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Rosemary Lamb McCool

7/15/2015

Bill Expanding Support for Calif. “Crossover” Youth Clears Assembly

Sawsan Morrar

An effort to extend financial support to California’s probation-involved foster youth cleared another legislative hurdle yesterday when Senate Bill 12 was unanimously approved by an Assembly committee. In one of its final pushes, the Assembly Judiciary Committee passed the bill in a 10-0 vote.

4/15/2015

Bill to Extend Foster Care Benefits for Probation Youth Clears Calif. Senate Committee

Guest Writer

By Sawsan Morrar The California Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill to widen the door on extended foster care to probation-involved youth yesterday. Senate Bill 12, introduced by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose) would make sure foster youth who were in a locked facility on their 18th birthday and larger numbers of youth who are involved with the probation system can access foster care benefits from age 18 to 21.

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