California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16006

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 805, Sec. 3. (SB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.

Children and nonminor dependents in out-of-home care shall be placed according to their gender identity, regardless of the gender or sex listed in their court or child welfare records.

Cite this section

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16006 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-9-public-social-services/part-4-services-for-the-care-of-children/chapter-1-foster-care-placement/section-16006

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Foster Care Placement

§ 16000§ 16000.1§ 16000.5§ 16000.6§ 16001§ 16001.1§ 16001.5§ 16001.7§ 16001.8§ 16001.9…§ 16010.5§ 16010.6§ 16010.7§ 16010.8§ 16010.9§ 16010.10§ 16010.11§ 16011§ 16013§ 16014

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