BILL NUMBER: SB 1099	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to amend Sections 11410 and 15200.5 of, and to add Section
11410.5 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster
care.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1099, as introduced, Correa. Foster care funds: subsidized
child care for foster parents.
   Existing law establishes the Aid to Families with Dependent
Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) program, under which counties provide
payments to foster care providers on behalf of qualified children in
foster care.
   Existing law requires the county to amend its foster care state
plan to authorize counties that elect to subsidize child care for
foster parents to use specified federal matching funds for that
purpose. Under existing law, the county is responsible for 100% of
the nonfederal share of payments to foster parents for this purpose.
   Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act provides
child care and development services to children from birth to 13
years of age and their parents through full- and part-time programs.
The act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt
rules and regulations on eligibility, enrollment, and priority of
services needed to implement those programs, and gives priority to
neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective
services, or children who are at risk of being neglected or abused,
as specified.
   This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to
amend its foster care state plan to authorize the use of state child
care and development funds administered by the State Department of
Education as the nonfederal match for specified child care for
children receiving protective services, foster children, and children
at risk of abuse and neglect. The bill would make conforming changes
to the law relating to the payment of the nonfederal share of these
costs.
   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.  Section 11410 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   11410.  (a) The department shall amend the foster care state plan
required under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470) of the
federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.), to
authorize counties that elect to subsidize child care for foster
parents to use federal matching funds under Subtitle IV-E for that
purpose.
   (b) When approved by the federal government, counties electing to
administer the Foster Parent Child Care Program shall follow the
guidelines developed by the State Department of Social Services.
   (c) Federal funds used by a county pursuant to this section shall
be matched  only   either  by county funds
pursuant to Section 15200.5  , or by funds made available
pursuant to Section 11410.5, or by a combination of those funds
.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11410.5 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   11410.5.  The department shall amend the foster care state plan
required under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470) of the
federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.) to authorize
the use of state child care and development funds administered by
the State Department of Education as the nonfederal match for Title
IV-E child care for children receiving protective services, foster
children, and children at risk of abuse and neglect.
  SEC. 3.  Section 15200.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   15200.5.   (a)    Notwithstanding  the
provisions of  subdivision (c) of Section 15200,  and
except as provided in subdivision (b),  the county shall be
responsible for 100 percent of the nonfederal share of payments to
needy children eligible for AFDC-FC under the conditions of Section
11402.5, and for payments made to foster parents pursuant to Section
11410. 
   (b)  A county also may use funds made available pursuant to
Section 11410.5 for the nonfederal share of payments made to foster
parents pursuant to Section 11410.