For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
§ 1062.32.Definitions
Title 14. Of Miscellaneous Provisions · Chapter 11. Foster Family Agency Accountability · Enacted 2024 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1062.32 defines the two key terms used throughout this chapter, adopting the Health and Safety Code's definition of a foster family agency or noncustodial adoption agency for the term FFA and the Government Code's definition for the term public entity.
Full Text of § 1062.32
(a) "FFA" means a foster family agency or a noncustodial adoption agency, as these terms are defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) "Public entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 811.2 of the Government Code.
Plain-English Summary
This section supplies the vocabulary the rest of the chapter relies on. For purposes of this chapter, FFA means a foster family agency or a noncustodial adoption agency, defined by cross-reference to the licensing definitions in the Health and Safety Code.
Public entity carries the same meaning given to it in the Government Code's own definition. Anchoring both terms to existing statutory definitions keeps this chapter's liability rules consistent with how these entities are already classified and regulated elsewhere in California law.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'FFA' mean under this chapter?
A foster family agency or a noncustodial adoption agency, as those terms are defined in the Health and Safety Code's licensing provisions.
What does 'public entity' mean under this chapter?
It has the same meaning given to that term in the relevant Government Code definition.
Why does this chapter borrow definitions from other codes instead of writing its own?
Using the existing Health and Safety Code and Government Code definitions keeps this chapter's terms consistent with how FFAs and public entities are already defined and regulated.
Amendment History
Added by Stats 2024 ch 403 (AB 2496),s 1, eff. 9/22/2024.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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