CA AB 890

Title: Nonminor dependents: county of residence.
Author: Laurie Davies

Summary
AB 890, as amended, Lee. Nonminor dependents: county of residence. Existing law specifies the rules to be used when determining the residence of a child or a nonminor dependent for purposes of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and under certain circumstances, the county in which the child or nonminor dependent is living is deemed the county of residence if the child or nonminor dependent has had a physical presence in the county for one year, and in the case of a nonminor dependent, they have expressed their intent to remain in that county. Existing law authorizes the residence of a nonminor dependent to be changed to another county where they are living if the court finds that the nonminor dependent has had a continuous physical presence in the new county for one year as a nonminor dependent and the nonminor dependent expressed intent to remain in that county. Existing law requires the juvenile court of the county where that nonminor dependent then resides to take jurisdiction of the case upon the receipt and filing of the finding of the facts and an order transferring the case.This bill would decrease that time period of physical presence in the county in order to establish the county of residence to 6 months, and would additionally authorize the residence of a nonminor dependent to be changed to another county where they are living if the nonminor dependent requests the transfer of jurisdiction to the new county and demonstrates an intent to remain in the new county by establishing a significant connection to the new county, as specified. The bill would require a court issuing an order to transfer the case pursuant to this new authority to issue the order within 60 calendar days of the nonminor dependent’s request, and deems the new county to have jurisdiction over the nonminor dependent within 20 calendar days of an issuance of an order to transfer.Existing law specifies conditions for a review hearing that is the last hearing held before a child attains 18 years of age or that is held in the 6-month period before the child attains 18 years of age, and for subsequent review hearings for the nonminor dependent, including that the hearings be conducted in a manner that respects the nonminor’s status as a legal adult and is focused on the goals and services described in the youth’s transitional independent living case plans.This bill would require during those and other certain review hearings that the court consider whether the nonminor dependent requests the transfer of jurisdiction to a new county.Existing federal law establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county.Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to convene a workgroup, with a certain composition, to consider changes to semiannual reporting with the goal of reducing the reporting burden on recipients and reducing the workload for county eligibility staff. Existing law required that the consensus recommendations of the workgroup be submitted to the Legislature not later than October 1, 2021, as specified.This bill would require the department to convene a workgroup, as described above, for purposes of preparing annual reports that would serve as updates to the previous recommendations. The bill would require that the annual reports be submitted to the Legislature, with the first one submitted by January 1, 2027.

Status
Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S., JUD. and APPR.

Bill Documents
CA AB 890 - 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly
03/28/25 - CA AB 890 (03/28/25 - Amended Assembly)