California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16501.9

WIC § 16501.9 Effective Jul 10, 2023Div. 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the Child Welfare Services – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES), also known as the Child Welfare Services-New System (CWS-NS), is the most important system in the state for child welfare services staff to verify the safety and well-being of California’s children. It is the intent of the Legislature that the system shall meet the following objectives, which are intended to align with, and not materially differ from, the scope approved in the most recent Special Project Report:

(A)Replace the state’s Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) with a federally compliant Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS).

(B)Replace the counties’ external child welfare services systems with functionalities that are within the project’s approved scope, and streamline the design and configuration of county and state forms and reports during the development and implementation of each product milestone.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 74. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.