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Article: County set to enact foster parents' bill of rights
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- August 13, 2005
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REDWOOD CITY -- Foster parents in San Mateo County will be given
unprecedented access to information about their young wards under a
powerful foster parent bill of rights being considered by the Board
of Supervisors.
Inspired by the murder of an infant under county care, the
document spells out foster parent rights -- from receiving advance
notice of meetings and court hearings to getting the child's family
and medical history.
The new rules will be considered Sept. 13.
Children and Family Services would be required to inform foster
parents within 24 hours of any decisions made by it or the courts
about the children they care for. The document also establishes the
right of foster parents ...