Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 540 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin |
February 13, 2017 |
This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to create legislation that would establish an optional statewide child care and education subsidy policy program to increase and encourage county and regional collaboration among
subsidized early care and education programs and providers in order to increase access to subsidized services for children and families, promote local flexibility to meet the unique needs of children and families in each county or region, and maximize the utilization of the allocated funding within the county or region.
Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate money each fiscal year for allocation to child care and development resources and referral programs. Existing law requires child care resource and referral programs to provide specified services and requires the services to be provided in a manner that is responsive to the diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic needs of a defined geographic area of service.
This bill would require child care resource and referral services to also be provided in a manner that is responsive to the social needs of a defined geographic area of
service.
It is the intent of the Legislature to create legislation that would establish an optional statewide child care and education subsidy policy program to increase and encourage county and regional collaboration among subsidized early care and education programs and providers in order to increase access to subsidized services for children and families, promote local flexibility to meet the unique needs of children and families in each county or region, and maximize the utilization of the allocated funding within the county or region.
All child care resource and referral services shall be provided in a manner that is responsive to the diverse cultural, linguistic, social, and economic needs of a defined geographic area of service.