Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18999.98]
( Division 9 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000 - 16589]
( Heading of Part 4 amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429. ) CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services [16500 - 16523.59]
( Heading of Chapter 5 amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 33. ) 16504.6.
The State Department of Social Services shall evaluate a request from an Indian tribe to exempt a crime that is exemptible under Section 1522 of the Health and Safety Code, if needed, to allow placement into an Indian home that the tribe has designated for placement under Section 361.31 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.). However, the tribe may request that the county with jurisdiction over the child evaluate the exemption request. Once a tribe has elected to have the exemption request reviewed by either the State Department of Social Services or the county, the exemption decision may only be made by that entity. Nothing in this section limits the duty of a county social worker to evaluate the home for placement or to gather
information needed to evaluate an exemption request.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 656, Sec. 33. (AB 81) Effective September 27, 2024.)