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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2764

Extended foster care.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, revises and expands the scope of various programs relating to the provision of cash assistance and other services to and for the benefit of certain foster and adopted children, and other children who have been placed in out-of-home care, including children who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) , Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) , California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) , and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) benefits. Among other provisions, the act extends to nonminor dependents up to 21 years of age the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a dependent, and specified foster care benefits if specified education or employment requirements are met, including that the nonminor is completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential or employed for at least 80 hours per month. This bill would prohibit a nonminor dependent from being denied eligibility for, or have eligibility terminated from, the above-described extended foster care benefits for failure to meet education or employment participation requirements that exceed the previously described education or employment requirements. The bill would also make technical, conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 366.31, 11363, 11386, 16120, and 16501.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 2478 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2478 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 388.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1967 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1967 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 391 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 534 to be operative only if this bill and SB 534 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 27, 2026
House		AB 2764 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 26, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar Motion to Reconsider ReconsiderpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 26, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By MenjivarpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 26, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By MenjivarpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 15, 2026
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see
May 4, 2026
House		AB 2764 Ahrens Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 23, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see

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