California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 787 — Foster care.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law provides that a minor who has been abused or neglected, or who has violated a law or ordinance, as specified, is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as a dependent child or a ward, respectively. Existing law also establishes the court's transition jurisdiction over certain minors and nonminors, as specified. Existing law requires the court to consider whether a nonminor dependent may safely reside in the home of the parent or guardian and, if the nonminor cannot reside safely in that home, or if it is not in the minor's best interest to reside in the home, to consider whether to continue or terminate reunification services for the parent or legal guardian. This bill would authorize the court to order a nonminor dependent to reside in the home of the parent or former guardian if the court determines the nonminor dependent may safely reside in that home and to terminate or continue jurisdiction, as specified. The bill would require the court to hold periodic hearings for a nonminor dependent residing in that home and would require the social worker or probation officer to file a report describing the services offered to the family and the progress made by the family, as specified. By imposing new duties on social workers and probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes a court to resume dependency jurisdiction over a nonminor former dependent child of the juvenile court and to assume or resume transition jurisdiction over a nonminor former ward of the juvenile court if the nonminor meets specified eligibility criteria and signs a mutual transition or voluntary reentry agreement, as described. This bill would authorize, on and after January 1, 2014, a nonminor who has not attained 21 years of age to petition a specified court for a hearing to determine whether to assume dependency jurisdiction over him or her if he or she received public assistance after attaining 18 years of age, as specified, and the nonminor's former guardian or guardians or adoptive parent or parents died after he or she attained 18 years of age, but before he or she attains 21 years of age. The bill would require the juvenile court in which the petition was filed to order a hearing within 15 judicial days of filing if there is a prima facie showing that the nonminor meets certain eligibility criteria. The bill would require the court, prior to the hearing, to order the county child welfare or probation department to prepare a report that addresses the nonminor's educational or vocational plans, as specified, and recommendations for his or her placement. The bill would authorize the court to assume dependency jurisdiction over a former dependent or ward if, among other things, the nonminor intends and agrees to satisfy certain educational or vocational requirements and signs a voluntary reentry agreement. The bill would require the agency made responsible for the nonminor's placement and care to prepare a new transitional independent living case plan for the nonminor within 60 calendar days of the date the nonminor signs the voluntary reentry agreement and to submit the plan to the court for review, as specified. By imposing new duties on social workers and probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law authorizes the court to make any reasonable orders for the care, supervision, custody, conduct, maintenance, and support of a minor who is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, and to order the care, custody, and control of the minor to be under the supervision of the probation officer. This bill would make those provisions applicable to nonminors. By imposing additional duties on probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law governs the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program and provides that nonminor dependents who meet specified criteria are eligible for assistance. This bill would define a "transition dependent" for purposes of these provisions to mean a minor who is between 17 years and 5 months of age and 18 years of age who is subject to the court's transition jurisdiction and would make other conforming and related changes. (4) Existing law establishes the Adoption Assistance Program and specifies the eligibility criteria for benefits to children who received those benefits with respect to a prior adoption that has since been dissolved, as specified, or because the adoptive parents died and other specified criteria are met. This bill would make those benefits available to nonminors. (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 727 and 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 346, to become operative only if AB 346 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2014, and this bill is enacted last. (6) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3299.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2356.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  11. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1478.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 8).

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

  25. Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.

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

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 787 STONE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB787 Stone By Yee

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Steinberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 787 STONE Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61007
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 70009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Stone — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 787 do?
(1) Existing law provides that a minor who has been abused or neglected, or who has violated a law or ordinance, as specified, is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as a dependent child or a ward, respectively. Existing law also establishes the court's transition jurisdiction over certain minors and nonminors, as specified. Existing law requires the court to consider whether a nonminor dependent may safely reside in the home of the parent or guardian and, if the nonminor cannot reside safely in that home, or if it is not in the minor's best interest to reside in the home, to consider whether to continue or terminate reunification services for the parent or legal guardian. This bill would authorize the court to order a nonminor dependent to reside in the home of the parent or former guardian if the court determines the nonminor dependent may safely reside in that home and to terminate or continue jurisdiction, as specified. The bill would require the court to hold periodic hearings for a nonminor dependent residing in that home and would require the social worker or probation officer to file a report describing the services offered to the family and the progress made by the family, as specified. By imposing new duties on social workers and probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes a court to resume dependency jurisdiction over a nonminor former dependent child of the juvenile court and to assume or resume transition jurisdiction over a nonminor former ward of the juvenile court if the nonminor meets specified eligibility criteria and signs a mutual transition or voluntary reentry agreement, as described. This bill would authorize, on and after January 1, 2014, a nonminor who has not attained 21 years of age to petition a specified court for a hearing to determine whether to assume dependency jurisdiction over him or her if he or she received public assistance after attaining 18 years of age, as specified, and the nonminor's former guardian or guardians or adoptive parent or parents died after he or she attained 18 years of age, but before he or she attains 21 years of age. The bill would require the juvenile court in which the petition was filed to order a hearing within 15 judicial days of filing if there is a prima facie showing that the nonminor meets certain eligibility criteria. The bill would require the court, prior to the hearing, to order the county child welfare or probation department to prepare a report that addresses the nonminor's educational or vocational plans, as specified, and recommendations for his or her placement. The bill would authorize the court to assume dependency jurisdiction over a former dependent or ward if, among other things, the nonminor intends and agrees to satisfy certain educational or vocational requirements and signs a voluntary reentry agreement. The bill would require the agency made responsible for the nonminor's placement and care to prepare a new transitional independent living case plan for the nonminor within 60 calendar days of the date the nonminor signs the voluntary reentry agreement and to submit the plan to the court for review, as specified. By imposing new duties on social workers and probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law authorizes the court to make any reasonable orders for the care, supervision, custody, conduct, maintenance, and support of a minor who is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, and to order the care, custody, and control of the minor to be under the supervision of the probation officer. This bill would make those provisions applicable to nonminors. By imposing additional duties on probation officers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law governs the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program and provides that nonminor dependents who meet specified criteria are eligible for assistance. This bill would define a "transition dependent" for purposes of these provisions to mean a minor who is between 17 years and 5 months of age and 18 years of age who is subject to the court's transition jurisdiction and would make other conforming and related changes. (4) Existing law establishes the Adoption Assistance Program and specifies the eligibility criteria for benefits to children who received those benefits with respect to a prior adoption that has since been dissolved, as specified, or because the adoptive parents died and other specified criteria are met. This bill would make those benefits available to nonminors. (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 727 and 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 346, to become operative only if AB 346 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2014, and this bill is enacted last. (6) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 787?
AB 787 is sponsored by Beall and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 787?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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