California affirmed its commitment to foster youths’ education with the passage of AB 490 (Steinberg, Chapter 862, Statutes of 2003). This new law improves public school procedures so that foster youth have a better chance to succeed in school by requiring that youth are not forced to change schools unnecessarily, won’t lose credits, and can immediately enroll and quickly receive records at a new school. The bill also requires designation of a foster youth education liaison in each district.