CaliforniaCounty probation departments and county child welfare agencies could issue work permits to juvenile court wards and court dependent children
County probation departments could issue work permits to juvenile court wards, and county child welfare agencies to court dependent children, after an authorized written request if the job serves the child’s best interests.
What it does
County probation departments could issue work permits to juvenile court wards, and county child welfare agencies could issue them to court dependent children. An authorized person or provider must request one in writing, the job must serve the child’s best interests, and schools may revoke the permit.
Argument forAn authorized written request could help juvenile court wards seek permits from county probation departments and court dependent children seek them from county child welfare agencies, if the jobs serve their best interests.
Argument againstSchools could revoke these county-issued permits under their usual rules, which might interrupt a juvenile court ward’s or court dependent child’s job.
More detail
County probation departments would be allowed to issue work permits to juvenile court wards, and county child welfare agencies to court dependent children. Probation departments may serve juvenile court wards under state law sections 601 or 602. Child welfare agencies may serve court dependent children under section 300. A person or provider allowed by the law must first file a written request. The job must serve the child’s best interests. School districts, employers, and state agencies must recognize these permits like school district permits. Schools may revoke them under their usual rules.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 948, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6650.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2524 Gipson Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded AB2524 Gipson By Cabaldon. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 26Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 26From special consent calendar.
- Aug 25Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Jun 29In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 8From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.Major
- Jun 3Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- May 21In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2524 Gipson Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5230.)Passed Assembly
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 13From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 27Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 24Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Mar 23From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 23Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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