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Welfare and Institutions Code § 16006

CHAPTER 1. Foster Care Placement

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16006Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 805, Sec. 3. (SB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.

Children and nonminor dependents in out-of-home care shall be placed according to their gender identity, regardless of the gender or sex listed in their court or child welfare records.