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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1847
Introduced by Assembly Member Essayli
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January 17, 2024 |
An act to amend Section 16512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1847, as introduced, Essayli.
Child welfare services: report.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to report every 3rd year, commencing in 1989, to the Legislature on the operation and progress of the child welfare services program, and include specified child abuse case information.
This bill would instead require the department to make that report annually.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 16512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:16512.
(a) The department shall annually 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.