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          Date of Hearing:   May 23, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    SCR 117 (Liu) - As Introduced:  April 28, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   37-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Foster Care Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares the month of May 2014 as Foster Care Month.   
          Specifically,  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 counties in California 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  
            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.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   









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           Support 
           
          California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800