Bill > SB1345

This bill makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law regarding foster children, specifically focusing on supporting minor parents and their children who are in out-of-home care due to abuse or neglect. It amends Section 16004.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to clarify language, ensuring that the law refers to "their" parents rather than "his or her" parents when discussing a minor parent's removal from custody. The bill also emphasizes the importance of identifying and utilizing "whole family placements" and other supportive care models for dependent teens and their children, encouraging child welfare agencies, providers, and the state to work together to develop and allocate resources for these placements. Additionally, it reiterates the encouragement for the State Department of Social Services and local child welfare agencies to collect data on minor parents in foster care and their children, and to gather information for developing a more effective payment structure to reimburse caregivers for the costs associated with infant care and teen parent mentoring.

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