Under CA Law (AB 490), foster youth have the right to:

• School Stability: remain in their original school when they enter foster care or move (if in their best interests);
• Immediate Enrollment: be immediately 
  enrolled in a new school (even without health/education records);
• Partial Credit: receive partial or full credit for work completed at other schools (all students have this right);
• Fairness: not be punished for court-related absences.

for more information, see 
www.abanet.org/child/rclji/education/ab490.html

Under CA law, schools must:

• Immediately enroll foster youth (even without uniforms, health/education records);
• Transfer records to a child's new school within 2 business days;
• Allow county placing agencies to access students' records.

Local education agencies must:

• Designate an AB 490 educational liaison for every district and county office of education to help foster youth directly.

For more information, please contact your local foster youth education liaison or contact your ILP Case Manager.