AB-1080
Social Services

Foster care payments.

Introduced
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Requires counties to conserve foster youths' Social Security benefits for their future use rather than offsetting care costs.
  • Mandates screening of all foster youth over age 16 for Social Security benefit eligibility.
  • Expands account options for managing benefits including ABLE accounts and self-support plans.
  • Requires counties to help youth maintain benefit eligibility through annual payment arrangements.

Summary

Assembly Member Bryan's foster care legislation expands county responsibilities for managing Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits received by youth in the foster care system. The bill requires counties to conserve rather than use these benefits to offset care costs, while establishing additional protections for benefit management and eligibility maintenance.

Under the amended provisions, county placing agencies must establish dedicated accounts to conserve SSA benefits for foster youth's future use, including Plan to Achieve Self-Support accounts and 529A plans. The legislation mandates that counties obtain input from a child's family team when determining benefit usage and requires providing detailed accounting to youth over age 12 and their attorneys upon request.

The bill expands eligibility screening requirements beyond the current 16-17 age window, requiring counties to screen nonminor dependents who experience qualifying changes in circumstances or medical conditions. For youth receiving both SSA benefits and federally-funded foster care payments, counties must temporarily forgo federal payments during one month annually to maintain SSI eligibility. Counties must also file appeals when benefits are denied or terminated, except when lacking sufficient documentation.

Thirty days before a youth exits foster care, counties must coordinate with the youth, their attorney, and guardians to transfer control of conserved funds appropriately. While the legislation creates new county obligations, it specifies that increased costs will not require state reimbursement unless related to previously mandated realignment programs.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Assembly Human Services Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Human Services Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

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Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
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Buffy WicksD
Assemblymember
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Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Isaac BryanD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
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Mike FongD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Lisa CalderonD
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Isaac BryanD
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Mike FongD
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Diane DixonR
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Gregg HartD
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Jessica CalozaD
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Mark GonzalezD
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Heather HadwickR
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Jose SolacheD
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Sade ElhawaryD
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Similar Past Legislation

Bill NumberTitleIntroduced DateStatusLink to Bill
AB-2906
Foster care payments.
February 2024
Passed
AB-1512
Foster care payments.
February 2023
Vetoed
Foster youth: Supplemental Security Income.
February 2022
Failed
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Introduced By

Isaac Bryan
Isaac BryanD
California State Assembly Member
10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/20/2025)

Latest Voting History

April 29, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Human Services Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
7007PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Requires counties to conserve foster youths' Social Security benefits for their future use rather than offsetting care costs.
  • Mandates screening of all foster youth over age 16 for Social Security benefit eligibility.
  • Expands account options for managing benefits including ABLE accounts and self-support plans.
  • Requires counties to help youth maintain benefit eligibility through annual payment arrangements.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Isaac Bryan
Isaac BryanD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Bryan's foster care legislation expands county responsibilities for managing Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits received by youth in the foster care system. The bill requires counties to conserve rather than use these benefits to offset care costs, while establishing additional protections for benefit management and eligibility maintenance.

Under the amended provisions, county placing agencies must establish dedicated accounts to conserve SSA benefits for foster youth's future use, including Plan to Achieve Self-Support accounts and 529A plans. The legislation mandates that counties obtain input from a child's family team when determining benefit usage and requires providing detailed accounting to youth over age 12 and their attorneys upon request.

The bill expands eligibility screening requirements beyond the current 16-17 age window, requiring counties to screen nonminor dependents who experience qualifying changes in circumstances or medical conditions. For youth receiving both SSA benefits and federally-funded foster care payments, counties must temporarily forgo federal payments during one month annually to maintain SSI eligibility. Counties must also file appeals when benefits are denied or terminated, except when lacking sufficient documentation.

Thirty days before a youth exits foster care, counties must coordinate with the youth, their attorney, and guardians to transfer control of conserved funds appropriately. While the legislation creates new county obligations, it specifies that increased costs will not require state reimbursement unless related to previously mandated realignment programs.

10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/20/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Assembly Human Services Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Human Services Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

Latest Voting History

April 29, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Human Services Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
7007PASS

Contacts

Profile
Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Buffy WicksD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Isaac BryanD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Mike FongD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Buffy WicksD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Lisa CalderonD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Isaac BryanD
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Profile
Mike FongD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Diane DixonR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Gregg HartD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Blanca PachecoD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Gail PellerinD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Kate SanchezR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Tri TaR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Jessica CalozaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Mark GonzalezD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Heather HadwickR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Jose SolacheD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Sade ElhawaryD
Assemblymember
Committee Member

Similar Past Legislation

Bill NumberTitleIntroduced DateStatusLink to Bill
AB-2906
Foster care payments.
February 2024
Passed
AB-1512
Foster care payments.
February 2023
Vetoed
Foster youth: Supplemental Security Income.
February 2022
Failed
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