Legislature Approves Stone Follow-Up Measure to 2015 Reforms to Foster Care Placement Options
SACRAMENTO—The California Legislature has approved AB 1997 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) with strong bipartisan support. The measure, sponsored by the California Department of Social Services, builds upon the 2015 reforms to placement and treatment options for youth in foster care implemented by Stone’s AB 403.
“I’m honored to advance the effort to reform placement options on the continuum of care spectrum for youth in foster care,” said Stone. “Building upon major 2015 reforms, this measure takes additional critical steps to help youth access the support they need to return to their families or to find a permanent home if returning to their families is not an option.”