Juveniles.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill changes how juvenile courts handle cases involving minors who need help. It requires social workers to assess the safety of a minor’s home if the minor is living in a residential facility and applying for court intervention on their own. The bill also adjusts the timeline for court reviews of these applications and expands eligibility for non-minor youth to petition the court for dependency jurisdiction, removing a requirement that their former guardians or adoptive parents no longer receive assistance. Furthermore, it suspends foster care benefits for non-minor youth entering voluntary reentry agreements with the court.
Key provisions
- Requires social workers to assess the safety of a minor’s home when the minor is in a residential facility and seeking court intervention.
- Extends the time limit for the court to review a minor’s application for court intervention to 14 days.
- Expands eligibility criteria for non-minor youth to petition for dependency jurisdiction, eliminating the requirement that former guardians or adoptive parents no longer receive benefits.
- Suspends foster care benefits for non-minor youth entering voluntary reentry agreements with the court.
- Allows minors to submit applications to social workers by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail.
- Requires the court to order the suspension of benefits paid on behalf of non-minors when they enter a voluntary reentry agreement.
- Authorizes the Department of Social Services to implement these provisions through all-county letters.
- Provides that no reimbursement is required for costs associated with the bill.
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