California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18973

WIC § 18973 Effective Jan 1, 2005Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 11 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)Each citizen review panel established pursuant to Section 5106a(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall examine the policies, procedures, and practices of state and local child protective services agencies and, where appropriate, specific cases, to evaluate the extent to which the agencies are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities in accordance with the state child and family services plan and the child protection standards set forth under Section 5106a(b) of Title 42 of the United States Code, and with relevant sections of this code and the Penal Code.

(b)A citizen review panel may review the extent to which the state child protective services system is coordinated with the foster care and adoption programs established under Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.).

(c)A panel may examine any other criteria its members consider important to ensure the protection of children.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.