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CA Educ Code § 8203.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8203.5.

8203.5.  (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that each contract entered into under this chapter to provide preschool services, or to facilitate the provision of those services, provides support to the public school system of this state through the delivery of appropriate educational services to the children served pursuant to the contract.(b) The Superintendent shall ensure that all contracts for preschool programs include a requirement that each public or private provider maintain a developmental profile to appropriately identify the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth of each child served in order to promote the child’s success in the public schools. To the extent possible, the department shall provide a developmental profile to all public and private providers using existing profile instruments that are most cost efficient. The provider of any program operated pursuant to a contract under Section 8233 shall be responsible for maintaining developmental profiles upon entry through exit from a child development program.(c) This section is not subject to Part 34 (commencing with Section 62000) of Division 4 of Title 2.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 8. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 8204.

8204.  In recognition of the demonstrated relationship between food and good nutrition and the capacity of children to develop and learn, it is the policy of this state that no child shall be hungry while in attendance in a preschool facility, as defined in Section 8205, and that preschool programs have an obligation to provide for the nutritional needs of children in attendance.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 9. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8209.

8209.  (a) A physical examination and evaluation, including age-appropriate immunizations, shall be required before, or within six weeks of, enrollment in a preschool program. A standard, rule, or regulation shall not require medical examination or immunization for admission to a preschool program of a child whose parent or guardian files a letter with the governing board of the preschool program stating that the medical examination or immunization is contrary to the parent’s or guardian’s religious beliefs, or provide for the exclusion of a child from the program because of a parent or guardian having filed the letter. However, if there is good cause to believe that a child is suffering from a recognized contagious or infectious disease, the child shall be temporarily excluded from the program until the governing board of the preschool program is satisfied that the child is not suffering from that contagious or infectious disease.(b) If only one parent has signed an application for enrollment in preschool services, as required by this chapter or regulations adopted to implement this chapter, and the information provided on the application indicates that there is a second parent who has not signed the application, the parent who has signed the application shall self-certify the presence or absence of the second parent under penalty of perjury. The parent who has signed the application shall not be required to submit additional information documenting the presence or absence of the second parent.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, in order to promote continuity of services, a family enrolled in a state or federally funded preschool program whose services would otherwise be terminated because the family no longer meets the program income, eligibility, or need criteria may continue to receive preschool services in another state or federally funded preschool program if the contractor is able to transfer the family’s enrollment to another program for which the family is eligible before the date of termination of services or to exchange the family’s existing enrollment with the enrollment of a family in another program, provided that both families satisfy the eligibility requirements for the program in which they are being enrolled. The transfer of enrollment may be to another program within the same administrative agency or to another agency that administers state or federally funded preschool programs. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 22. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8213.

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 below 85 percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, as specified in subdivision (c).(b) For purposes of establishing ongoing income eligibility under this chapter, “ongoing 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).(c) The Department of Finance shall calculate the state median income for family sizes of one to four, inclusive, by using the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months by family size. The Department of Finance shall calculate the state median income for family sizes of five and above by using the most recent census data for a family of four and multiplying this number by the ratios for the appropriate family size used in the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 8621 et seq.) and specified in federal regulations at paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 96.85 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Department of Finance shall update its calculations of the state median income for families according to the methodology provided in this subdivision and provide the updated data to the department no later than March 1 of each fiscal year.(d) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included as income for purposes of determining eligibility for childcare under this chapter.(Added by renumbering Section 8263.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 72. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8214.

8214.  If families have to be disenrolled from subsidized preschool services, families shall be disenrolled in reverse priority order for services, as specified in Sections 8210 and 8211, as applicable.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 27. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8215.

8215.  The department shall annually monitor funding used in, and hours of service provided in, the California state preschool program, and shall annually report to the Department of Finance and to the Legislature a statewide summary identifying the estimated funding used for, and the number of, preschool age children receiving part-day preschool and wraparound childcare services. The annual report shall include a comparison to the prior year on a county-by-county basis.(Added by renumbering Section 8236.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 36. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8216.

8216.  (a) The department and the State Department of Social Services shall promote full utilization of childcare and development funds and match available unused funds with identified service needs. The department and the State Department of Social Services shall attempt to arrange intraagency adjustments between California state preschool contracts and general childcare contracts for the same agency and funding allocation. The department and the State Department of Social Services shall establish timelines for intraagency contract fund transfers.(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provision 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 department and the State Department of Social Services may implement and administer this section through the issuance of guidance or other written directives, which may include, but is not limited to, establishing timelines for submittal of requests to transfer funds.(Added by renumbering Section 8236.2 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 37. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8217.

8217.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a provider operating a state preschool program within the attendance boundary of a public school, except a charter or magnet school, where at least 80 percent of enrolled pupils are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, may enroll four-year-old children, as defined in Section 8205, in accordance with the enrollment priorities set forth in Sections 8210 and 8211. Any remaining slots may be open to enrollment of any families not otherwise eligible pursuant to Section 8208, subject to both of the following:(1) Enrollment of eligible four-year-old children pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to families that establish residency within the attendance boundary of the qualifying public school pursuant to this subdivision. Providers shall require proof of residency as a condition of enrollment.(2) To the best of their ability, providers shall give first enrollment priority for slots available pursuant to this paragraph to families with the lowest income, and last enrollment priority to families with the highest income.(b) (1) Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and Section 33308.5, until regulations are filed with the Secretary of State to implement subdivision (a), the department shall implement subdivision (a) through management bulletins or similar letters of instruction issued on or before December 1, 2019.(2) The department shall initiate a rulemaking action to implement subdivision (a) on or before December 31, 2020. The department shall convene a workgroup of parents, advocates, department staff, child development program representatives, and other stakeholders to develop recommendations regarding the implementation of subdivision (a).(c) For purposes of this section, “magnet school” means an entire school with a focus on a special area of study, such as science, the performing arts, or career education, designed to attract pupils from across the school district who may choose to attend the magnet school instead of their local public school.(Added by renumbering Section 8236.3 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 38. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8220.

8220.  As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to Section 8221, a participating part-day preschool program shall coordinate the provision of all of the following:(a) Opportunities for parents and legal guardians to work with their children on interactive literacy activities. For purposes of this subdivision, “interactive literacy activities” means activities in which parents or legal guardians actively participate in facilitating the acquisition by their children of prereading skills through guided activities such as shared reading, learning the alphabet, and basic vocabulary development.(b) Parenting education for parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms to support the development by their children of literacy skills. Parenting education shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in all of the following:(1) Providing support for the educational growth and success of their children.(2) Improving parent-school communications and parental understanding of school structures and expectations.(3) Becoming active partners with teachers in the education of their children.(4) Improving parental knowledge of local resources for the identification of and services for developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, contact information for school district special education referral.(c) Referrals, as necessary, to providers of instruction in adult education and English as a second language in order to improve the academic skills of parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms.(d) Staff development for teachers in participating classrooms that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of a pedagogical knowledge, including, but not limited to, improved instructional and behavioral strategies.(2) Knowledge and application of developmentally appropriate assessments of the prereading skills of children in participating classrooms.(3) Information on working with families, including the use of onsite coaching, for guided practice in interactive literacy activities.(4) Providing targeted interventions for all young children to improve kindergarten readiness upon program completion.(Added by renumbering Section 8238 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 40. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8221.

8221.  (a) A family literacy supplemental grant shall be made available and distributed to qualifying California state preschool classrooms, as determined by the Superintendent, at a rate of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per class. The Superintendent shall distribute the family literacy supplemental grant funds according to the following priorities:(1) First priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs that contract to receive this funding before July 1, 2012. These programs shall receive this funding until their contract is terminated or the California state preschool program no longer provides family literacy services.(2) Second priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs operating classrooms located in the attendance area of elementary schools in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, based on the most recently published Academic Performance Index pursuant to Section 52056. The Superintendent shall use a lottery process in implementing this paragraph.(b) A family literacy supplemental grant distributed pursuant to this section shall be used for purposes specified in Section 8220.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon funding being provided for family literacy supplemental grants for California state preschool programs in the annual Budget Act or other statute.(Added by renumbering Section 8238.4 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 41. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8222.

8222.  (a) A contracting agency shall not expel or unenroll a child because of a child’s behavior except as authorized by subdivision (c).(b) (1) If a child exhibits persistent and serious challenging behaviors, the contracting agency shall expeditiously pursue and document reasonable steps, including, but not limited to, consulting with the child’s parents or legal guardians and teacher, to maintain the child’s safe participation in the program. The contracting agency shall inform the parents or legal guardians of a child exhibiting persistent and serious challenging behaviors of the process described in this section.(2) (A) If the child has an individualized family service plan or individualized education program, the contracting agency, with written parental consent, shall contact the agency responsible for the individualized family service plan or individualized education program to seek consultation on serving the child.(B) If the child does not have an individualized family service plan or individualized education program, the contracting agency shall consider, if appropriate, completing a universal screening of the child, including, but not limited to, screening the child’s social and emotional development, referring the child’s parents or legal guardians to community resources, and implementing behavior supports within the program before referring the child’s parents or legal guardians to the local agency responsible for implementing the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.).(c) If a contracting agency has expeditiously pursued and documented reasonable steps to maintain the child’s safe participation in the program and determines, in consultation with the parents or legal guardians of the child, the child’s teacher, and, if applicable, the local agency responsible for implementing the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), that the child’s continued enrollment would present a continued serious safety threat to the child or other enrolled children, it shall refer the parents or legal guardians to other potentially appropriate placements, the local childcare resource and referral agency, or any other referral service available in the local community. The contracting agency may then unenroll the child.(d) A contracting agency shall have up to 180 days to complete the process described in this section.(e) This section shall apply only to California state preschool programs described in this article.(Added by renumbering Section 8239.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 43. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8223.

8223.  (a) Contractors operating through a family childcare home education network shall do all of the following:(1) Recruit, enroll, and certify eligible families.(2) Recruit, train, support, and reimburse licensed family childcare home providers.(3) Collect family fees in accordance with contract requirements.(4) Assess, according to standards set by the department, the educational quality of the program offered in each family childcare home in the network.(5) Assure that a developmental profile is completed for each child based upon observations of network staff, in consultation with the provider.(6) Monitor requirements, including quality standards, and conduct periodic assessments of program quality in each family childcare home affiliated with the network.(7) Ensure that basic health and nutrition requirements are met.(8) Provide data and reporting in accordance with contract requirements.(b) Each contractor shall ensure that their staff have sufficient training to successfully accomplish the requirements of subdivision (a).(Added by renumbering Section 8246 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 49. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8224.

8224.  (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that eligible children with exceptional needs are given equal access to all California state preschool programs. Available federal and state funds for children with exceptional needs above the standard reimbursement amount shall be used to assist agencies in developing and supporting appropriate programs for these children, including federal and state funds available for the provision of special education and related services, as appropriate.(b) Any child with exceptional needs served in California state preschool programs shall be afforded all rights and protections guaranteed in state and federal laws and regulations for individuals with exceptional needs.(Added by renumbering Section 8250 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 52. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 8225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 6 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS STATE MASTER PLANS|CHAPTER 2 - Early Education Act|ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration|Section 8225.

8225.  A contractor providing California state preschool services is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101, et seq.).(Added by renumbering Section 8250.5 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 53. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)