BILL NUMBER: AB 1642	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Beall

                        JANUARY 11, 2010

   An act relating to foster care.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1642, as introduced, Beall. Foster care: federal Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act.
   Existing law provides for the out-of-home placement of children
who are unable to remain in the custody and care of their parent or
parents, and provides for a range of child welfare, foster care, and
adoption assistance services for which these children may be
eligible.
   Existing federal law, the Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 revises and expands federal programs
and funding for certain foster and adopted children.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would take advantage of options available under the
federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act.
   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 that would take advantage of options available under the
federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act, which provides federal funding to improve outcomes for youth in
or transitioning out of foster care, including youth placed with
relatives and qualifying youth under 21 years of age.