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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 117
          Author:   Liu (D), et al.
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SUBJECT  :    Foster Care Month

           SOURCE  :     California Youth Connection


           DIGEST  :    This resolution declares the month of May 2014 as  
          Foster Care Month.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

          1. In California there are approximately 64,622 children and  
             youth in foster care who need and deserve safe, permanent  
             connections to loving adults, a stable home, and adequate  
             preparation for a secure future. 

          2. Many California counties have successfully supported  
             permanent family connections for foster youth, provided  
             support for families at risk of entering the child welfare  
             system, and changed practices to fully engage youth, family,  
             and communities, thereby reducing the number of children in  
             foster care. 

          3. The federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing  
             Adoptions Act of 2008 offers opportunities to promote  
             permanent families for children in foster care, improve  
             outcomes for older youth in foster care, increase support for  
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             Native American foster children, improve the quality of staff  
             working with youth in the child welfare system, expand our  
             support of relative and adoptive caregivers, and assist older  
             youth in securing meaningful supportive transitions from  
             foster care.

          4. California is committed to working in partnership with the  
             federal government and local governments to improve the lives  
             and futures of all children and youth touched by the child  
             welfare system. 

          This resolution declares the month of May 2014 as Foster Care  
          Month.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/2/14)

          California Youth Connection (Source)
          California Alliance of Child and Family Services
          Children Now
          County Welfare Directors Association of California


          JL:d  5/2/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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