BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 60
Author: McGuire (D), et al.
Introduced:5/6/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Foster Care Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution declares the month of May 2015 as
Foster Care Month.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)In California, there are approximately 67,116 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)California recognizes the enduring and valuable contribution
of relatives and foster and adoptive parents who open their
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hearts, families, and homes to the vulnerable children and
youth.
4)California recognizes the numerous individuals and public and
private organizations that work to ensure that the needs of
children and youth living in, and leaving, foster care are
met, that help provide foster and former foster children and
youth with vital connections to their siblings, and that help
launch young people into successful adulthood.
5)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 2015 as Foster Care
Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Unable to verify at time of writing)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Unable to verify at time of writing)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/13/15 18:04:01
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