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CFRA Priority Legislation
Our Voice at the Capitol
Advocacy
CFRA actively tracks and advocates for bills that shape the future of Family Resource Centers in California. Here's a snapshot of what we're working on.
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AB 2441 — Community Supporter Innovation Pilot
Asm. Celeste Rodriguez · Assembly Human Services Committee
Proposed funding for select FRCs statewide to partner with hospitals, schools, and law enforcement as an alternative referral pathway to CPS for families in non-danger crisis situations.
Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee
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SB 557 — California FRC Definition Update
California State Sentate
Updated California's statutory definition of Family Resource Centers to align with the federal definition now written into law — strengthening the foundation for FRC funding statewide.
Active - Signed into Law
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Legislative Wins
See what CFRA's policy work has achieved for Family Resource Centers in California:
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CFRA supported legislation covering not just agencies called FRCs, but any organization doing the same work. It passed unanimously in the Assembly and Senate and unlocked state funding, including $16 million in COVID-19 relief that CFRA distributed to FRCs, with a current push for $25 million more.
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CFRA supported amendments that exempted financial hardship from the legal definition of child neglect, so families experiencing poverty get connected to community resources instead of the child welfare system
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SB 557 updated California's definition of Family Resource Centers to align with the national definition, strengthening the state's ability to leverage potential future federal funding for FRCs.
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Bill List Highlight
The Child Abuse Prevention Center & California Family Resource Association
2026
Sponsored Legislation
AB 2441 (Rodriguez, Celeste) Community Supporting Innovation Pilot Program.
SB 557 (Hurtado ) Child abuse: family resource centers.
PCAA/CFRA Priority: Promote Comprehensive Family Supports
AB 1628 (Rodriguez, Michelle) Child protection: safe surrender
AB 2092 (Bonta) Early Childhood Integrated Data System.
AB 2764 (Ahrens) Extended foster care.
PCAA/CFRA Priority: Prioritize Primary Prevention
AB 1566 (Jackson) Crimes: mandated reporters: severe neglect.
AB 1634 (Davies) Child health and safety: "Have a Heart, Be a Star, Help Our Kids" license plate program.
AB 1639 (Davies) California Drowning Prevention and Rescue Act
AB 1766 (Krell) Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety.
SB 1278 (Niello) Elderly Parole Program.
PCAA/CFRA Priority: Strengthen Family Economic Stability and Mobility
AB 1602 (Rubio, Blanca) Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
AB 1649 (Ahrens) Medi-Cal: monthly maintenance amount: personal and incidental needs.
AB 1674 (Ahrens) Food Affordability Act.
AB 1690 (Ahrens) Personal Income Tax Law: young child tax credit.
AB 1746 (Davies) CalWORKs: childcare request forms.
AB 1755 (Shap-Collins) CalWORKS
AB 1996 (Bonta) California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.
AB 2072 (Solache) CalFresh and WIC Contingency Fund.
AB 2161 (Bonta) Medi-Cal: redeterminations and work or community engagement.
AB 2299 (Calderon) California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026.
AB 2309 (Bains) Medi-Cal: redeterminations and work or community engagement.
AB 2567 (Celeste Rodriguez) CalWORKs: immediate assistance.
AB 2765 (Ahrens) CalFresh and CalWORKs: childhood hunger and foster youth.
CFRA Priority: Advance Equity, Community-Building, and Civic Engagement
AB 1540 (González, Mark) 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.
AB 1574 (Rogers) The Tribal Foster Care Prevention Program.
AB 1656 (Davies) Human trafficking case continuances.
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