BILL NUMBER: AB 863	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2005

   An act to add Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 18985) to Part
6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to
children.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 863, as introduced, Bass.   Child Welfare Council.
   Existing law provides for oversight by various state and local
entities of certain populations of children, including those who are
wards of the juvenile court, and those who are in foster care, or are
otherwise under the supervision of county welfare departments.
   Existing law provides for a system of child welfare services
administered by each county, with oversight by the State Department
of Social Services.
   This bill would establish the Child Welfare Council, which would
advise on the management of the multiple agencies that provide
services to children and youth in contact with courts, and the child
welfare and foster care systems.
   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.  Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 18985) is added
to Part 6 of Division 9 of the  Welfare and Institutions Code , to
read:
      CHAPTER 12.7.  CHILD WELFARE COUNCIL

   18985.  The Child Welfare Council is hereby established in state
government. The purpose of the council is to provide collaborative
advice on the management of multiagency services to children and
youth who are in contact with courts, and the child welfare and
foster care systems.