Miguel Santiago voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom
Title: Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights
Title: Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights
Vote to pass with amendment a bill that amends the Foster Care Bill of Rights
Requires children in foster care and their representatives to be informed of their rights in an age-appropriate manner (Sec. 1).
Specifies that children and non-minor dependents in the foster care system have rights that include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 3):
The right to review their own case plan and plan for permanent placement starting at the age of 10;
The right to be referred to by the child’s preferred name and pronouns;
The right to the privacy of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression;
The right to have reasonable access to a computer and the internet;
The right to receive medical, dental, vision, or mental health services;
The right to treatment in accordance with the child’s sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; and
The right to be placed in out-of-home care in accordance with the child’s gender identity regardless of gender or sex listed on child welfare, medical, or vital records.
Requires caregivers, child welfare and probation personnel, and legal counsel to receive training for best care practices related to LGBTQ children (Sec. 3).
Title: Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights
Vote to pass a bill that amends the Foster Care Bill of Rights
Requires that children in foster care and their representatives be informed of their rights in an age appropriate manner (Sec. 1).
Establishes that children and non-minor dependents in the foster care system have rights that include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 3):
The right to review their own case plan and plan for permanent placement starting at the age of ten;
The right to be referred to by the child’s preferred name and pronouns;
The right to the privacy of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression;
The right to have reasonable access to a computer and the internet;
The right to treatment in accordance with the child’s sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; and
The right to be placed in out-of-home care in accordance with the child’s gender identity regardless of gender or sex listed on child welfare, medical, or vital records.
Requires caregivers, child welfare and probation personnel, and legal counsel to receive training for best care practices related to LGBTQ children (Sec. 3)
Title: Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights