Bill > AB2769

This bill expands eligibility for the Adoption Assistance Program (AAP), which provides financial aid to help children in foster care achieve permanency through adoption. Specifically, it adds a new category for nonminor dependents (individuals aged 18 or older who were in foster care) who were under an adoption assistance agreement before their 16th birthday, were attending high school or vocational training full-time or pursuing a high school equivalency certificate before turning 18, and continue this attendance while living with their adoptive parent. These individuals would remain eligible for AAP benefits until they complete their program or turn 19, whichever comes first. The bill also clarifies that if federal funding is not available for these extended AAP payments, the state will ensure state-realigned funding is used to cover the costs, and it designates this expansion as a state-mandated local program, though it specifies that no reimbursement is required by this act for a particular reason.

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