US EditionNewsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
Assembly Bill 495 expands caregiver rights to relatives within fifth degree of kinship, aiming to protect children of deported parents amid strong political opposition.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing relatives to care for children if their parents are deported.
- The bill bars daycare providers from collecting immigration information about children or parents and allows parents to nominate temporary legal guardians.
- Proponents said the bill gives immigrant parents more options to choose trusted caregivers, while opponents claimed it allows strangers to take children.
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California Governor Signs Law That Allows Nonfamily Members to Remove Children From School
Nonfamily members and distant relatives will be allowed to sign children out of school and approve medical procedures under a new California law signed on Oct. 12 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The author of Assembly Bill 495, Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (D-San Fernando), said the law was needed to keep families together, especially those affected by recent deportations of illegal immigrants. “This is a crucial step toward protecting children and fam…
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California governor signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
By JEANNE KUANG/CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents, and allow parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child in family court…
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Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism.
Newsom Signs Controversial Bill Letting Relatives Care for Kids if Parents Are Deported
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism.
Newsom signs bill letting relatives care for children if parents are deported
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting immigration information about a child or their parents, and allow parents to nominate a t…
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