California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 1943 — Foster children: access to information.

Last action — From committee without further action.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law declares the duty of the state to care for and protect the children that it places into foster care. Under existing law, the State Department of Social Services has various powers and duties relating to ensuring that the needs of foster children are met. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System (CWS/CMS) to administer and evaluate the state's child welfare services and foster care programs. This bill would require the department to provide all county welfare departments within the state access to information relating to all foster youth in the CWS/CMS system. Existing law prohibits a school district, as defined, from permitting access to pupil records to any person without parental consent or without a judicial order, except under certain circumstances, including access by a county placing agency, as defined, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of a certain health and education summary or fulfilling educational case management responsibilities required by the juvenile court or by law and to assist with the school transfer or placement of a pupil. Existing law permits school districts, county offices of education, and county placing agencies to develop cooperative agreements to facilitate the access to, and exchange of, these records. This bill would provide that school districts may permit access to the above pupil records even if the county placing agency is outside the county in which the school district may be found. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, permit all county welfare departments to share specified information relating to foster youth with county offices of education and other local educational agencies, including school districts and would permit the county welfare departments to share this information even if the county office of education or local educational agency is outside the county in which the county welfare department may be found.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.

  6. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  8. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fletcher · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Fletcher

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1943 do?
Existing law declares the duty of the state to care for and protect the children that it places into foster care. Under existing law, the State Department of Social Services has various powers and duties relating to ensuring that the needs of foster children are met. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System (CWS/CMS) to administer and evaluate the state's child welfare services and foster care programs. This bill would require the department to provide all county welfare departments within the state access to information relating to all foster youth in the CWS/CMS system. Existing law prohibits a school district, as defined, from permitting access to pupil records to any person without parental consent or without a judicial order, except under certain circumstances, including access by a county placing agency, as defined, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of a certain health and education summary or fulfilling educational case management responsibilities required by the juvenile court or by law and to assist with the school transfer or placement of a pupil. Existing law permits school districts, county offices of education, and county placing agencies to develop cooperative agreements to facilitate the access to, and exchange of, these records. This bill would provide that school districts may permit access to the above pupil records even if the county placing agency is outside the county in which the school district may be found. This bill would, to the extent permitted by federal law, permit all county welfare departments to share specified information relating to foster youth with county offices of education and other local educational agencies, including school districts and would permit the county welfare departments to share this information even if the county office of education or local educational agency is outside the county in which the county welfare department may be found.
Who sponsors AB 1943?
AB 1943 is sponsored by Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 1943?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1943?
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