California SB1421: California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 10601.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare. child welfare California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish the California Child and Family Service Review System in order to review all county child welfare systems, including child protective services, foster care, adoption, family preservation, family support, and independent living…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Section 10601.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare. child welfare California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish the California Child and Family Service Review System in order to review all county child welfare systems, including child protective services, foster care, adoption, family preservation, family support, and independent living. Existing law requires the review system outcome indicators to be consistent with the federal child and family service review measures and standards for child and family outcomes and system factors, as specified. This bill would require the review system to include data measures related to utilization of programs for nonminor dependents that are designed to reduce poverty, and would require the department to conduct a comprehensive review of county performance on those measures, as specified. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 10601.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 10601.2. (a) The State Department of Social Services shall establish, by April 1, 2003, the California Child and Family Service Review System, in order to review all county child welfare systems. These reviews shall cover child protective services, foster care, …

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Sponsors

• (D, SD02) · primary sponsor