Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3161Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 16, 2018An act to amend Section 16501.5 of add Section 16501.95 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3161, as amended, Patterson. Child Welfare Services Case Management System. welfare services: substance use disorder.Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to administer and evaluate the states child welfare services and foster care programs.This bill would require the Child Welfare Services Case Management System to include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.This bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature that contains specified information, including the total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year, the percentage of substantiated allegations in which substance use disorder was suspected, and the percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder. The bill would require the department to submit that report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2019, and would require the report to include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available. The bill would require the department, on January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that includes the above-referenced information for the previous year.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 16501.95 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 16501.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:16501.5.(a)In order to protect children and effectively administer and evaluate Californias Child Welfare Services and Foster Care programs, the department shall implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System no later than July 1, 1993.(b)It is the intent of the Legislature in developing and implementing a statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to minimize the administrative and systems barriers that inhibit the effective provision of services to children and families by applying current technology to the systems that support the provision and management of child welfare services. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System achieve all of the following:(1)Provide child welfare services workers with immediate access to child and family specific information in order to make appropriate and expeditious case decisions.(2)Provide child welfare services workers with the case management information needed to effectively and efficiently manage their caseloads and take appropriate and timely case management actions.(3)Provide state and county child welfare services management with the information needed to monitor and evaluate the accomplishment of child welfare services tasks and goals.(4)Provide all child welfare services agencies with a common database and definition of information from which to evaluate the child welfare services programs in terms of the following:(A)Effectiveness in meeting statutory and regulatory mandates, goals, and objectives of the programs.(B)Effectiveness in meeting the needs of the families and children serviced by the program.(C)Projecting and planning for the future needs of the families and children served by the program.(5)Meeting federal statistical reporting requirements with a minimum of duplication of effort.(6)Consolidate the collection and reporting of information for those programs that are closely related to child welfare services, including foster care and emergency assistance.(7)Utilize the child welfare services functionality defined in current and planned automated systems as the foundation for the development of the technical requirements for the Child Welfare Services Case Management System.(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall provide the required comprehensive and detailed individual county data needed by the department to implement and monitor the performance standards system.(d)The Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3161Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 16, 2018An act to amend Section 16501.5 of add Section 16501.95 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3161, as amended, Patterson. Child Welfare Services Case Management System. welfare services: substance use disorder.Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to administer and evaluate the states child welfare services and foster care programs.This bill would require the Child Welfare Services Case Management System to include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.This bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature that contains specified information, including the total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year, the percentage of substantiated allegations in which substance use disorder was suspected, and the percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder. The bill would require the department to submit that report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2019, and would require the report to include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available. The bill would require the department, on January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that includes the above-referenced information for the previous year.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 3161
Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 16501.5 of add Section 16501.95 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3161, as amended, Patterson. Child Welfare Services Case Management System. welfare services: substance use disorder.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to administer and evaluate the states child welfare services and foster care programs.This bill would require the Child Welfare Services Case Management System to include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.This bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature that contains specified information, including the total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year, the percentage of substantiated allegations in which substance use disorder was suspected, and the percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder. The bill would require the department to submit that report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2019, and would require the report to include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available. The bill would require the department, on January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that includes the above-referenced information for the previous year.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to administer and evaluate the states child welfare services and foster care programs.
This bill would require the Child Welfare Services Case Management System to include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.
This bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature that contains specified information, including the total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year, the percentage of substantiated allegations in which substance use disorder was suspected, and the percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder. The bill would require the department to submit that report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2019, and would require the report to include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available. The bill would require the department, on January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to submit an annual report to the Legislature that includes the above-referenced information for the previous year.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 16501.95 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 16501.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:16501.5.(a)In order to protect children and effectively administer and evaluate Californias Child Welfare Services and Foster Care programs, the department shall implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System no later than July 1, 1993.(b)It is the intent of the Legislature in developing and implementing a statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to minimize the administrative and systems barriers that inhibit the effective provision of services to children and families by applying current technology to the systems that support the provision and management of child welfare services. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System achieve all of the following:(1)Provide child welfare services workers with immediate access to child and family specific information in order to make appropriate and expeditious case decisions.(2)Provide child welfare services workers with the case management information needed to effectively and efficiently manage their caseloads and take appropriate and timely case management actions.(3)Provide state and county child welfare services management with the information needed to monitor and evaluate the accomplishment of child welfare services tasks and goals.(4)Provide all child welfare services agencies with a common database and definition of information from which to evaluate the child welfare services programs in terms of the following:(A)Effectiveness in meeting statutory and regulatory mandates, goals, and objectives of the programs.(B)Effectiveness in meeting the needs of the families and children serviced by the program.(C)Projecting and planning for the future needs of the families and children served by the program.(5)Meeting federal statistical reporting requirements with a minimum of duplication of effort.(6)Consolidate the collection and reporting of information for those programs that are closely related to child welfare services, including foster care and emergency assistance.(7)Utilize the child welfare services functionality defined in current and planned automated systems as the foundation for the development of the technical requirements for the Child Welfare Services Case Management System.(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall provide the required comprehensive and detailed individual county data needed by the department to implement and monitor the performance standards system.(d)The Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16501.95 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 16501.95 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
16501.95. (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that contains all of the data available regarding the following information:
(1) The total number of referrals to child welfare services recorded for each year designated.
(2) The percentage of recorded referrals for each year designated that necessitated an in-person child welfare services visit, and in which allegations of child neglect, maltreatment, or abuse were substantiated.
(3) The percentage of substantiated allegations for each year designated in which substance use disorder was suspected and noted by the case worker.
(4) The percentage of substantiated allegations of substance use disorder for each year designated that resulted in the child or the childs caregiver, or both, seeking voluntary or court-ordered treatment for the substance use disorder.
(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall include data for all the years from 2010 to 2018, inclusive, as available.
(c) On January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes the data specified in subdivision (a) for the previous year.
(d) The department shall note, in the reports required by this section, any data that may not be collected or may not be shared due to privacy laws.
(e) The reports required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(a)In order to protect children and effectively administer and evaluate Californias Child Welfare Services and Foster Care programs, the department shall implement a single statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System no later than July 1, 1993.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature in developing and implementing a statewide Child Welfare Services Case Management System to minimize the administrative and systems barriers that inhibit the effective provision of services to children and families by applying current technology to the systems that support the provision and management of child welfare services. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System achieve all of the following:
(1)Provide child welfare services workers with immediate access to child and family specific information in order to make appropriate and expeditious case decisions.
(2)Provide child welfare services workers with the case management information needed to effectively and efficiently manage their caseloads and take appropriate and timely case management actions.
(3)Provide state and county child welfare services management with the information needed to monitor and evaluate the accomplishment of child welfare services tasks and goals.
(4)Provide all child welfare services agencies with a common database and definition of information from which to evaluate the child welfare services programs in terms of the following:
(A)Effectiveness in meeting statutory and regulatory mandates, goals, and objectives of the programs.
(B)Effectiveness in meeting the needs of the families and children serviced by the program.
(C)Projecting and planning for the future needs of the families and children served by the program.
(5)Meeting federal statistical reporting requirements with a minimum of duplication of effort.
(6)Consolidate the collection and reporting of information for those programs that are closely related to child welfare services, including foster care and emergency assistance.
(7)Utilize the child welfare services functionality defined in current and planned automated systems as the foundation for the development of the technical requirements for the Child Welfare Services Case Management System.
(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that the Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall provide the required comprehensive and detailed individual county data needed by the department to implement and monitor the performance standards system.
(d)The Child Welfare Services Case Management System shall include, for cases in which a child welfare services worker is investigating a home for possible abuse or neglect of a child, the option of checking a yes or no box in regard to whether substance abuse is suspected in the home.