Bill Text: CA AB2595 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Juveniles: dependency: jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-09-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 260, Statutes of 2022. [AB2595 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2595-Enrolled.html

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Enrolled  August 26, 2022

Passed  IN  Senate  August 24, 2022

Passed  IN  Assembly  May 25, 2022

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 30, 2022

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 23, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2595

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Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

February 18, 2022

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An act to add Section 328.2 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2595, Jones-Sawyer. Juveniles: dependency: jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge certain children to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, including when the child has suffered, or there is a substantial risk that the child will suffer, serious physical harm or illness as a result of various types of neglect. Existing law requires, whenever a social worker has cause to believe that there was or is a child within the county who may be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the social worker to immediately make any investigation the social worker deems necessary to determine whether child welfare services should be offered to the family and whether proceedings in the juvenile court should be commenced.

This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to update all regulations, all-county letters, and other instructions relating to the investigation of a minor who may be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to ensure that, when a social worker is investigating an alleged case of child abuse or neglect, a parent’s or guardian’s use or possession of cannabis is treated in the same manner as a parent’s or guardian’s use or possession of alcohol and legally prescribed medication.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 328.2 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:

328.2.

 The State Department of Social Services shall update all regulations, all-county letters, and other instructions relating to the investigation of a minor who may be described by Section 300 to ensure that, when a social worker is investigating an alleged case of child abuse or neglect, a parent’s or guardian’s use or possession of cannabis is treated in the same manner as a parent’s or guardian’s use or possession of alcohol and legally prescribed medication.