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Panel split over 'Family Preparedness Plan' bill as advocates and critics debate safeguards
Summary
AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, moved forward to Appropriations after supporters said it would protect children when parents are detained or deported; opponents warned the caregiver affidavit and joint guardianship process could be abused without stronger vetting and safeguards.
Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez presented AB 495 — the Family Preparedness Plan Act — describing the bill as a response to federal immigration enforcement that leaves children at risk when parents are detained or deported.
Rodriguez said the bill would encourage families to prepare emergency guardianship plans, strengthen caregiver authorization affidavits to make them more broadly accepted for school enrollment and medical care, and create a joint guardianship process allowing parents to designate a trusted adult to serve as temporary guardian while preserving parental…
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