DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN 16000-16545›CHAPTER 1. Foster Care Placement 16000-16014
§ 16010.8
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It is the intent of the Legislature that no child or youth in foster care reside in group care for longer than one year. The State Department of Social Services shall provide updates to the Legislature, commencing no later than January 1, 2014, regarding the outcomes of assessments of children and youth who have been in group homes for longer than one year and the corresponding outcomes of transitions, or plans to transition, them into family settings.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 21, Sec. 41. (AB 74) Effective June 27, 2013.)
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