California Assembly Bill ACR85 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: ACR 85AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 25, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gordon JUNE 10, 2015 Relative to medically fragile foster care  children.   children and adoptive placement children.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 85, as amended, Gordon. Medically fragile foster care  children.   children and adoptive placement children.  This measure would designate November 2015 as a month to raise awareness about the issue of medically fragile foster care  children and adoptive placement  children and the actions that every Californian can take to make a positive difference in these children's lives. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, Over 60,000 California children are currently in the foster care system; and WHEREAS, A certain subset of the foster care population are medically fragile children, who are children with physical or intellectual disabilities or both that require an increased level of care and support; and WHEREAS, The number of foster care  children placements, both short term and long term,   and adoptive placements  currently far exceeds the availability of foster care  and adoptive  parents, making it a challenge to provide foster care  and adoptive placement  homes for all who need them, and this shortage has reached crisis proportions in some parts of the state; and WHEREAS, It is particularly difficult to place medically fragile foster care children  and adoptive placement children  due to the increased level of care they need; and WHEREAS, Every child deserves the opportunity to achieve his or her fullest potential in a safe, stable, and loving environment; and WHEREAS, There are California families who are stepping up to make a difference for medically fragile foster care children by opening their hearts, homes, and lives, but many more are needed; and WHEREAS, If greater awareness is raised about this vulnerable foster care population and the ways that ordinary Californians can make a difference, this crisis will begin to be averted; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares November 2015 as a month to raise awareness about the issue of medically fragile foster care children  and adoptive placement children  and the actions that every Californian can take to make a positive difference in these children's lives; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.