AB 1201: Family reunification services.

This bill amends the welfare and institutions code to require family reunification services for certain individuals. The court must find, by a preponderance of the evidence, that one or more specified circumstances exist, and the individual's conviction must have occurred in the past 5 years. The court will order reunification services unless it finds the services are not in the child's best interest or the individual does not qualify. The bill expands the scope of individuals requiring reunification services and creates additional duties for county child welfare departments. This will impose a state-mandated local program.