California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 10618.7

WIC § 10618.7 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 9 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Foster Outreach and Support for Tax Education Readiness (FOSTER) Act.

(b)(1) By no later than July 30, 2026, the department shall issue guidance to county welfare departments and juvenile probation departments with information to support best practices for encouraging nonminor dependents to file state and federal income tax returns and to access the state foster youth tax credit, as described in Section 17052.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(2)This guidance shall be updated as needed and reissued no less than every two years thereafter.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 230, Sec. 1. (SB 624) Effective January 1, 2026.