Category: Children
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The CDRT Training Act: How SB 962 Sought to Require Child Death Review Team Training
In 2002, the California Child Death Review Team member preparing to review a child death was, in most cases, a member facing the gap between the experienced and the new teams. Senator Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that required the standardized training. The law was SB 962, VETOED by Governor Davis in September 2002.
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The Education Reform Act: How SB 370 Sought to Require Bilingual Teaching Methods
In 2002, the California English language learner student in a public school classroom was, in most cases, a student being underserved by the public education framework. Senator Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that required the school districts to use the bilingual teaching methods. The law was SB 370, VETOED by Governor Davis in September…
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The CPS and Law Enforcement Cross-Reporting Act: How SB 1745 Gave the State the Data to Identify the Patterns of Abuse
In 2002, the California child that was the subject of a Child Protective Services case was, in most cases, a child that CPS and the law enforcement agencies were tracking in two different filing cabinets. Senator Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that required the cross-reporting. The law was SB 1745.
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The Statewide Child Abuse Fatality Tracking Act: How SB 525 Built on the CDRT Framework to Track Deaths Across California
In 1988, Polanco established the Child Death Review Teams. In 1999, he wrote the law that gave the state the data those teams had been collecting. The law was SB 525.
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The County Special Education Mental Health Duties Act: How AB 1892 Closed the Interagency Gap for Special Education Students
In the early 1990s, a California special education student whose individualized education program called for mental health services was, in many cases, not receiving them. Assembly Member Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that closed the interagency gap. The law was AB 1892.
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The Child Death Review Teams: How AB 4585 Built a Mechanism for Preventing the Deaths Nobody Could See
In 1988, a first-term Assembly Member from Northeast Los Angeles wrote a law that required every California county to convene a multidisciplinary team to look at every child death and ask, in writing, what could have prevented it. The law was AB 4585, the Child Death Review Team program, and it was the first of…