Laurie, like so many Californians, wasn’t born here. She visited California multiple times as a child, and it was during those trips she knew she wanted to live here as soon as she could. Laurie was born in Wisconsin, where she and her three brothers and one sister were raised by her parents Richard and Lois Davies. Her parents instilled in her the value of hard work and the importance of family. After graduating high school, she worked for a year, and in 1981 after saving enough money to buy a Cutlass Supreme, she moved west to attend Cal State Long Beach.
AB 1683 – This bill would allow a foster child age 12 & up to open a checking savings account and deposit money into the account available to them at any time regardless of what resource family they are currently living with.
AB 1914 – This bill would exempt any individual who is a licensed medical professional from burdensome trainings related to CPR and first-aid when they are attempting to formally become a resource family member to foster a child.