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AB-2764 • 2026

Extended foster care.

Extended foster care.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ahrens
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 23).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or funding beyond existing programs, leaving these aspects unclear.

Extended Foster Care

This law prevents older teenagers and young adults in foster care from losing benefits if they do not meet additional education or job rules beyond what is already required.

What This Bill Does

  • Keeps nonminor dependents (older teens and young adults) eligible for extended foster care benefits even if they do not meet additional education or employment requirements that go beyond the current ones.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Nonminors (people aged 18-21) who were previously in foster care
  • Juvenile courts that oversee these nonminor dependents

Terms To Know

nonminor dependent
A person between the ages of 18 and 21 who was once a minor in foster care.
extended foster care benefits
Financial support, housing assistance, and other services provided to older teens and young adults who were previously in foster care.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a nonminor dependent fails to meet the basic education or employment requirements.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or funded beyond existing programs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  2. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  3. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  4. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2764, as introduced, Ahrens.
Extended foster care.
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.

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