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DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.98›PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN 16000-16589›CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services 16500-16523.59

§ 16518.5

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When placing foster children, the placing agency shall not decline to place a child with a resource family because of a resource family parent’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 967, Sec. 4. (AB 2466) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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