California § 16506.5 - Effective July 1, 2025, county child welfare agencies shall convene child and fam
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§ 16506.5. Effective July 1, 2025, county child welfare agencies shall convene child and fam
(a) Effective July 1, 2025, county child welfare agencies shall convene child and family team meetings, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 16501, for children and youth receiving family maintenance services pursuant to Section 16506. Requirements for child and family teams, including, but not limited to, those described in Sections 832, 16501, and 16501.1, shall apply to child and family team meetings for children and youth receiving family maintenance services pursuant to Section 16506. (b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters or similar instructions, which shall be exempt from submission to or review by the Office of Administrative Law and shall have the same force and effect of regulations, until regulations are adopted, not later than January 1, 2030.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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