California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 11462.041

WIC § 11462.041 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)The Legislature recognizes that group homes are one of the primary placement options utilized by probation departments to avoid inappropriate housing of youth in a detention hall, more so since the 2007 realignment of most juvenile offenders from state supervision to county supervision. In order to further improve outcomes for these youth, targeted efforts will be required at the state and local levels to create sufficient capacity in home-based family care and in short-term residential therapeutic programs in order to serve these youth safely in the least restrictive, family-based settings, whenever possible. This increased capacity is needed in both the number of related and unrelated family-based caregivers, in the caregivers’ ability to meet the needs of probation youth, and in the services and supports available to these caregivers. Additionally, there must be sufficient capacity in short-term residential therapeutic programs to meet the needs of probation youth and ensure public safety.

(b)To meet the capacity needs described in subdivision (a), commencing on January 1, 2016, county probation departments shall do all of the following:

(1)Work with group home providers to develop short-term residential therapeutic programs that meet the treatment needs of probation supervised youth in foster care.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 95. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.