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California prepares to implement landmark legislation | 12.21.11
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The California Fostering Connections to Success Implementation Team announced that AB12, legislation which extends foster care from age 18 to 21, is ready to be implemented statewide beginning Jan. 1, 2012. U.S. Representative Karen Bass joined California Department of Social Services –Children & Family Division Deputy Director Gregory Rose, Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, -Division Chief of Youth Development Services for the County Harvey Kawasaki, Chapin Hall at University of Chicago Professor Mark Courtney, and foster youth and advocacy organizations to announce the AB 12 implementation and importance of AB 12 from a national perspective at a press conference held at The California Endowment on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011. Please click here to read the release.
