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SB-476 • 2026

Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

Children
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Valladares
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not introduce new requirements but rather makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing provisions.

Changes to Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs

The bill makes minor updates to the rules for short-term residential therapeutic programs in California.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates existing laws about short-term residential therapeutic programs run by the State Department of Social Services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Department of Social Services
  • Short-term residential therapeutic programs in California

Terms To Know

Community Care Facilities Act
A law that sets rules for places like short-term residential therapeutic programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing provisions.
  • It does not change how these programs are licensed or who can operate them.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  4. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 476, as introduced, Valladares.
Short-term residential therapeutic programs.
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities, including short-term residential therapeutic programs, by the State Department of Social Services, and defines a short-term residential therapeutic program as a residential facility licensed by the department and operated by any public agency or private organization that provides an integrated program of specialized and intensive care and supervision, services and supports, treatment, and short-term, 24-hour care and supervision to children that is trauma-informed.
Existing law requires a short-term residential therapeutic program to prepare and maintain a current, written plan of operation that includes a program statement containing, among other things, a description of how the short-term residential therapeutic
program will meet specified standards established by the department in collaboration with the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law requires a short-term residential therapeutic plan to ensure the availability of licensed nursing staff, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Current Bill Text

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