California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1856 — Foster care services: cultural competency.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2012.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to license and regulate community care facilities, including foster family agencies and other facilities that provide foster care services for children. A violation of community care facility provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires the department to develop, and an administrator of a group home facility to complete, a certification program that includes training in various areas, including the rights of foster children. Existing law requires a foster family agency to provide, and a licensed foster parent to complete, preplacement training and additional annual training in various areas, including the rights of foster children. Existing law also requires a community college district with a foster care education program to make orientation and training available to a relative or nonrelative extended family member caregiver, as specified. The bill would require the training for an administrator of a group home facility, licensed foster parent, and relative or nonrelative extended family member caregiver to also include instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in out-of-home care. Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that foster children have specified rights. This bill would provide that foster children also have the right to have caregivers and child welfare personnel who have received instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care to LGBT youth in out-of-home care.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:10 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 26. Page 6412.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6357.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 4748.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  15. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  17. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 4665.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 25).

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Chesbro · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Blumenfield
  • Chesbro
  • Leno

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 1856 AMMIANO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 26 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 532400
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 542600
% of votes cast 68%33%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Butler — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1856 Ammiano By Leno

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231304
% of votes cast 58%33%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Runner — Nay
De León — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Rubio — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 1856 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 25 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482306
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 492506
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Carter — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Cook — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11401
Democratic 1000
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1856 do?
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to license and regulate community care facilities, including foster family agencies and other facilities that provide foster care services for children. A violation of community care facility provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires the department to develop, and an administrator of a group home facility to complete, a certification program that includes training in various areas, including the rights of foster children. Existing law requires a foster family agency to provide, and a licensed foster parent to complete, preplacement training and additional annual training in various areas, including the rights of foster children. Existing law also requires a community college district with a foster care education program to make orientation and training available to a relative or nonrelative extended family member caregiver, as specified. The bill would require the training for an administrator of a group home facility, licensed foster parent, and relative or nonrelative extended family member caregiver to also include instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in out-of-home care. Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that foster children have specified rights. This bill would provide that foster children also have the right to have caregivers and child welfare personnel who have received instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care to LGBT youth in out-of-home care.
Who sponsors AB 1856?
AB 1856 is sponsored by Ammiano, Blumenfield, Chesbro, and Leno.
What is the current status of AB 1856?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2012. Enacted.
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