Section 16516.
16516. (a) No social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court for purposes of this chapter shall, directly or indirectly, lobby for, act as a consultant to, enter into a business transaction with, acquire ownership of, or obtain a pecuniary interest in, any business, whether organized for profit or as a nonprofit […]
Section 16516.5.
16516.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments shall be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer. Each monthly visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the county social worker […]
Section 16516.6.
16516.6. (a) When a county social worker or probation officer makes a regular visit with a child in any licensed, certified, or approved foster home, the regular visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the social worker or probation officer. The private discussion shall not be held in the presence or immediate […]
Section 16517.
16517. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following: (A) To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of shelter. (B) To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when housing remains a problem. (2) Through the Section 8 housing certificate program […]
Section 16517.5.
16517.5. (a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following: (1) A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child. (2) The spouse […]
Section 16508.1.
16508.1. (a) For every child who is in foster care, or who enters foster care, on or after January 1, 1999, and has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months, the social worker shall submit to the court a recommendation that the court set a hearing pursuant to Section 366.26 for […]
Section 16518.
16518. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county placement agencies, foster care providers, and other interested community parties, shall establish criteria to be used for conducting a comprehensive home study of a licensed or foster parent that evaluates the ability, readiness, and willingness of the licensed foster parent to meet the varying […]
Section 16508.2.
16508.2. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish additional alternatives to foster care placements. Therapeutic day services is an alternative which has been shown in other states to be effective in reunifying families, and in avoiding or shortening the time the children must stay in foster care, and in reunifying placed children with […]
Section 16518.5.
16518.5. When placing foster children, the placing agency shall not decline to place a child with a resource family because of a resource family parent’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 967, Sec. 4. (AB 2466) Effective January 1, 2023.)
Section 16509.
16509. Cultural and religious child-rearing practices and beliefs which differ from general community standards shall not in themselves create a need for child welfare services unless the practices present a specific danger to the physical or emotional safety of the child. (Added by renumbering Section 16508 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 58. Effective September […]