California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16515

WIC § 16515 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)A county child welfare agency may establish a three-year pilot program in which the county partners with a domestic violence consultant from a domestic violence victim service organization, as defined in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code, to offer support and guidance to county social workers in addressing the complex dynamics of families who are potentially experiencing both domestic violence and child maltreatment in order to enhance the social worker’s knowledge of domestic violence and their ability to apply that knowledge to their work with parent survivors and their children through tailored engagement and intervention strategies. The consultant shall be a qualified domestic violence counselor, as defined in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code.

(b)Under the pilot program, the domestic violence consultant shall assist county social workers by doing, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1)Provide education on domestic violence-related dynamics and services.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 381, Sec. 1. (AB 779) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions