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Committee advances bill to require broader notice when foster children face abuse or neglect allegations
Summary
AB 1688 would require notice to parents' attorneys and attorneys for other children in the same foster placement when reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect arises; the committee passed the measure unanimously and sent it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee after testimony from advocates and practitioners.
Assemblymember Carrillo's AB 1688, which would expand notice requirements after reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect in foster placements, was advanced by the Assembly Human Services Committee and referred to the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
Carrillo told the committee current practice alerts only the attorney for the child suspected of being abused and said other children in the same placement may remain unaware of potential risk.…
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