CA AB1068

Defines "child and family team meeting" as a convening of child and family team members, requiring notification to the child/youth, parents/guardians, and caregivers upon scheduling.

Requires documentation of child and family team meetings in court reports prepared under Sections 358.1 and 366.1, with optional attachment of county-produced summary reports or action plans with necessary redactions.

Mandates the State Department of Social Services issue written instructions to counties by July 1, 2021, describing all statutory confidentiality protections for mental health, reproductive and sexual health, and minor drug treatment information of minors and nonminor dependents.

Requires the child's court-appointed educational rights holder to be invited to child and family team meetings when the team will develop a placement preservation strategy or discuss placement changes, and mandates discussion of school of origin attendance.

Establishes that information exchanged among child and family team members remains confidential and protected from discovery, with limited exceptions for juvenile court disclosure and as otherwise required by law.