System Changes. Pursuant to existing reporting requirements on the replacement statewide child welfare information system, Child Welfare Services – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES), the updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status update on the automation changes to the existing statewide child welfare information system, Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) and licensing systems needed to support CCR implementation, including, but not limited to, support for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), the RFA process, LOCP, and other programmatic elements.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 76. (SB 187) Effective June 30, 2022.)