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CA Welf & Inst Code § 10218 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10218.

10218.  It is the intent of the Legislature that one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) be appropriated each fiscal year for allocation to child care and development resource and referral agencies operated by local educational agencies for the purpose of the child care resources and referral program set forth in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10220.

10220.  (a) In addition to the services described in Section 10219, a child care resource and referral program, established to serve a defined geographic area, may provide short-term respite child care. “Short-term respite care,” for purposes of this chapter, means temporary child care services to do any of the following:(1) Provide services to families identified and referred by child protective agencies.(2) Relieve the stress caused by child abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or the risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.(3) Assist parents who, because of serious illness or injury, homelessness, or family crisis, including temporary absence from the home because of illness or injury, would be unable without assistance to provide the normal care and nurture expected of parents.(4) Provide temporary relief to parents from the care of children with exceptional needs.(b) Pursuant to the delivery of short-term respite child care services, priority shall be given for the provision of services to families identified and referred by child protective agencies, to relieve the stress caused by child abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or the risks thereof, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a). Priority shall be given to assist parents and to provide temporary relief to parents, as described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) to the extent that resources are available.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10221.

10221.  All child care resource and referral services shall be provided in a manner which is responsive to the diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic needs of a defined geographic area of service.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10222.

10222.  Child care resources and referral shall be provided to all persons requesting services and to all types of child care providers, regardless of income level or other eligibility criteria. In addition to the services prescribed by this section, child care resource and referral may provide a wide variety of parent and provider support and educational services.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10223.

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 child care programs in the state.(b) For purposes of this section, the California Child Care Initiative Project means a project to expand the role and functions of selected resource and referral agencies in activities including needs assessment, recruitment and screening of providers, technical assistance, and staff development and training, in order to aid communities in increasing their capability in the number of child care spaces available and the quality of child care services offered.(c) The department shall allocate all state funds appropriated for the California Child Care Initiative Project for the purpose of making grants to those child care resource and referral agencies that have been selected as pilot sites for the project.(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) The grants to the sites made available by the project shall be comprised of a combination of state funds and other funds pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) The department shall develop a database for the project.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10224.

10224.  When making referrals, every agency operating both a direct service program and a resource and referral program shall provide at least four referrals, at least one of which shall be a provider over which the agency has no fiscal or operational control, as well as information to a family on the family’s ability to choose a license exempt provider.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10224.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 2 - Resource and Referral Programs|Section 10224.5.

10224.5.  (a) Federal funds allocated to local child care resource and referral agencies to support their continued participation in COVID-19 relief and recovery shall include, but not be limited to, strengthening their role in serving as intermediaries to develop new, and support existing, child care facilities and capacity, and to streamline and improve data collection processes in collaboration with the state for use by the agencies and by the state. Additional data reporting shall include gathering data from providers and updating information on child care provider status, capacity, and vacancy at least once a month. Data collected shall be provided to the department or its designee at least monthly. The department shall provide guidance regarding data collection and reporting requirements pursuant to this section.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to allocate funds for the purposes described in subdivision (a) annually, subject to an appropriation for this purpose.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10225.

10225.  (a) Upon the approval of the department, funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter may be used for alternative payment programs to allow for maximum parental choice. Various methods of reimbursement for parental costs for child care may be utilized. All payment arrangements shall conform to the eligibility criteria and the parent fee schedule established pursuant to Sections 10271 and 10280.(b) To provide for maximum parental choice, alternative payment programs may include the following:(1) A subsidy that follows the family from one provider to another within a given alternative payment program.(2) Choices, whenever possible, among hours of service including before and after school, evenings, weekends, and split shifts.(3) Child care and development services according to parental choice, including use of family child care homes, general center based programs, and other state-funded programs to the extent that those programs exist in the general service area and are in conformity with the purposes and applicable laws for which those programs were established, but excluding state preschool programs.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10226.

10226.  (a) Alternative payment programs shall serve an identifiable geographic area approved by the department. The service area may be delineated by jurisdictional city or county boundaries, by natural geographic barriers, streets, roads, or zip codes.(b) In the appropriation of expansion funds allocated in this section and in Assembly Bill 55 of the 1985–86 Regular Session of the Legislature, first priority shall be given to develop the alternative payment programs in unserved areas of the state.(c) Second priority shall be given to expand current alternative payment programs. The department shall reserve funds to ensure that at least 50 percent of the moneys allotted for the alternative payment program in both Assembly Bill 55 of the 1985–86 Regular Session of the Legislature and this section shall be used to fund this second priority.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10226.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10226.5.

10226.5.  To offer maximum support for parents and providers, alternative payment programs shall have access to resource and referral services. Funding shall be adequate to purchase care at the fee charged the private client for the same service as well as to provide locally designed support services for parents and providers. In communities where there are no resource and referral agencies, alternative payment programs shall provide the following support services:(a) Information for parents to assist them in making informed choices.(b) Professional and technical assistance and information for providers.(c) Parenting information.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10227.

10227.  Alternative payments may be made for services provided in licensed centers and family child care homes, for care provided in the child’s home, and for other types of care which conform to applicable law.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10227.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10227.5.

10227.5.  (a) Child care providers authorized to provide services pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the alternative payment program a monthly attendance record or invoice for each child who received services that, at a minimum, documents the dates and actual times care was provided each day, including the time the child entered and the time the child left care each day. The information shall be documented on a daily basis.(b) The monthly attendance record or invoice shall, at a minimum, be signed by the parent or guardian of the child receiving services and the child care provider once per month to attest that the child’s attendance is accurately reflected. The verification of attendance shall be made by signature at the end of each month of care and under penalty of perjury by both the parent or guardian of the child receiving services and the child care provider.(c) The monthly attendance record or invoice shall be maintained by the child care provider in the unaltered original format in which it was created, which may be in paper form or electronic format.(d) The alternative payment program shall accept the monthly attendance record or invoice as documentation of the hours of care provided if the attendance record or invoice includes adequate information documented on a daily basis, including, at a minimum, the dates and actual times care was provided each day, including the time the child entered and the time the child left care each day. The alternative payment program shall reimburse child care providers based upon the following criteria:(1) The hours of service provided that are broadly consistent with certified hours of need.(2) For families with variable schedules, the actual days and hours of attendance, up to the maximum certified hours.(3) For license-exempt providers that provide part-time services, the actual days and hours of attendance, up to the maximum certified hours.(e) For purposes of reimbursement to providers through an alternative payment program, contractors shall not be required to track absences.(f) For purposes of this section, a monthly attendance record or invoice is defined as documentation that includes, at a minimum, the name of the child receiving services, the dates and actual times care was provided each day, including the time the child entered and the time the child left care each day, that is signed under penalty of perjury by both the parent or guardian and the child care provider, attesting that the information provided is accurate.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10228.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10228.1.

10228.1.  Out of funds appropriated in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 10214 for alternative payment programs, the department shall reallocate funds as necessary to reimburse alternative payment programs, excluding programs operating pursuant to Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 10370), for actual and allowable costs incurred for additional services. An alternative payment program may apply for reimbursement of up to 3 percent of the contract amount, or for a greater amount subject to the discretion of the department based on the availability of funds. The department shall approve or deny applications submitted pursuant to this section, but shall not consider applications received after September 30 of the current calendar year. The department shall distribute reimbursement funds for each approved application within 90 days of receipt of the application if it was filed between May 1 and July 20, inclusive, of the current calendar year. Applications received after July 20 are not subject to the 90-day requirement for the distribution of funds. If requests for reimbursement pursuant to this section exceed available funds, the department shall assign priority for reimbursement according to the order in which it receives applications. Funds received by an alternative payment program pursuant to this section that are not substantiated by the program’s annual audit shall be returned to the department.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10229 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10229.

10229.  The reimbursement for alternative payment programs shall include the cost of child care paid to child care providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the alternative payment program. The total cost for administration and support services shall not exceed an amount equal to 17.5 percent of the total contract amount. The administrative costs shall not exceed the costs allowable for administration under federal requirements.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10229.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10229.4.

10229.4.  (a) Payments made by the Migrant Alternative Payment Program shall not exceed the applicable market rate ceiling.(b) The reimbursement for the Migrant Alternative Payment Program shall include the cost of childcare paid to childcare providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the Migrant Alternative Payment Program. The total cost for administration and support services shall not exceed an amount equal to 21 percent of the total contract amount. The administrative costs shall not exceed the costs allowable for administration under federal requirements.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 499, Sec. 2. (SB 393) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10229.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10229.5.

10229.5.  The audits for such agencies shall include, but not be limited to, a sampling of the evidence of fees charged to, and paid by, families of nonsubsidized children, the daily enrollment of subsidized children, the number of days of service provided to subsidized children, the assessment and collection of parent fees, and the availability of support services to subsidized children and their families as needed pursuant to the terms of the contract.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10230.

10230.  When making referrals, every agency operating both a direct service program and an alternative payment program shall provide at least four referrals, at least one of which shall be a provider over which the agency has no fiscal or operational control, as well as information to a family on the family’s ability to choose a license exempt provider.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 10230.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act|CHAPTER 3 - Alternative Payment Programs|Section 10230.5.

10230.5.  (a) When making referrals, every program operating pursuant to this chapter shall provide information to any person who requests a child care referral of their right to view the licensing information of a licensed child day care facility required to be maintained at the facility pursuant to Section 1596.859 of the Health and Safety Code and to access any public files pertaining to the facility that are maintained by the department’s Community Care Licensing Division.(b) A written or oral advisement in substantially the following form will comply with the requirements of subdivision (a):“State law requires licensed child day care facilities to make accessible to the public a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents a facility visit or a substantiated complaint investigation. In addition, a more complete file regarding a child care licensee may be available at an office of the State Department of Social Services’ Community Care Licensing Division. You have the right to access any public information in these files.”(c) Every program operating pursuant to this chapter shall, within two days of receiving notice, remove from the program’s referral list the name of any licensed child day care facility with a revocation or a temporary suspension order or that is on probation.(d) A program operating pursuant to this chapter shall, within two business days of being notified of a revocation or a temporary suspension order for a licensed child day care facility, do both of the following:(1) Terminate payment to the facility.(2) Notify each parent and the facility in writing that payment has been terminated and the reason for the termination.(e) A program operating pursuant to this chapter shall, upon being notified that a licensed child day care facility has been placed on probation, provide written notice to each parent utilizing the facility that the facility has been placed on probation and that the parent has the option of selecting a different child day care provider or remaining with the facility without risk of subsidy payments to the provider being terminated. The Legislature urges each agency operating pursuant to this section to provide the written notice required by this subdivision in the primary language of the parent, to the extent feasible.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)