SB 794 Summary

• Requires county child welfare agencies and probation departments to implement policies by September 29, 2016 to identify, document, and determine services for children at risk of commercial sexual exploitation, and to develop protocols to locate missing foster youth.

• Mandates case plans for youth 14 and older and nonminor dependents be developed in consultation with the youth, allowing them to choose up to 2 case planning team members, and requiring documentation of rights and services for victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

• Expands caregiver training requirements to include knowledge and skills related to the reasonable and prudent parent standard for age-appropriate activities, and requires designated staff in community care facilities to apply this standard to children's participation decisions.

• Lowers the age for credit report services from 16 to 14 years old and requires annual credit report inquiries for foster children, with assistance interpreting reports and resolving inaccuracies.

• Requires 30% of federal adoption assistance savings be spent on postadoption services, postguardianship services, and services supporting permanent outcomes for children at risk of foster care entry.