BILL NUMBER: AB 2005	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2016

   An act to amend Section 201 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2005, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Juveniles.
   Existing law provides that the purpose of the juvenile court law
is to provide for the protection and safety of the public and of
minors under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. Existing law
requires that minors under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
receive the care, treatment, and guidance consistent with their best
interests.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to a
related provision.
   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.  Section 201 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   201.  The provisions of this chapter, insofar as  they
  these provisions  are substantially the same as
existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter,
shall be construed as restatements and continuations 
thereof,   of those provisions,  and not as new
enactments.