BILL NUMBER:  SB 996
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2014




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 996 without my signature.

This bill would revise both the timeframes and frequency with which a
county social worker must submit a report to the juvenile court
verifying that certain documents and services have been provided to a
youth prior to exiting foster care. The bill would also add
financial literacy to the written materials required to be presented
to the foster youth.

Having access to one's own vital documents is necessary in the
transition to adulthood. Some reports suggest that not all youth feel
responsible enough at age 16 to handle these documents, and that
providing them at an earlier age, as this bill requires, may
exacerbate the problem of identity theft for foster youth.

I would encourage county social workers, foster youth advocates, and
court representatives to work on a solution that takes these
variables into account.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.