加利福尼亚法案将促进部落服务,以减少土著儿童寄养人数过多的现象;需要省长在10月13日之前签字。
California bill would boost tribal services to reduce Native children's foster care overrepresentation; needs governor's signature by Oct. 13.
州立法机构通过的加利福尼亚议会第1378号法案旨在通过使部落和部落组织能够与州直接合作,提供文化上适当的服务,从而减少美洲原住民儿童在寄养机构中比例过高的现象。
California's Assembly Bill 1378, passed by the state legislature, aims to reduce Native American children's overrepresentation in foster care by enabling tribes and tribal organizations to directly partner with the state to provide culturally appropriate services.
如果总督Newsom签署,该法案将扩大获得精神保健、药物滥用治疗、育儿教育、法律代表和能力建设支助的机会。
If signed by Governor Newsom, the bill would expand access to mental health care, substance abuse treatment, parenting education, legal representation, and capacity-building support.
加利福尼亚的美洲土著土著儿童被安置在寄养机构中的比率大约是其他儿童的四倍,该法案寻求通过改善部落获得预防服务的机会和加强部落主权来解决这一差异。
Native American children in California are placed in foster care at about four times the rate of other children, a disparity the bill seeks to address by improving tribal access to preventive services and strengthening tribal sovereignty.
该法案必须在10月13日前签署,才能成为法律。
The bill must be signed by October 13 to become law.