Parenting classes working group.

Existing law provides various services and resources to support the welfare of children who are abused, including establishing the Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Existing law authorizes a court to order a criminal defendant who is a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to attend a parenting class under certain conditions. This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2025, the Judicial Council and the State Department of Social Services, with the advice and assistance of the County Welfare Directors Association of California, to cooperatively form a working group, composed of specific representatives, to make recommendations and set standards for authorized parenting classes to fulfill court-required parenting classes, among other duties. The bill would require the working group, on or before August 1, 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Human Services, the Assembly Committee on Human Services, the Legislature, and the Judicial Council.