(a) Any minor adjudged to be a ward of the court on the basis that he or she is a person described in Section 602 and who is placed in a community care facility shall be placed in a community care facility within his or her county of residence, unless both of the following apply: (1) He or she has identifiable needs requiring specialized care that cannot be provided in a local facility or his or her needs dictate physical separation from his or her family. (2) The county of residence agrees to pay the placement county the costs of providing services to the minor, pursuant to Section 1566.25 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) (1) Before the placement of a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court on the basis that he or she is a person described in Section 602 in any community care facility outside the wardâs county of residence, the probation officer of the county making the placement, or in the case of a ward of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the parole officer in charge of his or her case, shall send, via mail, delivery, fax, or electronically, written notice of the placement, including the name of the ward, the juvenile record of the ward (including any known prior offenses), and the wardâs county of residence, to the probation officer of the county in which the community care facility is located. It is the intention of the Legislature, in regard to this requirement, that the probation officer of the county making the placement, or in the case of a ward of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the parole officer in charge of his or her case, shall make his or her best efforts to send, via mail, fax, or electronically, or to hand deliver, the notice at least 24 hours prior to the time the placement is made. When that placement is terminated, the probation officer of the county making the placement, or in the case of a ward of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the parole officer in charge of his or her case, shall send notice thereof to any person or agency receiving notification of the placement. (2) When it has been determined that it is necessary for a ward whose board and care is funded through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care program to be placed in a county other than the wardâs parentsâ or guardiansâ county of residence, the specific reason the out-of-county placement is necessary shall be documented in the wardâs case plan. If the reason is lack of resources in the sending county to meet the specific needs of the ward, those specific resources needs shall be documented in the case plan. (3) When it has been determined that a ward whose board and care is funded through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care program is to be placed out-of-county and that the sending county is to maintain responsibility for supervision and visitation of the ward, the sending county shall develop a plan of supervision and visitation activities to be performed, and shall specify that the sending county is responsible for performing those activities. In addition to the plan of supervision and visitation, the sending county shall document information regarding known or suspected gang affiliation or dangerous behavior of the ward that indicates the ward may pose a safety concern in the receiving county. The sending county shall send to the receiving county a copy of the plan of supervision and visitation, in addition to the notice of placement required in paragraph (1), prior to placement of the ward. If placement occurs on a holiday or weekend, the plan of supervision and visitation and the notice of placement shall be provided to the receiving county on or before the end of the next business day. (4) When it has been determined that a ward whose placement is funded through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care program is to be pl
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