Bill Text: CA SB127 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Early childhood: childcare and education.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-30 - Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. [SB127 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB127-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 26, 2022 |
Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review |
January 08, 2021 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2021.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8203.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:8203.3.
(a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall maintain and update the prekindergarten learning development guidelines. The guidelines shall focus on preparingSEC. 2.
Section 8205 of the Education Code is amended to read:8205.
As used in this chapter:SEC. 3.
Section 8208 of the Education Code is amended to read:8208.
(a) (1) A three- or four-year-old child is eligible for the part-day California state preschool program if the child’s family is one of the following:(c)
(2)
(3)
(d)
(2)
(3)
(e)
(f)
(g)
SEC. 4.
Section 8210 of the Education Code is amended to read:8210.
(a) Each applicant or contracting agency shall give priority for part-day programs according to the following:(2)
(i)
(ii)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)After all otherwise eligible children have been enrolled in the first through fifth priority categories, as described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, a
(b)
(c)
SEC. 5.
Section 8211 of the Education Code is amended to read:8211.
(a) Each applicant or contracting agency shall give priority for full-day programs according to the following:(2)
(i)
(ii)
(3)
(4)
(b)For purposes of determining order of admission, grants of public assistance shall be counted as income.
(c)
SEC. 6.
Section 8213 of the Education Code is amended to read:8213.
(a) For purposes of establishing initial income eligibility for services under this chapter, “income eligible” means that a family’s adjusted monthly income is at or belowSEC. 7.
Section 8241.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:8241.5.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature for the state preschool contractors, teachers, and staff to better understand the language and developmental needs of dual language learners enrolled in publicly funded preschool programs by identifying them through a family language instrument and a family language and interest interview. The identification of dual language learners will help improve program quality and inform the allocation and use of state and program resources to better support them and their linguistic and developmental needs for success in school and in life.(2)
(3)Criteria for state preschool contractors to use to accurately identify dual language learners enrolled in their preschool programs based on the information collected from the family language instrument and family language and interest interview.
(d)Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a state preschool contractor serving a schoolage child enrolled in a K–12 education program who has been designated by the child’s school district, county office of education, or charter school as an English learner through the state assessment for English language proficiency shall use that designation as an English learner to identify the child as a dual language learner.
SEC. 8.
Section 8244 of the Education Code is amended to read:8244.
(a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving full-day preschool children who meet any of the criteria outlined in subdivision (b), the contractor’s reported child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors listed below.(1)For children with exceptional needs, the adjustment factor shall be 1.54.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
SEC. 9.
Section 8245.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:8245.5.
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, for the 2022–23 fiscal year only, contracting agencies operating a California state preschool program shall be reimbursed according to paragraph (2), if they meet either of the following requirements:SEC. 10.
Section 8252 of the Education Code is amended to read:8252.
(a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.SEC. 11.
Article 13.1 (commencing with Section 8320) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:Article 13.1. California Universal Preschool Planning Grant Program
8320.
(a) The California Universal Preschool Planning Grant Program is hereby established with the goal of expanding access universally to preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children across the state through a mixed-delivery system.SEC. 12.
Section 8335 of the Education Code is amended to read:8335.
As used in this article:SEC. 13.
Section 8337 of the Education Code is amended to read:8337.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
SEC. 14.
Article 24 (commencing with Section 8490) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:Article 24. Identification of Developmental Delays and Learning Disabilities
8490.
(a) Of the funds appropriated in Item 6100-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2022, two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be allocated to the department to develop a process and tools for early identification of children at risk for developmental delays or learning disabilities. The funding in the Budget Act of 2022 that is allocated for purposes of this section shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2024.SEC. 15.
Section 44300 of the Education Code is amended to read:44300.
(a) Commencing January 1, 1990, the commission may issue or renew emergency teaching or specialist permits in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission corresponding to the credential types specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 44225, provided that all of the following conditions are met:SEC. 16.
Section 48000 of the Education Code is amended to read:48000.
(a) A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a later time in the same year, if the child will have their fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates:SEC. 17.
Section 10206 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10206.
(a) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Education may implement, interpret, or make specific this part by means of all-county letters, bulletins, or similar written instructions from either department until regulations are adopted. These all-county letters or similar written instructions shall have the same force and effect as regulations.SEC. 18.
Section 10208 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10208.
The department shall develop standards for the implementation of quality programs. Indicators of quality shall include, but not be limited to:SEC. 19.
Section 10213.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10213.5.
As used in this part:(t)“Limited-English-speaking-proficient and non-English-speaking-proficient children” means children who are unable to benefit fully from an English-only child care and development program as a result of either of the following:
(1)Having used a language other than English when they first began to speak.
(2)
SEC. 20.
Section 10223 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10223.
(a) There is hereby established a project known as the California Child Care Initiative Project. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote and foster the project in cooperation with private corporations and local governments. The objective of the project is to increase the availability of quality(d)The project shall ensure that each dollar of state funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) is matched by two dollars ($2) from other sources, including private corporations, the federal government, or local governments.
(e)
(f)
SEC. 21.
Section 10233.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10233.5.
(a) Commencing July 1, 2020, alternative payment programs shall provide notice to aSEC. 22.
Section 10271.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10271.5.
(a) For purposes of establishing initial income eligibility for services under this chapter, “income eligible” means that a family’s adjusted monthly income is at or below 85 percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, as specified in subdivision (c).SEC. 23.
Section 10276 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:10276.
(a) A child care and development program funded pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Fund, as defined in Section 98.2 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall provide notice to a childcare provider of a change in reimbursement amounts for childcare services, a change in the hours of care, rates, or schedules, an increase or decrease in parent fees, a termination of services, including, but not limited to, a family’s change in provider, or any changes to the family’s eligibility status that may impact payment. For purposes of this section, the notice shall occur either electronically, if requested by the childcare provider, or via the United States Postal Service. The program shall send the notice, as well as the effective date of any change described in this subdivision, no later than the day the program becomes aware that the change will occur.SEC. 24.
Section 10281.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10281.5.
(a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving children who meet any of the criteria outlined in subdivision (c), the provider agency’s reported child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors listed below.SEC. 25.
Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10290.
(a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.SEC. 26.
Section 10441 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10441.
(a)SEC. 27.
(a) (1) (A) One hundred seven million six hundred thirty-six thousand dollars ($107,636,000) shall be allocated from funds in Schedule (3) of Item 5180-101-0890 of the Budget Act of 2022 to provide support, as described in paragraph (2), through June 30, 2023, to alternative payment programs, including migrant alternative payment programs, and to state-subsidized childcare providers, including daycare centers, family daycare homes, and license-exempt providers, that serve children through an alternative payment program, including a migrant alternative payment program pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10225) of, migrant child care and development programs pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 10235) of, a general child care and development program pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10240) of, a family child care home education network pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10250) of, child care and development services for children with special needs pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10260) of, or the CalWORKs Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3 program pursuant to Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 10370) of, Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.SEC. 28.
This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2021.