Bill Text: CA AB245 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Child care: contractors: electronic payment.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-08-25 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB245 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB245-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 245	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Portantino

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2011

   An act to add Section 8262.3 to the Education Code, relating to
child care.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 245, as amended, Portantino. Child care: contractors:
electronic payment.
   Existing law authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction
to enter into and execute local contractual agreements with any
public or private entity or agency for the delivery of child care and
development services or the furnishing of property, facilities,
personnel, supplies, equipment, and administrative services related
to the delivery of child care development services.
   This bill would require the  Controller  
State Department of Education  , on and after January 1, 2013,
 to pay those contracts   at the request of a
contractor for a contract executed by the   department, as
described above, to request the Controller to make a payment 
via direct deposit by electronic fund transfer into the contractor's
account at the financial institution of the contractor's choice.
 The bill would require the Controller to make an agreement
with one or more financial institutions participating in the
Automated Clearing House to establish a program for direct deposit by
electronic fund transfer, as specified. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 8262.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:

   8262.3.   (a)    On and after
January 1, 2013,  all contracts executed   at
the request of a contractor for a contract executed  by the
State Department of Education pursuant to Section 8262  shall
be paid by the Controller   , the department shall
request the Controller to   make a payment  via direct
deposit by electronic fund transfer into the contractor's account at
the financial institution of the contractor's choice. 
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Controller
shall make an agreement with one or more financial institutions
participating in the Automated Clearing House pursuant to the local
rules, and shall establish a program for direct deposit by electronic
fund transfer of payments to contractors who authorize the direct
deposit thereof by electronic fund transfer into the contractor's
account at the financial institution of the contractor's choice.