BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1758
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Date of Hearing: April 14, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 1758 (Ammiano) - As Amended: March 25, 2010
Policy Committee: Human
ServicesVote:6-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill removes all obsolete references to a pilot project
from the wrap-around services program established as a pilot in
1996. Specifically, this bill:
1)Removes "pilot project" references from the statutes
concerning the county wrap-around services program
administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS).
2)Adds nonrelative extended family members to the list of family
members and guardians eligible for wrap-around services.
3)Clarifies that a dependent or ward categorically eligible for
Medi-Cal without a share of cost shall remain eligible
regardless of their placement during the wrap-around services
program.
4)Clarifies that a county terminating a wrap-around services
program will ensure that all participating children's service
needs continue to be met without interruption until his or her
case is closed.
FISCAL EFFECT
There are no significant costs associated with this legislation.
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . This bill is intended to clean up the wrap-around
services statute by removing any references to the original
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implementing pilot project, making technical clarifications to
the statute regarding continuing Medi-Cal eligibility for
foster children in the wrap-around program, and clarifying
that foster children's service needs must continue to be met
if a county terminates its wrap-around program.
2)Wrap-around Services . Wrap-around refers to a program that
provides comprehensive social and other services that are
wrapped around a child and family. California's program was
developed to support the placement of children in family-based
settings, rather than group homes or institutional settings.
Children are eligible for a period determined by an
individualized services plan if they have been adjudicated as
dependents or wards and would be placed in a group home with a
Rate Classification Level (RCL) of 10 or higher, or if they
would be voluntarily placed in out-of-home care through the
special education system.
There are at least 39 counties currently participating in the
program. According to DSS, most counties' programs are led by
community-based agencies. Based on county reports to DSS,
there were about 3,000 children statewide served by
wrap-around (with nearly half in Los Angeles) in July, 2008.
3)Related Legislation . In 2009, early versions of AB 295
(Ammiano; Chapter 427, Statutes of 2009) contained the
provisions included in this legislation. That language was
removed by the author in the Senate.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
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