Amended
IN
Assembly
April 12, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1001 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Ting (Coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) |
February 21, 2019 |
The bill would state the intent of the Legislature that, commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the total annual appropriation for local planning councils be no less than $10 million.
It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the total annual appropriation for local planning councils be no less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
(a)“Block grant” means the block grant contained in Title VI of the Child Care and Development Fund, as established by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).
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(d)“Community representative” means a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services, or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with the State Department of Education to provide child care and development
services.
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(f)“Department” means the State Department of Education.
(g)“Local planning council” means a local child care and development planning council as described in Section 8499.3.
(h)“Public agency representative” means a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local educational agency.
(b)The county board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools shall do both of the following:
(1)Select the members of the local planning council. Before making selections pursuant to this subdivision, the board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools shall publicize their intention to select the members and shall invite local organizations to submit nominations. In counties in which the superintendent is appointed by the county board of education, the county board of
education may make the appointment or may delegate that responsibility to the superintendent.
(2)Establish the term of appointment for the members of the local planning council.
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(B)One representative from each alternative payment program contractor in the county.
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(D)One representative from the Quality Rating Improvement System local consortium, as defined in Section 8203.1.
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(I)One representative from a regional center within the county.
(J)One representative who is a consumer.
(K)Two representatives who are childcare providers.
(L)One representative who is a community representative.
(2)The board of supervisors and the superintendent of schools shall each appoint one-half of the members. In the case of uneven membership, both appointing entities shall agree on the odd-numbered appointee.
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(3)Coordinate part-day programs, including state preschool and Head Start, with other childcare and development services to provide full-day childcare.
(c)In addition to the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b), if the department adopts a statewide database to collect information about families seeking childcare, families’ eligibility for childcare, and enrollment in childcare, a local planning council shall do all of the following for purposes of
identifying local priorities pursuant to subdivision (b):
(1)Conduct
(A)The needs of families eligible for subsidized childcare.
(B)The needs of families not eligible for subsidized childcare.
(C)The waiting lists for programs funded by the department and the State Department of Social Services.
(D)The need for
childcare for children determined by the child protective services agency to be neglected, abused, or exploited, or at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited.
(E)The number of children in families receiving public assistance, including CalFresh benefits, housing support, and Medi-Cal, and assistance from the Healthy Families Program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
(F)Family income among families with preschool or schoolage children.
(G)The number of children in migrant agricultural families who move from place to place for work or who are currently dependent for their income on agricultural employment in accordance with subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of, Section 8231.
(H)The number of children who have been determined by a regional center to require services pursuant to an individualized family service plan, or by a local educational agency to require services pursuant to an individualized education program or an individualized family service plan.
(I)The number of children in the county by primary language spoken pursuant to the department’s language survey.
(J)Special needs based on geographic considerations, including rural areas.
(K)The number of children needing childcare services by age cohort.
(2)Document information gathered during the needs assessment that shall include, but need not be limited to, data on supply, demand, cost, and market rates for each category of
childcare in the county.
(3)Prepare a comprehensive countywide childcare plan designed to
mobilize public and private resources to address identified needs.
(4)Conduct a periodic review of
childcare programs funded by the department and the State Department of Social Services to determine if identified priorities are being met.
(5)Design a system to consolidate local childcare waiting lists, if a centralized eligibility list is not already in existence.
(6)Submit the results of the needs assessment and the local priorities identified by the local planning council to the board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools for approval before submitting them to the department.
(7)Identify at least one, but not more than two, members to serve as part of the department team that reviews and scores proposals for the provision of services funded through contracts with the department. Local planning council representatives may not review and score
proposals from the geographic area covered by their own local planning council. The department shall notify each local planning council whenever this opportunity is available.
(d)The needs assessment data shall be made available to counties implementing individualized county
childcare subsidy plans pursuant to Article 15.1 (commencing with Section 8332).
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(b)A local planning council shall work with resource and referral agencies, alternative payment program contractors, regional centers, and the Quality Rating Improvement System local consortia to identify entities or single locations in the county that provide comprehensive information to families about eligibility for childcare and early childhood education program and services, childcare subsidies, developmental and health assessments and screenings, and enrollment in subsidized health programs.
(c)A local planning council shall work with the Quality Rating Improvement System local consortia and the school districts in the county to do both of the following:
(1)Create opportunities for transition planning from childcare to transitional kindergarten and kindergarten. At minimum, this shall include convening two forums each year for childcare providers, transitional kindergarten teachers, and kindergarten teachers to coordinate curriculum and engage in transition planning.
(2)Coordinate enrollment from childcare to transitional kindergarten and kindergarten.
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(e)The local planning council shall work with the county office of education, school districts, and childcare providers to regularly identify existing facilities that could house a childcare program with or without modifications. The local planning council shall share a list of these facilities with the county superintendent of schools and the county board of supervisors.
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