Foster care: transition jurisdiction.

Existing law establishes transition jurisdiction for the juvenile court, and generally provides that minors who are wards in foster care placement, and certain nonminors who are eligible for aid, and who satisfy other specified criteria, including that their rehabilitative goals have been met and juvenile court jurisdiction over them as a ward is no longer required, are within the transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court. Existing law provides that a nonminor who was subject to an order for foster care placement at the time he or she attained 18 years of age and who has not attained 21 years of age, for whom the court has dismissed transition jurisdiction, dependency jurisdiction, or delinquency jurisdiction, but has retained general jurisdiction, may petition the court for a hearing to resume dependency jurisdiction over a former dependent or assume or resume transition jurisdiction over a former delinquent ward. This bill would authorize a court to assume or resume transition jurisdiction over a nonminor who attained 18 years of age while subject to an order for foster care placement without consideration of whether the rehabilitative goals of the nonminor, as set forth in the case plan in place at the time the court dismissed delinquency jurisdiction, have been met. By increasing the duties of local entities related to, and as a result of, the juvenile court assuming or resuming transition jurisdiction, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.