Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Extended Foster Care Benefits.More information on AB 12 is provided below. Additionally, AB 12 extended Kin Guardianship Assistance Payments (Kin-GAP) and Adoption Assistance Payments (AAP) up to age 21 for youth who meet certain eligibility requirements. To remain eligible for EFC, youth must meet at least one of five participation criteria. Youth may leave extended foster care and later choose to re-enter the program up to age 21. A provision of the Federal Fostering Connections to Success law permits states to extend title IV-E assistance to eligible child welfare or probation youth that remain in foster care up to age 21.ĪB 12 created California’s Extended Foster Care (EFC) Program which allows eligible youth in the child welfare and probation systems to remain in foster care until age 21. AB 12, and the subsequent AB 212, implement provisions of the Federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (PL 110-351) to improve outcomes for youth in foster care. AB 12 Extended Foster Care Program and BenefitsĪssembly Bill 12 was signed into law on Septemand took effect on January 1, 2012.
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