A resource family approval shall be forfeited by operation of law when one of the following occurs:

(a) The resource family surrenders the approval to the licensed foster family agency.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1524.01

  • Foster family agency: means any public agency or private organization, organized and operated on a nonprofit basis, engaged in any of the following:

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(b) The sole resource family parent dies.

(c) The resource family abandons the approved home.

(d) The resource family fails to cooperate with a biennial update, as described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1517, within 30 days of the date of written notice by the licensed foster family agency.

(e) A resource family approval is forfeited by operation of law, as provided in Section 1517.5 of this code or § 16519.58 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 104, Sec. 8. (AB 2944) Effective September 18, 2020.)