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(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.
(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.
(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.
(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.