BILL NUMBER: AB 1878INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Stone FEBRUARY 19, 2014 An act relating to foster care. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1878, as introduced, Stone. Foster care: data. Existing law provides for the placement of certain youth in foster care and declares the policy of the Legislature that foster care should be a temporary method of care for the children of this state and that children have a right to a normal home life free from abuse. Existing law requires, in order to carry out that policy, each county welfare department or probation department to report to the State Department of Social Services, as specified, foster care characteristic data and care information deemed essential by the department to establish a foster care information system. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve and enhance the ability to share foster care information and data to improve outcomes for youth in foster care. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve and enhance the ability to share foster care information and data to improve outcomes for youth in foster care.