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          Date of Hearing:   May 10, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                      ACR 139 (Beall) - As Amended:  May 8, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Foster Care Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates May 2012 as Foster Care Month in 
          California and encourages the people of California to work 
          together to ensure a brighter future for foster youth.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)During Foster Care Month, the efforts of California's adoptive 
            and foster families, relative caregivers, and public and 
            private entities that are improving the lives of youth people 
            in foster care are recognized.  

          2)California has the largest foster care population of any 
            state; and most children in foster care are removed for a 
            variety of reasons including abuse, abandonment, or neglect.  

          3)Each year between four and five thousand foster youth reach 
            the age of 18 in the foster care system without ever being 
            supported by a family that loves, nurtures, protects and 
            guides them; and, children "aging out" of foster care need and 
            deserve support as they work to secure affordable housing, 
            higher education, and adequate employment.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          California Alliance of Child and Family Services
          Children's Law Center of California
          Children Now
          County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA)
          Court Appointed Special Advocates for California Children 
          Seneca Family of Agencies

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800