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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16507.6.

16507.6. If a minor has been voluntarily placed with the county welfare department subsequent to January 1, 1982, for out-of-home placement by his or her parents or guardians pursuant to this chapter and the minor has remained out of their physical custody for a consecutive period not to exceed 180 days or at least 90 days before the minor attains 18 years of age, the department shall do one of the following:
(a) Return the minor to the physical custody of his or her parents or guardians.
(b) Refer the minor to a licensed adoption agency for consideration of adoptive planning and receipt of a permanent relinquishment of care and custody rights from the parents pursuant to Section 8700 of the Family Code.
(c) Apply for a petition pursuant to Section 332 and file the petition with the juvenile court to have the minor declared a dependent child of the court under Section 300, in that return to the parental home would be contrary to the best interests of the child. The petition shall be filed, and the juvenile court shall issue a dispositional order in the case, if appropriate, prior to the minor attaining 18 years of age.
(d) Refer the minor placed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 16507.3 to an interagency administrative review board as may be required in federal regulations. One member of the board shall be a licensed mental health practitioner. The review board shall review the appropriateness and continued necessity of six additional months of voluntary placement, the extent of the compliance with the voluntary placement plan, and the adequacy of services to the family and child. If the minor cannot be returned home by the 12th month of voluntary placement services, the department shall proceed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c).
(e) Refer the minor placed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16507.3 to an administrative review board as may be required in federal regulations and as described in subdivision (b) of Section 16503. If the minor cannot be returned home by the 12th month of voluntary placement services, the department shall proceed as described in subdivision (b), (c), or (d).
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 487, Sec. 10. (AB 787) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16508.

16508. Permanent placement services shall be provided or arranged for by county welfare department staff for children who cannot safely live with their parents and are not likely to return to their own homes, and to nonminor dependents in planned permanent living arrangements. Permanent placement services, including supportive transition services, shall be available without regard to income to the following children:
(a) Children judged dependent under Section 300 where a review has determined that reunification, adoption, tribal customary adoption, or guardianship is inappropriate.
(b) Recipients of public assistance under the nonfederally funded Aid to Families with Dependent Children Foster Care program who are wards of a legal guardian pursuant to Section 11405, where a review has determined that reunification or adoption is inappropriate.
(c) On and after January 1, 2012, nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400, who are receiving AFDC-FC pursuant to Section 11403.
(d) For purposes of this section, “supportive transition services” means permanent placement services provided to nonminor dependents as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 846, Sec. 57. (AB 1712) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16508.2.

16508.2. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish additional alternatives to foster care placements. Therapeutic day services is an alternative which has been shown in other states to be effective in reunifying families, and in avoiding or shortening the time the children must stay in foster care, and in reunifying placed children with their families. It has also been found to be significantly less expensive than foster care.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1139, Sec. 4. Effective September 21, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16509.

16509. Cultural and religious child-rearing practices and beliefs which differ from general community standards shall not in themselves create a need for child welfare services unless the practices present a specific danger to the physical or emotional safety of the child.
(Added by renumbering Section 16508 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 58. Effective September 13, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16509.1.

16509.1. No child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected within the purview of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 62. Effective September 13, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16509.2.

16509.2. The physical or mental incapacity, or both, in itself, of a parent or a child, shall not result in a presumption of need for child welfare services.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 63. Effective September 13, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16511.

16511. This chapter shall not be construed to give the department or county welfare departments any law enforcement powers.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in such a manner as to give the department any law enforcement powers, nor to change or interfere with the responsibility of law enforcement, probation officers and departments to take direct action on behalf of children as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 625) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 and Article 7 (commencing with Section 650) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2. Nor shall this part in any way relieve persons administering and working in child welfare services programs from the obligation resting on all citizens to report crimes to duly authorized law enforcement agencies. Nothing herein shall be construed as changing in any way the responsibility of probation officers and departments for initiating juvenile court proceedings as set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 650) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2, nor other duties and responsibilities assigned to them by law.
(Added by renumbering Section 16506 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 45. Effective September 13, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16512.

16512. (a) The department shall report every third year, commencing in 1989, to the Legislature on the operation and progress of the child welfare services program.
(b) The report shall include both of the following:
(1) The number of reported child abuse cases, on an aggregate basis and on a county-by-county basis, and by types of abuse.
(2) The disposition of cases reported, on an aggregate basis and on a county-by-county basis.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 722, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16513.

16513. Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report.
(Amended (as renumbered by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 842, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16513.2.

16513.2. Funding of this chapter is subject to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 10100).
(Added by renumbering Section 16513 (as added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1235) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 630. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16513.5.

16513.5. Any party to a dependency proceeding may bring a motion before the juvenile court to have a social worker removed from the case. The juvenile court judge in the dependency proceeding shall grant the motion if a preponderance of evidence shows that a conflict of interest has occurred that would interfere with the social worker’s ability to objectively carry out his or her duties, which may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(a) The social worker has had sexual contact, as defined in Section 43.93 of the Civil Code, with any party to the dependency proceedings.
(b) The social worker has a relationship with an individual who is adopting or attempting to adopt a child who is the subject of the pending dependency proceeding, and the relationship is of such a nature that a conflict of interest or bias may exist on the part of the social worker which may compromise his or her objectivity.
(c) The social worker has been convicted of perjury with regard to the dependency proceeding before the court.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 502, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16516.

16516. (a) No social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court for purposes of this chapter shall, directly or indirectly, lobby for, act as a consultant to, enter into a business transaction with, acquire ownership of, or obtain a pecuniary interest in, any business, whether organized for profit or as a nonprofit entity, which has received any funds or income from court-ordered child welfare services.
(b) (1) Any public law enforcement agency or any private entity shall have standing to bring an action seeking a civil remedy pursuant to this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to any or all of the following remedies, as ordered by the court, in its discretion:
(A) Restitution of funds received in violation of this section.
(B) Statutory damages of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), not to exceed treble the amount of the funds received in violation of this section.
(C) Actual damages resulting from a violation of this section.
(D) Termination of the grant or contract.
(E) Reasonable attorney’s fees.
(F) Any other relief that the court deems proper.
(c) For purposes of this section, “court-ordered child welfare services” include those services ordered by the court pursuant to Sections 11450 and 16501 for a dependent or ward of the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 231. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16516.5.

16516.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments shall be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer. Each monthly visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the county social worker or probation officer. The private discussion shall not be held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the group home staff. The social worker or probation officer shall advise the foster child that he or she has the right to request that the private discussion occur outside the group home. If a foster child requests to have the private discussion outside the group home, that private discussion shall not replace the visit in the group home. However, the social worker or probation officer shall not be required to schedule an additional visit to accommodate the request. The contents of the private discussion shall not be disclosed to the group home staff, except that the social worker or probation officer may disclose information under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The social worker or probation officer believes that the foster child may be in danger of harming himself or herself, or others.
(2) The social worker or probation officer believes that disclosure is necessary to meet the needs of the child.
(3) The child consents to disclosure of the information.
(b) The location of monthly visits for each foster child who is placed in a group home by a county welfare department or a county probation department shall comply with federal requirements as described in Section 624(f)(2)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code. No more than two consecutive monthly visits may be held outside the residence of the foster child.
(c) If the visit does not occur in the place of residence, the social worker or probation officer shall document in the case file and in the court report the location of the visit and the reason for the visit occurring outside the place of residence.
(d) (1) Prior to the 2011–12 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 10101, the state shall pay 100 percent of the nonfederal costs associated with the monthly visitation requirement in subdivision (a) in excess of the minimum semiannual visits required under current regulations.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), beginning in the 2011–12 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, funding and expenditures for programs and activities under this section shall be in accordance with the requirements provided in Sections 30025 and 30026.5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. (SB 342) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16516.6.

16516.6. (a) When a county social worker or probation officer makes a regular visit with a child in any licensed, certified, or approved foster home, the regular visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the social worker or probation officer. The private discussion shall not be held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the foster parent or caregiver. The social worker or probation officer shall advise the foster child that he or she has the right to request that the private discussion occur outside the foster home. If a foster child requests to have the private discussion outside the foster home, that private discussion shall not replace the visit in the foster home. However, the social worker or probation officer shall not be required to schedule an additional visit to accommodate the request. The contents of the private discussion shall not be disclosed to the foster parent or caregiver, except that the social worker or probation officer may disclose information under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The social worker or probation officer believes that the foster child may be in danger of harming himself or herself, or others.
(2) The social worker or probation officer believes that disclosure is necessary to meet the needs of the child.
(3) The child consents to disclosure of the information.
(b) The location of monthly visits for each foster child who is placed in a licensed, certified, or approved foster home by a county welfare department or a county probation department shall comply with federal requirements as described in Section 624(f)(2)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code. No more than two consecutive monthly visits may be held outside the residence of the foster child.
(c) If the visit does not occur in the place of residence, the social worker or probation officer shall document in the case file and in the court report the location of the visit and the reason for the visit occurring outside the place of residence.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 492, Sec. 2. (SB 342) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16517.

16517. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following:
(A) To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of shelter.
(B) To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when housing remains a problem.
(2) Through the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625), housing assistance may be made available to families eligible for assistance under this program.
(b) (1) For the purposes of the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625), the county department of social services is designated “the public child welfare agency.”
(2) If a county chooses to participate in the Section 8 housing certificate program, all of the following shall occur:
(A) The county department of social services shall make the determination, pursuant to Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625), that an eligible child is at imminent risk of placement in out-of-home care or that an eligible child in out-of-home care under its supervision may be returned to his or her family.
(B) The county department of social services shall certify an eligible family as one for which the lack of adequate housing is a primary factor in the imminent placement of the family’s child or children in out-of-home care or in the delayed discharge of a child or children to the family from out-of-home care.
(C) The county department of social services shall transmit, in writing, its certification pursuant to subparagraph (B) to the local public housing agency responsible, pursuant to Section 34327.3 of the Health and Safety Code, for administering assistance under the Section 8 housing certificate program.
(c) As used in this section, “Section 8” means Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.).
(d) The State Department of Social Services may, upon the request of a local public entity, provide technical assistance for the purpose of developing applications and plans from the local public entity for federal funding under the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625).
(e) The State Department of Social Services is authorized to adopt emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code in order to implement the purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 3. Effective July 23, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16517.5.

16517.5. (a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:
(1) A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child.
(2) The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1).
(b) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.
(Added by renumbering Section 16517 (as added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 497, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 631. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16518.

16518. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county placement agencies, foster care providers, and other interested community parties, shall establish criteria to be used for conducting a comprehensive home study of a licensed or foster parent that evaluates the ability, readiness, and willingness of the licensed foster parent to meet the varying needs of children. The department shall consult with the Task Force on Accreditation of Services for Children established pursuant to Section 1565 of the Health and Safety Code, and shall, as appropriate, consider the accreditation standards that are included in the accreditation plan when developing the home study criteria. The home study criteria developed pursuant to this section shall become operative at such time as the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1521.6 of the Health and Safety Code are filed with the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 967, Sec. 3. (AB 2466) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16518.5.

16518.5. 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.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5 - State Child Welfare Services › Section 16519.

16519. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Safety, permanency, and well-being are crucial for the more than 82,000 California children in foster care, and are paramount to achieving both federal and state child welfare system improvement goals. Foster children need safe homes with permanent connections to family or other caring adults. The current licensing and approval system, which screens families to care for foster children, fails to support these outcomes.
(b) Children in foster care live in a variety of out-of-home care settings: licensed foster family homes, approved relative and nonrelative extended family member homes, foster family agencies, and group homes. All of these placement types, considered facilities under current law, are required to meet the respective health and safety standards in order to be licensed or approved. This has produced administrative inefficiencies and confusion among stakeholders, and has contributed to difficulty in recruiting suitable foster family homes for children in out-of-home care. Increasing the number of available suitable homes will improve the likelihood that the best home will be initially identified to meet a child’s particular needs.
(c) Child safety and well-being are not achieved solely by ensuring that the home the child is placed in is free from physical hazards and that adults living in the home do not have disqualifying criminal convictions or past reports of child abuse. Child safety and well-being are also dependent upon consideration of the resource family’s psychosocial history that includes physical health, mental health, alcohol and substance abuse, family violence or abuse, and experience caring for children.
(d) Research shows that children in out-of-home care placed with relatives and nonrelative extended family members are more stable, more likely to be placed with siblings, and more likely to stay connected to their community and extended family. California statutory and regulatory provisions should maximize the likelihood that a child will initially be placed in the care of a safe relative or nonrelative extended family member who is willing to provide permanent care if reunification cannot be achieved.
(e) Families living in the same neighborhood as a family from which a child has been removed are often best suited to provide for the immediate placement needs of that child.
(f) Families who provide care to children in out-of-home placement are a valuable resource to the people of this state and to the children for whom they provide care.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 464, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.1 - Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund › Section 16524.

16524. (a) The Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of donated grants, gifts, or bequests made to the state from private sources, and the moneys in the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to enhance the state’s ability to provide a comprehensive system of supports that promote positive outcomes for children and families.
(b) To the extent possible, the department shall use moneys in the fund as a match to obtain federal participation in the cost of eligible activities.
(c) Moneys made available through the Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund shall be used to augment federal, state, or county funds made available for the child welfare services program.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys in the Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund shall provide for activities including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Providing mandated training statewide for all child welfare services social workers.
(2) Standardizing training so that all foster parents and relative caregivers in the state receive the same level and quality of training.
(3) Expediting the implementation of evidence-based practices, as recommended in the Child Welfare Services (CWS) Redesign.
(4) Supporting the state’s ability to achieve improved outcomes for children and families consistent with the terms of the State of California Program Improvement Plan (PIP) for the Child Welfare Services Program.
(5) Supporting technical assistance efforts for counties.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 168, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.1 - Child Welfare Services Program Improvement Fund › Section 16524.5.

16524.5. (a) The State Department of Social Services may fund the various activities authorized pursuant to Section 16524 by means of grants rather than contracts. The grants shall not be subject to the review specified in Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.
(b) The department may renew grants for the various activities authorized pursuant to Section 16524 that exceed three years in duration if the grant is reviewed annually and the grantee is found to be satisfactorily meeting the grant objectives.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 594, Sec. 1. (AB 2129) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.2 - Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program › Section 16524.6.

16524.6. The Legislature finds and declares that in order to reduce the vulnerability of all children in California communities to incidents of commercial sexual exploitation, and adequately serve children who have been sexually exploited, it is necessary that counties develop and utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to early identification, prevention education, case management, service planning, and provision of services, and that counties develop and utilize interagency protocols to ensure services are provided as needed to this population.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 558, Sec. 5. (AB 1227) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.2 - Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program › Section 16524.8.

16524.8. (a) (1) Each county electing to receive funds from the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program pursuant to this chapter shall develop an interagency protocol to be utilized in serving sexually exploited children. The county protocol shall be developed by a team led by a representative of the county human services department and shall include representatives from each of the following agencies:
(A) The county probation department.
(B) The county mental health department.
(C) The county public health department.
(D) The juvenile court in the county.
(E) The county office of education.
(F) The county sheriff’s department.
(2) The team may include, but shall not be limited to, representatives from local education agencies, local law enforcement, survivors of sexual exploitation, and other providers as necessary.
(b) At a minimum, the interagency protocol shall address the provision of services to children who have been sexually exploited and are within the definition of Section 300, including, but not limited to, the use of a multidisciplinary team approach to provide coordinated case management, service planning, and services to these children.
(c) Counties that developed a protocol prior to the inclusion of county offices of education and county sheriff’s departments as required partners pursuant to this section may, but are not required to, revise protocols to reflect input by these entities.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 558, Sec. 7. (AB 1227) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.2 - Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program › Section 16524.9.

16524.9. (a) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association, shall ensure that the statewide child welfare information system is capable of collecting data concerning children who are commercially sexually exploited, including children who are referred to the child abuse hotline and children currently served by county child welfare and probation departments who are subsequently identified as victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(b) The department shall disseminate any necessary instructions on data entry to the county child welfare and probation department staff.
(c) The department shall implement this section no later than June 1, 2018.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 77. (SB 187) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.2 - Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program › Section 16524.10.

16524.10. The State Department of Social Services, no later than April 1, 2017, shall provide the following information to the Legislature regarding the implementation of this chapter:
(a) The participating counties.
(b) The number of victims served by each county.
(c) The types of services provided.
(d) Innovative strategies relating to collaboration with children, child service providers, and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation regarding prevention, training, and services.
(e) The identification of further barriers and challenges to preventing and serving commercially sexually exploited children.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 79. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Operative January 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 16524.11.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.2 - Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program › Section 16524.11.

16524.11. This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 79. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (January 1, 2015) for Chapter 5.2, commencing with Section 16524.6.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.3 - Services for Children Who Are Exposed to Alcohol or Drugs or Who Are HIV Positive › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 16525.

16525. The definitions in this article shall control the interpretation of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.3 - Services for Children Who Are Exposed to Alcohol or Drugs or Who Are HIV Positive › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 16525.1.

16525.1. “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 4 - SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN › CHAPTER 5.3 - Services for Children Who Are Exposed to Alcohol or Drugs or Who Are HIV Positive › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 16525.2.

16525.2. “Eligible child” means any child who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b), and subdivision (c).
(a) Any child who has a medically diagnosed condition or symptoms resulting from, or suspected as resulting from, substance abuse by the mother.
(b) Any child who is HIV positive.
(c) Any child who meets the requirements of either subdivision (a) or (b) and who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The child is a dependent child of the court.
(2) The child is aged newborn to 36 months. The maximum age prescribed by this paragraph shall be increased to 60 months if funds are available within the existing appropriation for counties maintaining a program for a minimum of three years, or, for other counties, if funds are available pursuant to the California Children and Families Program (Division 108 (commencing with Section 130100) of the Health and Safety Code) to provide services to children who are aged between 36 and 60 months.
(3) The child is the child of a resident of a participating county pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 799, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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16525.3. “HIV” means human immunodeficiency virus.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.4. “HIV positive” means a condition of being medically diagnosed as infected with HIV.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.5. “Specialized in-home health care” means, but is not limited to, those services identified by the child’s primary physician as appropriately administered by a foster parent, trained by health care professionals pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child to his or her home.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.10. (a)  In order to promote the development of placements that will allow children to move into more homelike environments, counties may establish an “Options for Recovery” program.
(b) Prior to the 2011–12 fiscal year, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the “Options for Recovery” services shall be funded with a 30 percent nonfederal county share consistent with the normal sharing ratio for child welfare services. This county share may be provided with county general funds, or other sources of funds which are unrestricted and are eligible for this use as provided by the funding source. The source of the county share shall meet all applicable state and federal requirements and provide counties with maximum flexibility.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), beginning in the 2011–12 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, funding and expenditures for programs and activities under this section shall be in accordance with the requirements provided in Sections 30025 and 30026.5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 141. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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16525.11. Each participating county shall recruit foster families that shall be licensed as foster family homes and trained to care for children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or who test HIV positive.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.13. (a) A participating county shall provide special training to recruited foster parents to care for eligible children and shall certify that the training has been provided.
(b) Participating counties may provide the same special training to relative caretakers of project-eligible children, if classroom space permits and the cost of providing the training does not exceed the county’s allocation for project training.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.14. When a child is identified by a physician, medical team, county social worker, or placement source as a child who may be eligible for services under this chapter, the county shall determine if the child is eligible for placement pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.15. (a) A participating county shall select a specialized foster family home for the child within the county in which the child’s eligibility is established.
(b) If an eligible child’s out-of-home placement changes from one participating county to another participating county, the child shall remain eligible for services.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 52. Effective October 3, 1997.)
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16525.17. (a) Participating counties shall prepare a child welfare services case plan pursuant to regulations adopted by the department and arrange nonmedical support services, including respite care for specially trained foster parents and relative caretakers.
(b) Each participating county shall monitor the foster home in accordance with applicable regulations governing the foster care and child welfare services programs authorized by Article 5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 3 and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16500).
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.20. (a) The Legislature encourages participating counties to design and implement a range of respite options for specially trained foster parents and relative caretakers, from foster parent to foster parent cooperatives to more formal arrangements for services from subcontractors.
(b) No one who resides in the home with the eligible child shall receive payment for providing respite services for the eligible child or for any other child living in the home.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.25. The counties participating pursuant to this section shall do both of the following:
(a) Maintain existing programs and standards for a specialized foster home recruitment and training project that will establish foster care placements to care for eligible children.
(b) Coordinate sources of funding and services available to eligible children in order to maximize the social services provided to these children and avoid duplication of programs and funding.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 142. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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16525.26. A participating county may contract for the provision of services under this chapter on a sole source basis.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.27. (a) Each participating county shall submit written progress reports as required by the department.
(b) The progress report required by subdivision (a) shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following data:
(1) An estimate of the number of children adjudicated dependents of the juvenile court under Article 6 (commencing with Section 300) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 who are eligible children.
(2) The number of eligible children who are in all of the following:
(A) Foster family homes.
(B) Group homes.
(C) Homes of relative caretakers.
(D) Certified foster family homes.
(3) The number of eligible children who are in specialized foster care placements during and at the termination of the demonstration project.
(4) The cost of providing training to foster parents in the care of eligible children.
(5) The cost of providing specialized care for eligible children.
(6) The cost of providing respite care services and the number of respite care hours each family received.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 606, Sec. 53. Effective October 3, 1997.)
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16525.29. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or HIV positive who have adoption as a case plan goal from receiving services under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
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16525.30. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 1250, 1251, 1254, 1270, 1501, 1502, 1505, 1507, 1521, 1530.6, and 11002, subdivision (c) of Section 1550, and subdivision (a) of Section 11154 of the Health and Safety Code, and Sections 2052, 2725, 2732, and 2795 of the Business and Professions Code, subdivisions (b) and (c) shall control the placement of a child pursuant to this chapter.
(b) A county may place children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or HIV positive in foster family homes pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) If a county makes a placement pursuant to subdivision (b), a foster parent trained by health care professionals pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child may provide specialized in-home health care to that foster child.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)