SB 1319 Summary

• Extends crisis nursery provisions indefinitely by deleting the January 1, 2014 repeal date, allowing crisis nurseries to continue operating as facilities providing short-term care for children under six years old during family crises.

• Eliminates civil penalties for licensed foster family homes and certified family homes of foster family agencies under the California Community Care Facilities Act, except for penalties related to fingerprinting and operating without a valid license.

• Modifies group home rate classification audits to adjust weighted hours and capacity by the ratio of AFDC-FC eligible to ineligible children when auditing programs serving mixed populations.

• Removes the January 1, 2014 expiration date on nursing staff requirements for community treatment facilities admitting children not requiring 24-hour nursing coverage, making these staffing standards permanent.

• Authorizes the director to extend foster care payment and group home operation waivers in incremental three-year periods (rather than a single three-year extension) based on review of evaluation results and continued compliance.