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AB 1270: Foster care: placement.
What AB 1270 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to amend the child welfare services in California. It requires siblings to be assigned to the same social worker when there is a prospective adoptive family that intends to adopt the children as a sibling group. This change is intended to provide better support and coordination for sibling families.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | Died at Desk. |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | Read first time. |
| Feb. 22, 2025 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | Introduced. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 184 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1270
| Introduced by Assembly Member Castillo |
February 21, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 16005 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to child welfare services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1270, as introduced, Castillo. Foster care: placement.
Existing law requires siblings to be assigned to the same social worker when there is a prospective adoptive family that intends to adopt the children as a sibling group, except as specified.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 16005 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:16005.
Siblings shall be assigned to the same social worker when there is a prospective adoptive family that intends to adopt the children as a sibling group, unless the responsible local agency finds that assigning the siblings to the same social worker would not be in the best interest of theText of AB 1270 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions