"Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed 10 bills that his office said will help protect “the most vulnerable Californians – homeless children and adults and foster youth.”
"The measures include one that establishes "runaway and homeless youth shelters” as a new kind of group home and requires them to be licensed and overseen by the Department of Social Services....
"Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) introduced a bill that allows counties to transfer bond money approved for construction of shelters for abused or neglected children to instead be used for shelters for runaway or homeless youths. Beall’s bill, which was signed by Brown, is SB 347.
"The governor also signed a bill that provides that the fact that a child is homeless or an "unaccompanied minor" is not, in and of itself, a sufficient basis for triggering the mandatory child abuse or neglect reporting laws by teachers and social service workers....
“Young people escaping intolerant homes can now begin to get the help they need, so they don’t have to remain homeless – without ending up in police custody or being returned to unsupportive environments,” Ammiano said in arguing for his AB 652...."
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