CaliforniaRegional centers would add case conferences for child welfare intakes
If signed, California regional centers would coordinate child welfare intake conferences, protect assessment access, and publish more intake data over time.
What it does
Regional centers would hold case conferences within 15 working days for child welfare involved children and youth, without delaying intake, assessment, or eligibility decisions.
Regional centers could not deny an assessment solely because of the person’s age at diagnosis when the qualifying condition began before age 18.
Beginning January 31, 2028, the department would publish annual intake, assessment, and eligibility data by regional center and statewide, subject to its data systems.
Argument forCase conferences could help agencies and families gather records, clarify responsibilities, and identify faster assessments for children who need them.
Argument againstThe required conference could add coordination work for regional centers and partner agencies, even though it could not delay the child’s intake or assessment.
More detail
Regional centers would facilitate a case conference for covered initial intakes. This covers children removed from home, children involved in specified juvenile or tribal court cases, children in voluntary placements, and nonminor dependents. The conference would include the county child welfare agency, probation department, or tribal consortium, as appropriate. Parents, guardians, conservators, Indian custodians, or authorized representatives would be included when appropriate. The conference would review needed consents, legal decisions, records, possible expedited assessments, and each party’s role. The conference could not delay a timely intake, assessment, or eligibility decision. The conference would occur within 15 working days after the initial request for assistance. The departments would issue joint operating guidance by March 31, 2027.
A regional center could not refuse to provide an assessment based only on the person’s age when the qualifying condition was diagnosed. This applies to people seeking regional center intake and assessment when the qualifying condition began before the person turned 18. The restriction applies when a decision is made not to provide the assessment. Other lawful reasons for deciding whether an assessment is needed are not addressed by this provision.
The Department of Developmental Services would annually post statewide initial-intake data on its website. The report would cover each regional center and statewide totals, including data about child welfare involved children and youth. The data would include intake counts, assessment and eligibility timelines, and the share of assessments resulting in eligibility by program. Reports would separate data by age, geography, and race. Reporting would be required only to the extent allowed by current data systems, and its detail would grow as those systems improve. The department would consult community and representative organizations when developing the reporting rules. The annual public reporting requirement would begin January 31, 2028.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Sep 14Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6963.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1099 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1099 Bryan By Ashby. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 28Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 27Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- 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
- 2025
- Aug 29In committee: Held under submission.
- Jul 14In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- Jun 4In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1985.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1099 Bryan Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
- May 21In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- May 14In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Apr 22From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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