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Bill To Give Foster Children Some Support After Age 21 Vetoed By Gov. Newsom

September 21, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 20, 2022 9:07 pm

A bill that would have given those in the foster program continued support and services past the age of 21 as a measure to help ease them into adulthood was vetoed by Governor Newsom earlier this week. Assembly Bill 2189,...

Foster Care Age Extension Bill Unanimously Passed By Senate Committee

May 20, 2020 2:59 pm

On Tuesday, the Senate Human Services Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill that extends foster care from the current limit of until age 21 to until age 26. A temporary age extension during the coronavirus pandemic Senate Bill...

Foster Care Would be Extended to the Age of 25 Under New Senate Bill

February 7, 2020 6:47 am

A new bill was introduced into the Senate this week extending the current age limit for foster care support and services from 21 to 25. A “hefty price tag” Senate Bill 912, authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), currently...