California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill updates the California Child and Family Service Review System to include data on programs supporting nonminor dependents, particularly those aimed at reducing poverty and increasing postsecondary education. It requires the Department of Social Services to conduct a comprehensive review of county performance on these measures and establish a workgroup to guide the review process. The bill also makes technical corrections to existing law.
Key provisions
- Requires the Child and Family Service Review System to include data on programs for nonminor dependents focused on poverty reduction and postsecondary education.
- Mandates a comprehensive county performance review on these programs.
- Establishes a workgroup to develop a plan for conducting the reviews, including qualitative peer reviews.
- Requires the Department of Social Services to provide annual reports to the legislature on the review system's progress.
- Suspends the existing county compliance review system to allow for the implementation of the new system.
- Includes data from the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool.
- Specifies that the system should consider data related to the foster youth tax credit and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Makes technical corrections to existing law.
Who is affected
- County child welfare agencies
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