Bill Text: CA SB1090 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Family Urgent Response System.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 833, Statutes of 2022. [SB1090 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1090-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Family Urgent Response System.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 833, Statutes of 2022. [SB1090 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1090-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1090
| Introduced by Senator Hurtado (Coauthor: Assembly Member Cooley) |
February 16, 2022 |
An act to amend Section 16526 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster youth.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1090, as introduced, Hurtado.
Family Urgent Response System.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish a statewide hotline as the entry point for a Family Urgent Response System to respond to calls from caregivers or current or former foster children or youth during moments of instability. Existing law requires the hotline to include, among other things, referrals to a county-based mobile response system, which counties are required to establish, for further support and in-person response. Existing law defines the term “current or former foster child or youth” for the purposes of these provisions as a child or youth found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as either a dependent or delinquent child and who is served by the county child welfare agency or probation department and a child or youth who has exited foster care to reunification, guardianship, or adoption.
This bill would expand that definition to also include a child or youth who is the subject of a petition to declare them a dependent child of the juvenile court and a youth who has exited foster care, but who remains subject to the general jurisdiction of the juvenile court. By expanding county duties relating to the county-based mobile response system, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 16526 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:16526.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Caregiver” means a person responsible for meeting the daily care needs of a current or former foster child or youth, and who is entrusted to provide a loving and supportive environment for the child or youth to promote their healing from trauma.
(b) “Current or former foster child or youth” includes a child or youth who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to Section 300, a child or youth adjudicated under Section 300, 601, or 602 and who is served by a county child welfare agency or probation department, and
a child or youth who has exited foster care care, including to reunification, guardianship, or adoption. adoption, and a youth who has exited foster care, but who remains within the general jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 303. A current or former foster child or youth shall be eligible for services under this chapter until they attain 21 years of age.
(c) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
(d) “Family Urgent Response System” means a
coordinated statewide, regional, and county-level system designed to provide collaborative and timely state-level phone-based response and county-level in-home, in-person mobile response during situations of instability, for purposes of preserving the relationship of the caregiver and the child or youth, providing developmentally appropriate relationship conflict management and resolution skills, stabilizing the living situation, mitigating the distress of the caregiver or child or youth, connecting the caregiver and child or youth to the existing array of local services, and promoting a healthy and healing environment for children, youth, and families.
(e) “In-home” means the place where the child or youth and caregiver are located, preferably in the home, or at some other mutually agreeable location.
(f) “Instability” means a situation of emotional tension or interpersonal
conflict between a caregiver and a child or youth that may threaten their relationship and may lead to a disruption in the current living situation.
(g) “Mobile response” means the provision of in-person, flexible, responsive, and supportive services where the caregiver and child or youth are located to provide them with support and prevent the need for a 911 call or law enforcement contact.
