This request seeks a proposal to update, improve, and modernize the content, structure, form, and appearance of the What’s Happening in Court? An Activity Book for Children Who Are Going to Court in California (Activity Book). This Activity Book was created in 1999 and had minor updates in 2012. The updates to this publication will include plain language text, modern graphics and layout, as well as revised current information on topics relevant to courtinvolved children and youth. The final determination of topics included in the Activity Book and age range of target audience will be agreed upon by the Judicial Council and the Contractor based upon an assessment and analysis by the Contractor. Topics to be considered may include, but are not limited to, what a child needs to know on their way to court, why the child is in court, the people in the courtroom, where the child waits to go into court, the way people should act in the courtroom, what occurs if a child is a witness, basic information about how juvenile dependency, mental health, family court, guardianship, adoption, and juvenile justice proceedings are conducted, and other content related to children’s interaction with the courts.
