Welfare and Institutions Code section 16010.8

It is the intent of the Legislature that no child or youth in foster care reside in group care for longer than one year. The State Department of Social Services shall provide updates to the Legislature, commencing no later than January 1, 2014, regarding the outcomes of assessments of children and youth who have been in group homes for longer than one year and the corresponding outcomes of transitions, or plans to transition, them into family settings.

Source: Section 16010.8, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16010.8. (updated Jun. 27, 2013; accessed Sep. 21, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_16010.8

Original Source: Section 16010.8, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=16010.8. (last accessed May 12, 2025).