Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16518.5 — State Child Welfare Services
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16518.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16518.5 — State Child Welfare Services is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.