CA AB1005

Requires the State Department of Social Services to establish a statewide 24/7 hotline by January 1, 2021, as the entry point for a Family Urgent Response System to respond to crises involving foster children, youth, and their caregivers.

Mandates counties establish joint county-based Family Urgent Response Systems by January 1, 2021, including mobile response and stabilization teams available 24/7 with ability to provide in-person response within one to three hours for urgent needs.

Counties must submit coordinated plans to the state by November 1, 2020, describing how their systems will provide crisis deescalation, stabilization, and connection to community services for foster children, youth, and caregivers.

Requires the Department of Social Services to publish annual reports beginning January 1, 2022, containing deidentified data on hotline usage, call dispositions, and outcomes including placement stability and permanency timelines.

Implementation is contingent on appropriation of funds through the annual Budget Act or another statute, with no state reimbursement required for local agencies under existing 2011 Realignment funding structures.