BILL NUMBER: SB 1336	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Jackson

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act relating to foster care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1336, as introduced, Jackson. Foster care placement.
   Existing law provides for the placement of certain children in
foster care, relative placement, adoptive homes, or resource families
under the supervision of the State Department of Social Services and
county welfare departments. Existing law establishes rights for
minors and nonminors in foster care, including the right to live in a
safe, healthy, and comfortable home where he or she is treated with
respect.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to improve the identification and recruitment of
relatives for the placement of children in foster care.
   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 to improve the identification and recruitment of
relatives for the placement of children in foster care.