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Enacted Tribal Legislation in California

Indian Tribes Foster Care and Adoptions Program

Bill: AB 770, Chap. 124; Status: Enacted

Summary: Maximizes the opportunities for Indian tribes to operate foster care programs for Indian children pursuant to the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008; rquires the Department of Social Services to modify the state foster care plan to that end.

Sponsored by Assembly Members Torres and Ammiano