CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2884Introduced by Assembly Member HartFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2884, as introduced, Hart. Parenting classes working group.Existing law provides various services and resources to support the welfare of children who are abused, including establishing the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Existing law authorizes a court to order a criminal defendant who is a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to attend a parenting class under certain conditions.This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services, with the advice and assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California, to cooperatively form a working group, composed of specific representatives, to make recommendations and set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes, among other duties. The bill would require the working group, on or before August 1, 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.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. Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) is added to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2884Introduced by Assembly Member HartFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2884, as introduced, Hart. Parenting classes working group.Existing law provides various services and resources to support the welfare of children who are abused, including establishing the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Existing law authorizes a court to order a criminal defendant who is a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to attend a parenting class under certain conditions.This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services, with the advice and assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California, to cooperatively form a working group, composed of specific representatives, to make recommendations and set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes, among other duties. The bill would require the working group, on or before August 1, 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2884
Introduced by Assembly Member HartFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Hart
February 15, 2024
An act to add Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2884, as introduced, Hart. Parenting classes working group.
Existing law provides various services and resources to support the welfare of children who are abused, including establishing the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Existing law authorizes a court to order a criminal defendant who is a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to attend a parenting class under certain conditions.This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services, with the advice and assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California, to cooperatively form a working group, composed of specific representatives, to make recommendations and set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes, among other duties. The bill would require the working group, on or before August 1, 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.
Existing law provides various services and resources to support the welfare of children who are abused, including establishing the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Existing law authorizes a court to order a criminal defendant who is a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to attend a parenting class under certain conditions.
This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services, with the advice and assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California, to cooperatively form a working group, composed of specific representatives, to make recommendations and set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes, among other duties. The bill would require the working group, on or before August 1, 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) is added to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) is added to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 18946) is added to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
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CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group
CHAPTER 10.5. Parenting Classes Working Group
18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.
18946. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services shall cooperatively form a working group to make recommendations, with the advice and the assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California to do, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Evaluate currently active programs listed within the California Evidenced-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, the cause and outcome for court-ordered parenting classes, and the efficacy of classes to assist parents reunify with children.
(2) Set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes.
(3) Develop a list of authorized parenting classes that a court can use to order parenting classes.
(b) The working group shall include representatives from the Judicial Council, the State Department of Social Services, community-based organizations, researchers, parents with lived experiences, and child welfare experts. The working group shall include a representational group of those involved in the child welfare system and lived experience representation to ensure that culturally relevant and tribal education programs are represented in the list of authorized classes.
18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
18946.2. On or before August 1, 2026, the working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council. The report submitted to the Legislature shall comply with Section 9795 of the Government Code.