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2023 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.

8203. The Superintendent shall develop standards for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs. Indicators of quality shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) A physical environment that is safe and appropriate for preschool children and that meets applicable licensing standards.
(b) Program activities and services that are age appropriate for preschool children and meet the developmental needs of each child.
(c) Program activities and services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of children and families, including, but not limited to, program activities and services that meet the need of dual language learners for support in the development of their home language and English.
(d) Family engagement including, but not limited to, opportunities to participate on parent advisory committees and parent education.
(e) Community engagement, coordination, and local partnerships that support successful transitions from preschool to the early elementary grades.
(f) Efficient and effective local program administration.
(g) Staff that possesses the appropriate and required qualifications, experience, or training, or a combination thereof. The appropriate staff qualifications shall reflect the diverse linguistic and cultural makeup of the children and families in the preschool program. The use of intergenerational staff shall be encouraged.
(h) The promotion of inclusive experiences through program activities and support for parents to access services that meet the needs of children with exceptional needs and their families.
(i) Support services for children, families, and early learning staff and administrators.
(j) Program activities that support equity by eliminating implicit bias, exclusionary discipline practices, and discrimination through staff development and training.
(k) Provision for nutritional needs of children, including nutrition education at preschool and, when appropriate, shared resource for families.
(l) Social services that include, but are not limited to, identification of child and family needs and referral to appropriate agencies.
(m) Health services that include referral of children to appropriate agencies for services.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 498, Sec. 2. (AB 1363) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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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 preparing three-, four-, and five-year-old children for kindergarten. The guidelines shall identify appropriate developmental milestones for each age, how to assess where children are in relation to the milestones, and suggested methods for achieving the milestones. In addition, the guidelines shall identify any basic beginning skills needed to prepare children for kindergarten or first grade, and methods for teaching these basic skills. The guidelines shall be articulated with the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The department may contract with an appropriate public or private agency to develop the guidelines.
(b) In future expenditure plans for quality improvement activities, the State Department of Social Services shall include funding for periodically updating the guidelines consistent with academic and performance standards and relevant research, broadly distributing the guidelines, and providing education, outreach, and training services to implement the guidelines.
(c) Programs funded by the department under this chapter shall use the prekindergarten learning development guidelines developed pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 62, Sec. 1. (AB 210) Effective June 30, 2022.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
2023 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 8213.5.

8213.5. (a) For purposes of establishing eligibility for services under this chapter, “a member of the household who is certified to receive benefits from Medi-Cal, CalFresh, the California Food Assistance Program, the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the federal Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, Head Start, Early Head Start, or any other designated means-tested government program, as determined by the department” means either of the following:
(1) A member of the household has been certified as eligible to receive benefits or services in any of those programs. The family shall provide documentation of current enrollment in the program, unless the contracting agency has, and elects to use, other means of obtaining verification of that enrollment.
(2) A contracting agency has determined a member of the household is eligible for Head Start or Early Head Start services.
(b) Families qualifying for eligibility under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of, or under clause (v) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of, Section 8208 shall have the income declared on the application for the means-tested government program as its income for the purposes of prioritizing enrollment and calculating family fees.
(c) 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 may implement and administer this section through the issuance of guidance or other written directives.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 923, Sec. 4. (SB 1047) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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 three- and 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 three- and 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, 2023.
(2) The department shall initiate a rulemaking action to implement subdivision (a) on or before December 31, 2024.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 41, Sec. 4. (AB 116) Effective July 10, 2023.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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8226. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effectiveness of preschool programs can be increased through improved state administration, technical assistance to provider agencies, and monitoring.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature:
(1) That the Superintendent of Public Instruction develop clear, consistent, and appropriate regulations for preschool programs to replace policy guidelines that are not subject to the public hearing process, often inconsistent, and without the force of law.
(2) That the department make better use of staff with direct field experience in early childhood programs.
(3) That better criteria be developed for the awarding, evaluating, and renewal of preschool contracts.
(4) That improvements be made in the method of reimbursing preschool providers.
(5) That increased effort be made to provide preschool program operators with technical assistance in meeting their contractual obligations.
(Added by renumbering Section 8255 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 58. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8227. The department shall develop procedures for annually evaluating the monitoring processes and the training and technical assistance that is to be provided to the contracting agencies.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 30. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8228. The department shall do all of the following in administering the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Apply sanctions against contracting agencies that have serious licensing violations, as defined and reported by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to Section 1597.11 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Except in the case of immediate terminations taken pursuant to Section 8315 or 8316, provide 90 days’ written notification to any contractor whose agreement is being terminated. Notwithstanding Article 13 (commencing with Section 8306), the department shall establish procedures for placing a contractor whose agreement is being terminated into receivership. Action to initiate receivership shall be at the discretion of the department, and may be taken against a contractor whose agreement is being terminated either immediately or within 90 days. The receiver shall not be a department employee. The receiver shall have sufficient experience in the administration of early childhood programs to ensure compliance with the terms of the receivership.
(Added by renumbering Section 8257 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 61. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8229. (a) No person employed by the department in a policymaking position in the area of preschool programs shall serve as a member of the board of directors, advisory council, or advisory committee for any agency receiving funds pursuant to this chapter. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person appointed prior to January 1, 1985.
(b) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person of the state department employed under the State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the state department may enter into a contract pursuant to Section 8233 in which the person engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or any part of the decisionmaking process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by the state department. The prohibition contained in this subdivision shall apply to the person only during the two-year period beginning on the date the person left state employment.
(c) For a period of 12 months following the date of their retirement, dismissal, or separation from state service, no person employed under State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the state department may enter into a contract pursuant to Section 8233 if the person was employed by the department in a policymaking position in the area of preschool programs within the 12-month period prior to their retirement, dismissal, or separation.
(d) For a period of 12 months following the date of their retirement, dismissal, or separation from state service, no person employed under State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the department may be employed by a contractor pursuant to Section 8233 if the person engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or any part of the decisionmaking process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by the department.
(e) The provisions of subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to any persons who were already in the situations described by these subdivisions prior to January 1, 1985.
(Added by renumbering Section 8258 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 62. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8230. The department shall develop and coordinate resources, provide technical assistance, monitor program implementation, generate maximum federal reimbursement wherever possible for the federally eligible children, and facilitate alternative funding for those children for whom federal funds are not available.
(Added by renumbering Section 8260 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 63. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8231. The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that do all of the following:
(a) Provide clear guidelines for the selection of agencies when child development contracts are let, including, but not limited to, specification that any agency headquartered in the proposed service area will be given priority for a new contract in that area, unless the department makes a written determination that (A) the agency is not able to deliver the level of services specified in the request for proposal, or (B) the department has notified the agency that it is not in compliance with the terms of its contract.
(b) Provide for a contract monitoring system to ensure that agencies expend funds received pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the provisions of their contracts.
(c) Specify adequate standards of agency performance.
(d) Establish reporting requirements for service reports, including provisions for varying the frequency with which these reports are to be submitted on the basis of agency performance.
(e) Specify standards for withholding payments to agencies that fail to submit required fiscal reports.
(f) Set forth standards for department site visits to contracting agencies, including, but not limited to, specification as to the purpose of the visits, the personnel that will perform these visits, and the frequency of these visits which shall be as frequently as staff and budget resources permit.
(g) Authorize the department to develop a process that requires every contracting agency to recompete for continued funding no less frequently than every five years.
(Added by renumbering Section 8261 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 64. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8232. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to require the collection and submission of information from public and private agencies contracting with the department pursuant to this chapter, including local educational agencies, to meet state and federal reporting requirements and for the effective administration of preschool programs.
(Added by renumbering Section 8261.5 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 65. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8233. Notwithstanding any other law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into and execute local contractual agreements with any public or private entity or agency for the delivery of preschool services or the furnishing of property, facilities, personnel, supplies, equipment, and administrative services related to the delivery of preschool services. Prior to entering into or executing a local agreement, the department shall obtain annual approval from the Department of General Services and the Department of Finance as to the form and general content thereof. The agreements may only be made for the delivery of preschool services, or the furnishing of property, facilities, personnel, supplies, equipment, or administrative services related thereto, which conform with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by renumbering Section 8262 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 66. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8234. Contractors operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may do both of the following:
(a) (1) Maintain records electronically, in compliance with state and federal standards, as determined by the department. A conversion from a paper record to an electronic format, as well as the storage of the electronic record, shall comply with the minimum standards described in Section 12168.7 of the Government Code and the standards for trustworthy electronic document or record preservation described in Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 22620.1) of Division 7 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) Pursuant to Section 33421, the records shall be retained by each contractor for at least five years, or, where an audit has been requested by a state agency, until the date the audit is resolved, whichever is longer.
(3) This subdivision does not require a contractor to create records electronically.
(b) (1) Use a digital signature that complies with state and federal standards, as determined by the department, that may be a marking that is either computer generated or produced by electronic means and is intended by the signatory to have the same effect as a handwritten signature.
(2) The use of a digital signature shall have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature if the requirements for the digital signatures and their acceptable technology, as provided in Section 16.5 of the Government Code and in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 7 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, are satisfied.
(Added by renumbering Section 8262.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 67. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8235. Contractors operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may use digital forms to allow families to apply for services, if those forms comply with state and federal standards.
(Added by renumbering Section 8262.2 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 68. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8236. On and after the date on which the Superintendent determines that the Financial Information System for California (Fi$Cal Project) has been implemented within the department, at the request of a contractor, for a contract executed by the department pursuant to Section 8233, the department shall request the Controller to make a payment via direct deposit by electronic funds transfer through the Fi$Cal Project into the contractor’s account at the financial institution of the contractor’s choice.
(Added by renumbering Section 8262.3 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 69. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8237. (a) In contract transfer situations in programs funded pursuant to this chapter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant a certificate of operation to preschool facilities pursuant to this section.
(b) For purposes of maintaining continuity of services to children, the superintendent may grant a certificate of operation to any preschool facility that meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, has visited the facility and verified, in writing, to the State Department of Social Services licensing agency that the facility has no deficiencies at the time of granting the certificate of operation that would endanger the physical health, mental health, safety, or welfare of the children.
(2) Without a certificate of operation in lieu of a license from the State Department of Social Services, the facility would be ineligible to receive, as applicable, state or federal funds.
(c) A facility issued a certificate of operation pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be operating under licensing standards for childcare and development facilities specified by Chapters 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70), 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90), and 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code and by Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations for the term specified on the certificate.
(d) A facility granted a certificate of operation shall submit a completed license application to the State Department of Social Services within 15 working days of the issuance of the certificate of operation. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the cancellation of the certificate of operation. The certificate of operation shall expire upon the issuance or denial of a license by the State Department of Social Services.
(Added by renumbering Section 8262.5 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 70. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8238. The Superintendent may waive or modify California state preschool requirements in order to enable preschool programs to serve combinations of eligible children in areas of low population.
(Added by renumbering Section 8264.5 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 78. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8239. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may provide outreach services and technical assistance to new contracting agencies and to those providing preschool services during nontraditional times, in underserved geographic areas, and for children with special childcare needs.
(Added by renumbering Section 8264.6 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 79. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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8240. (a) The Superintendent shall establish rules and regulations for the staffing of all preschool programs under contract with the department.
(b) Priority shall be given by the department to the employment of persons in preschool programs with ethnic backgrounds which are similar to those of the child for whom child development services are provided.
(c) For purposes of staffing preschool programs, the role of a teacher in child supervision means direct supervision of the children as well as supervision of aides and groups of children.
(d) Family childcare homes shall operate pursuant to adult/child ratios prescribed in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 102351.1) of Division 12 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(e) Approval by the Superintendent of any ongoing or new programs seeking to operate under the ratios and standards established by the Superintendent under this chapter shall be based upon the following considerations:
(1) The type of facility in which care is being or is to be provided.
(2) The ability of the Superintendent to implement a funding source change.
(3) The proportion of nonsubsidized children enrolled or to be enrolled by the agency.
(4) The most cost-effective ratios possible for the type of services provided or to be provided by the agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 571, Sec. 7. (AB 185) Effective September 27, 2022.)
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8241. Until the Superintendent of Public Instruction promulgates regulations for center-based programs establishing staffing ratios, the following staffing ratios shall apply:
(a) Infants, 0 to 2 years old—1:3 adult-child ratio, 1:18 teacher-child ratio.
(b) Infants and toddlers, 0 to 2 years old—1:4 adult-child ratio, 1:16 teacher-child ratio.
(c) Children 3 to 6 years old—1:8 adult-child ratio, 1:24 teacher-child ratio.
(d) Children 6 to 10 years old—1:14 adult-child ratio, 1:28 teacher-child ratio.
(e) Children 10 to 13 years old—1:18 adult-child ratio, 1:36 teacher-child ratio.
(f) If groups of children of varying ages are commingled, the teacher and adult ratios shall be proportionate and appropriate to the ages and groups of children.
(Added by renumbering Section 8264.8 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 81. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
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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.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the adjustment factors shall be as follows:
(1) For children with exceptional needs, including children with severe disabilities, the adjustment factor shall be 2.40.
(2) For children at risk of neglect, abuse, or exploitation, the adjustment factor shall be 1.1.
(3) For dual language learner children, the adjustment factor shall be 1.2.
(4) When early childhood mental health consultation services are provided, pursuant to Section 8243, the adjustment factor shall be 1.1.
(5) For children 47 months or younger, the adjustment factor shall be 1.8.
(c) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving part-day preschool children, the contractor’s reported child days of enrollment for children meeting the criteria in paragraph (1), (4), or (5) of subdivision (b) shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors in those subdivisions.
(d) Use of the adjustment factors shall not increase the contractor’s total annual allocation.
(e) (1) Days of enrollment for children who meet more than one of the criteria outlined in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, and (5) of subdivision (b) shall not be reported under more than one of the categories specified in those paragraphs.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for children for whom an adjustment factor is applied pursuant to any of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, and (5) of subdivision (b), and who are additionally eligible for the adjustment factor established in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), reported child days of enrollment shall be multiplied by the sum of the applicable adjustment factor under paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, and (5) of subdivision (b) and 0.1.
(f) The difference between the reimbursement resulting from the use of the adjustment factors outlined in subdivision (b) and the reimbursement that would otherwise be received by a provider in the absence of the adjustment factors shall be used for special and appropriate services for each child for whom an adjustment factor is claimed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 62, Sec. 8. (AB 210) Effective June 30, 2022.)
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8245. (a) For each fiscal year, for the purposes of this chapter, reimbursement rates for full-day California state preschool shall be adjusted by the following reimbursement factors:
(1) Prior to January 1, 2022, California state preschool program providers serving children for not less than four hours per day, and less than six and one-half hours per day, the reimbursement factor is 75 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(2) Prior to January 1, 2022, California state preschool program providers serving children for not less than six and one-half hours per day, and less than 10 and one-half hours per day, the reimbursement factor is 100 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(3) For California state preschool program providers serving children for 10 and one-half hours or more per day, the reimbursement factor is 118 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, notwithstanding the difference between the standard reimbursement rate and the regional market rate, to support serving children for the length of day that is appropriate under a provider’s contract.
(Added by renumbering Section 8266.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 90. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)