JUVENILE

• AB 1214 (Mark Stone) Revises the procedure to determine the mental competence of a juvenile charged with a crime.

An act to amend Section 712 of, and to repeal and add Section 709 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

• AB 1584 (Gonzalez Fletcher) States that law enforcement shall not request a voluntary deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample be collected directly from a minor, without first obtaining written consent from the minor and the minor’s parent or legal guardian, or attorney representing the minor.

An act to add Section 625.4 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to criminal law.

• AB 1617 (Bloom) Allows certain parties involved in appeals of juvenile court orders, who had access to the juvenile case file pursuant to a court order, to access the case file for the appeal. Specifically, this bill authorizes certain parties who are not generally authorized to inspect juvenile case files but received authorization from the juvenile court, and who file a notice of appeal or petition for writ challenging a juvenile court order or who are respondents in that appeal or real parties in interest in that writ proceeding, for purposes of that appeal or writ proceeding, to inspect and copy any records in a juvenile case file to which the party was previously granted access by the juvenile court, subject to the existing limitations on dissemination of records.

An act to amend Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

• AB 2090 (Gonzalez Fletcher) This bill clarifies, in an effort to ensure that all eligible youth in California are able, when appropriate, to obtain state court findings so that they can apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status immigration relief, that, for the limited purpose of obtaining the necessary state court findings, a probate court may appoint a parent as guardian.

An act to amend Section 1510.1 of the Probate Code, relating to guardianships.

• AB 2337 (Gipson) Expands the circumstances under which nonminor dependents under the age of 21 who was previously a dependent or delinquent child of the juvenile court may petition the court to assume dependency jurisdiction to include youth who would have received Kinship Guardian Assistance Program (Kin-GAP) payments were it not for the receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or other aid from the federal Social Security Administration (SSA), and extends eligibility to Aid to Families with Dependent Children- Foster Care (AFDC-FC), adoption assistance payments (AAP), and Kin-GAP, to nonminor dependents who, but for the receipt of SSI benefits or other aid from the federal SSA, would have received benefits, under certain circumstances, and makes technical changes.

An act to amend Sections 388.1 and 11403 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to nonminor dependents.

• AB 2448 (Gipson) Provides for access to computer technology and the Internet for certain dependents and wards of the court under specified circumstances and for specific purposes.

An act to amend Sections 362.05 and 727 of, and to add Sections 851.1 and 889.1 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

• AB 2595 (Obernolte) Clarifies that the limitations on the length of the physical confinement of a ward committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), do not limit the powers of the Board of Juvenile Hearings (BJH) and the committing juvenile court to, set a maximum base term, retain jurisdiction of the ward, discharge a ward, and establish conditions of supervision.

An act to amend Section 731 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to wards.

• AB 2642 (Levine) This bill provides, in an effort to ensure that unaccompanied minors are able to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status immigration relief, that a nonprofit charitable corporation not incorporated in this state may be appointed as the guardian of a minor if specified requirements are met, which include that (1) the nonprofit charitable corporation is licensed by this state to provide care for minors; (2) the nonprofit charitable corporation is contracted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide care and custody of the minor; and (3) the petition for guardianship is filed in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 155 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

An act to add and repeal Section 2104.1 of the Probate Code, relating to guardianship.

• AB 2942 (Ting) Provides that a prosecutor may access, inspect, or use certain juvenile records that have been sealed by the court if the prosecutor believes that it is necessary to meet a legal obligation to provide exculpatory evidence to a defendant in a criminal case.

An act to amend Section 1170 of the Penal Code, relating to recall of sentencing.

• AB 2952 (Mark Stone) Provides that a prosecutor may access, inspect, or use certain juvenile records that have been sealed by the court if the prosecutor believes that it is necessary to meet a legal obligation to provide exculpatory evidence to a defendant in a criminal case.

An act to amend Sections 786 and 787 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juvenile records.

• SB 439 (Mitchell) This bill establishes 12 years of age as the minimum age for which the juvenile court has jurisdiction and may adjudge a person a ward of the court.

An act to amend Sections 601 and 602 of, and to add Section 602.1 to, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

• SB 925 (Beall) This bill requires the inclusion of the child or youth’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), if one has been appointed, on the child and family team (CFT).

An act to amend Section 16501 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to foster care.

• SB 1281 (Stern) This bill prohibits the destruction of a sealed juvenile record if an offense in that record has made the person subject to a firearm restriction, as specified, until he or she turns 33 years of age, and authorizes a prosecuting attorney or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to access, inspect, or utilize those records for specified purposes relating to the enforcement of a firearm restriction, as specified.

An act to amend Section 786 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.

• SB 1391 (Lara) This bill repeals the authority of a prosecutor to make a motion to transfer a minor from juvenile court to adult criminal court if the minor was alleged to have committed certain serious offenses when he or she was 14 or 15 years old.

An act to amend Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.