Senate Bill 794: Policy Analysis
Child Welfare Services is a sensitive topic that requires a vast amount of legislation and attention because it is a duty to provide for a minor regardless of their situation. On March 3rd, 2015, Senate Bill 794 was introduced by the Committee on Human Services as well as Senators McGuire, Berryhill, Hancock, Liu, and Nguyen during California’s 2015-2016 regular session. The bill would amend Section 7950 of the Family Code, to add Section 1522.44 to the Health and Safety Code.
The current law creates a system of statewide child welfare services that are administered by the State Department of Social Services along with individual county child welfare agencies. Both are committed to provide all children a safe environment that is free from abuse and neglect. Senate Bill 794 would add various changes to the current law such as requiring county child welfare agencies to “implement policies and procedures to identify, document, and determine appropriate services for children and youth who are receiving child welfare services pursuant to federal law and are, or are at risk of becoming, victims of commercial sexual exploitation” (Legiscan) by September 29, 2016. This law would also require the county probation or department of …show more content…
The bill would also mandate that community care facilities that provide supervision for children must assign a staff member to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions that involve participation of a child in developmentally appropriate activities. This bill would also impose foster parent training requirements on all
The current law creates a system of statewide child welfare services that are administered by the State Department of Social Services along with individual county child welfare agencies. Both are committed to provide all children a safe environment that is free from abuse and neglect. Senate Bill 794 would add various changes to the current law such as requiring county child welfare agencies to “implement policies and procedures to identify, document, and determine appropriate services for children and youth who are receiving child welfare services pursuant to federal law and are, or are at risk of becoming, victims of commercial sexual exploitation” (Legiscan) by September 29, 2016. This law would also require the county probation or department of …show more content…
The bill would also mandate that community care facilities that provide supervision for children must assign a staff member to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions that involve participation of a child in developmentally appropriate activities. This bill would also impose foster parent training requirements on all