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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/09/2018
Subject: AB 2083 (Cooley): Foster Youth: Trauma-Informed System of Care
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2018-06
Referral Name:	AB 2083
Presenter:	Maura Connell, EHSD	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

Information

Referral History:

The County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) is sponsoring AB 2083 (Cooley), and the Director of the Employment and Human Services Department of the County, Kathy Gallagher, is recommending that the Legislation Committee consider recommending its support to the Board of Supervisors.

Referral Update:

AB 2083

Author:	Ken Cooley (D-008)
Title:	Foster Youth: Trauma-Informed System of Care
Fiscal Committee:	no
Urgency Clause:	no
Introduced:	02/07/2018
Last Amend:	03/19/2018
Disposition:	Pending
Committee:	Assembly Human Services Committee
Hearing:	04/10/2018 1:30 pm, State Capitol, Room 437

Summary:

Adopts Continuum of Care Reform to improve California' s child welfare system and its outcomes, including an increase in home-based family care. Ensures that a resource family applicant completes training regarding the effects of trauma, child abuse, and neglect, and methods to behaviorally support impacted children. Establishes a joint interagency resolution team to develop guidance, provide support, and increase the capacity and delivery of trauma-informed care.

The amended bill is included in Attachment A.

A Fact Sheet from the author's office is Attachment B.

No bill analysis has been prepared as yet. CSAC has a "pending" position on the bill at the present.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position of "Support" on AB 2083 (Cooley): Foster Youth: Trauma-Informed System of Care, as recommended by the Director of Employment and Human Services, and direct staff to place the item on the Board's consent calendar for April 24, 2018.

Attachments
Attachment A: Bill Text
Attachment B: Fact Sheet