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Welfare and Institutions Code § 16518.5

CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16518.5Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 967, Sec. 4. (AB 2466) Effective January 1, 2023.

When placing foster children, the placing agency shall not decline to place a child with a resource family because of a resource family parent’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.