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CA SCR147
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Designates May 2024 as Foster Youth Awareness Month in California
- Acknowledges that nearly 100 children per day are placed in foster care in California, with over 43,000 children currently in the foster care system
- Notes that Black and Native youth are disproportionately represented in foster care at rates approximately four times higher than their representation in the overall population
- Recognizes that only 4 percent of former foster youth obtain a bachelor's degree by age 26, compared to 50 percent of their peers, despite 93 percent of foster youth expressing desire to attend college
- Commends relatives, foster families, adoptive parents, and organizations that support foster youth and their transition to successful adulthood
Legislative Description
Foster Youth Awareness Month.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 121, Statutes of 2024.
6/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules6/3/2024
Rules5/14/2024
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