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Debra Cooper |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 1997 makes several changes to the Education,
Family, Government, Health and Safety, Penal, Probate, and
Welfare and Institutions codes to revise the provisions AB 403
(Stone, Chapter 773, Statutes of 2015) which implemented the
Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) efforts.
Fiscal
Impact:
The 2016 Budget Act includes a total of $170.6 million ($129.3
million GF) in local assistance and state operations for
implementation of CCR efforts. This bill makes modifications
to AB 403 necessary to facilitate implementation. The various
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changes made in this bill are addressed in the budget.
The numerous changes to CCR implementation made in this bill
would result in unquantifiable costs. To the extent that the
changes result in costs that are not included in the 2016
Budget Act, this bill would require additional General Fund
costs.
Author
Amendments:
Adds foster family agencies (FFAs), for the purpose of
approving a resource family, to the list of social service
agencies with whom the Department of Social Services (DSS) is
authorized to share information regarding a prospective
adoptive parent or birth parent.
Clarifies that a child who is placed in the home of an
approved relative shall receive a grant that equals the
resource family basic rate, as specified.
Clarifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that all
counties be authorized to provide children with service
alternatives to out-of-home care.
Makes various technical and clarifying amendments.
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