DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN 16000-16545›CHAPTER 2.2. State Adoption Services 16130-16133
§ 16131
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It is the intent of the Legislature to conform state statutes to federal legislation, including the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (Public Law 113-183) and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), and to reinvest any incentive payments received through implementation of the federal act into the child welfare system in order to provide adoption services and other legal permanency options for children.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 425, Sec. 25. (SB 794) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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