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    AB-1120
    Social Services

    Foster care: rights of foster youth.

    Introduced
    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Requires the Department of Social Services to provide foster parents with educational resources on culturally appropriate grooming products.
    • Ensures foster youth receive hygiene products that respect their culture, ethnicity, and gender identity.
    • Expands foster youth rights to include access to culturally sensitive personal care items.

    Summary

    Assembly Member Elhawary's foster care legislation requires the California Department of Social Services to provide foster parents with educational resources about culturally and ethnically appropriate grooming and hygiene products for youth in their care.

    The measure builds upon existing foster youth rights by adding specific requirements around cultural competency in daily care. Under current law, foster youth have the right to receive grooming and hygiene products that respect their culture, ethnicity, and gender identity. The new provisions create a formal mechanism for educating caregivers about selecting and providing these products appropriately.

    The Department of Social Services would develop and distribute materials to help foster parents understand and meet their obligations regarding culturally sensitive grooming and hygiene support. While the bill mandates the creation of these educational resources, it does not include a direct appropriation, indicating implementation costs would be absorbed within existing departmental budgets.

    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
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Read first time. To print.
    Assembly Floor
    Read first time. To print.
    Read first time. To print.

    Contacts

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

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    Introduced By

    Sade Elhawary
    Sade ElhawaryD
    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

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    April 8, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    6006PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Requires the Department of Social Services to provide foster parents with educational resources on culturally appropriate grooming products.
    • Ensures foster youth receive hygiene products that respect their culture, ethnicity, and gender identity.
    • Expands foster youth rights to include access to culturally sensitive personal care items.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

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

    Introduced By

    Sade Elhawary
    Sade ElhawaryD
    California State Assembly Member

    Summary

    Assembly Member Elhawary's foster care legislation requires the California Department of Social Services to provide foster parents with educational resources about culturally and ethnically appropriate grooming and hygiene products for youth in their care.

    The measure builds upon existing foster youth rights by adding specific requirements around cultural competency in daily care. Under current law, foster youth have the right to receive grooming and hygiene products that respect their culture, ethnicity, and gender identity. The new provisions create a formal mechanism for educating caregivers about selecting and providing these products appropriately.

    The Department of Social Services would develop and distribute materials to help foster parents understand and meet their obligations regarding culturally sensitive grooming and hygiene support. While the bill mandates the creation of these educational resources, it does not include a direct appropriation, indicating implementation costs would be absorbed within existing departmental budgets.

    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
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    Read first time. To print.
    Assembly Floor
    Read first time. To print.
    Read first time. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    April 8, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Human Services Hearing
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    6006PASS

    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
    Mike FongD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Diane DixonR
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 15 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 3
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Joaquin ArambulaD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Buffy WicksD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Lisa CalderonD
    Assemblymember
    Committee Member
    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
    Bill Author