California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2684: Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 16516.7 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles. juveniles Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation. Existing law requires monthly visits by a county social worker or county probation officer to foster children, as specified. Existing law requires the monthly visit to include a private discussion between the social worker or probation officer and the foster child, and prohibits the contents of the private discussions from being disclosed to the foster parent or caregiver or group home staff, except as specified…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 16516.7 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles. juveniles Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation. Existing law requires monthly visits by a county social worker or county probation officer to foster children, as specified. Existing law requires the monthly visit to include a private discussion between the social worker or probation officer and the foster child, and prohibits the contents of the private discussions from being disclosed to the foster parent or caregiver or group home staff, except as specified. This bill would authorize a social worker or probation officer to allow nonminor dependents who are placed out of state the option to have their monthly visit through a virtual visit, as defined. The bill would require informed consent from the nonminor dependent and documentation in the case plan. The bill would require the virtual visit to include a private discussion between the nonminor dependent and the social worker or probation officer, and would prohibit the contents of the private discussion from being disclosed to a foster parent or caregiver, except as specified. The bill would authorize a nonminor dependent to request an in-person visit and would authorize the social worker or probation officer to shift the virtual visit to an in-person visit. The bill would require the social worker or probation officer …