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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10427.

10427. (a) If a memorandum of understanding has expired, and the Governor or the Governor’s representative and the certified provider organization have not agreed to a new memorandum of understanding and have not reached an impasse in negotiations, subject to subdivision (b), the parties to the agreement shall continue to give effect to the provisions of the expired memorandum of understanding, including, but not limited to, all provisions that supersede existing law, any arbitration provisions, any no strike provisions, and any provisions covering membership dues consistent with Section 10426.5.
(b) If, after a reasonable period of time, the parties fail to reach agreement, the parties may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties, or either party may declare that an impasse has been reached and request the board to appoint a mediator. When both parties mutually agree upon a mediator, costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the state and one-half to the certified provider organization. A memorandum of understanding reached by means of mediation is subject to appropriation by the Legislature and necessary statutory revisions.
(c) After the mediation procedure has been exhausted, and no resolution has been reached by the parties, the Governor, or the Governor’s representative, may declare an impasse and implement any or all of its last, best, and final offer. Any proposal in the Governor’s, or the Governor’s representative, last, best, and final offer that, if implemented, would conflict with existing statutes or require the expenditure of funds, shall be presented to the Legislature for approval. Implementation of the last, best, and final offer does not relieve the parties of the obligation to bargain in good faith and reach an agreement on a memorandum of understanding if circumstances change, and does not waive rights that the certified provider organization has under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10427.5.

10427.5. It is unlawful for the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee, the department, or any state agency or department charged with the administration of any state-funded early care and education program, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 10421, to do any of the following:
(a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on providers, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against providers, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce providers because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision (f), “provider” includes individuals seeking to participate in state-funded early care and education programs as providers.
(b) Deny to provider organizations rights guaranteed to them by this chapter.
(c) Refuse or fail to meet and confer in good faith with the certified provider organization.
(d) Dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any provider organization, or contribute financial or other support to it, or in any way encourage providers to join any provider organization in preference to another.
(e) Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation procedure set forth in Section 10427.
(f) Deter or discourage providers from becoming or remaining members of a provider organization, or from authorizing representation by a provider organization, or from authorizing dues or other voluntary deductions to a provider organization.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10427.7.

10427.7. It is unlawful for any political subdivision, contractor, or subcontractor, charged with the administration of a state-funded early care and education program, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 10421, to do any of the following:
(a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on providers, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against providers, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce providers because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision, “provider” includes providers seeking to participate in state-funded early care and education programs as providers.
(b) Deny to provider organizations rights guaranteed to them by this chapter.
(c) Dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any provider organization, or contribute financial or other support to it, or in any way encourage providers to join any provider organization in preference to another.
(d) Deter or discourage providers from becoming or remaining members of a provider organization, or from authorizing representation by a provider organization, or from authorizing dues or other voluntary deductions to a provider organization. For purposes of this subdivision, “provider” includes individuals seeking to participate in state-funded early care and education programs as providers.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10428.

10428. It shall be unlawful for a provider organization or a certified provider organization to:
(a) Cause or attempt to cause the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee, the department, or any state agency, department, local political subdivision, contractor, or subcontractor, charged with the administration of a state-funded early care and education program, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 10421, to violate Section 10427.5 or 10427.7.
(b) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on providers, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against providers, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce providers because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter.
(c) Refuse or fail to meet and confer in good faith with the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee.
(d) Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation procedure set forth in Section 10427.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10429.

10429. (a) This section shall apply only if a provider organization has been certified pursuant to Section 10424.
(b) If the state, or a department, political subdivision, contractor, or subcontractor that administers a state-funded early care and education program chooses to disseminate mass communications to family child care providers or applicants for participation in state-funded early care and education programs concerning providers’ rights to join or support a provider organization or a certified provider organization, or to refrain from joining or supporting a provider organization or a certified provider organization, the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee shall meet and confer with the certified provider organization concerning the content of the mass communication.
(c) If the state, or a department or political subdivision of the state that administers a state-funded early care or education program, is the entity sending a mass communication, and the Department of Human Resources and the certified provider organization do not agree on the content of the mass communication covered by this section, and if the state, or a department or political subdivision of the state, still chooses to disseminate the mass communication, the state, or a department or political subdivision of the state, shall distribute to the family child care providers, in addition to, and at the same time as, its own mass communication, a communication of reasonable length provided to the state, or a department or political subdivision of the state, by the certified provider organization. The certified provider organization shall provide the state, or a department or political subdivision of the state, with adequate copies of its own mass communication before distribution.
(d) This section does not apply to the distribution of a communication concerning provider rights that has been adopted for purposes of this section by the Public Employment Relations Board or the Department of Human Resources.
(e) For purposes of this section, a “mass communication” means a written document, or script for an oral or recorded presentation or message, that is intended for delivery to multiple providers.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 25 - Building a Better Early Care and Education System › Section 10429.5.

10429.5. To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, any training partnership that is established as a joint labor-management committee pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 10424.5. to make recommendations as to any professional development and training program agreed to through the meet and confer process described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 10424.5, shall consult with public entities, including, but not limited to, the Early Childhood Policy Council and its subcommittees, the department, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and nonprofit entities, including the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, First 5 California, and local First 5 commissions.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10430.

10430. The department shall develop an annual calendar identifying target dates for contract application deadlines, contract award announcements, contract approvals, and contract evaluations. Each calendar shall be available to the public and shall be updated at least annually.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10431.

10431. The department shall develop and maintain a central distribution list for application announcements.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10432.

10432. Application announcements shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information: the goals and objectives of the program, identification of the specific minimum range of services to be purchased related to those goals, quantitative as well as qualitative measures which will be used by the department to evaluate service outcomes, specific criteria and a description of the methodology and timetable which will be followed to review and approve applications, and all minimum performance standards any agency is required to meet prior to direct service contract approval.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10433.

10433. (a) The department shall include all of the following in the application announcement:
(1) The time estimated for each step.
(2) The specific staff names, office addresses, and telephone numbers for those responsible for each step.
(3) The legal requirements and signatory approvals required prior to final approval of any contract.
(4) Any conditions for advance payments shall also be identified.
(b) This information shall be provided in any application announcement.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10434.

10434. The department shall identify and transmit to all agencies awarded direct service contracts forms required for contract payments, management information or reports required pursuant to contract objectives, and conditions and methods for contract evaluations. Methods and conditions for payment recoveries, withholding of payments, and contract terminations relating to nonperformance shall also be identified. This information shall be provided in all cases prior to final approval of any direct service contract, unless the information is provided in the contract document.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10435.

10435. The department shall develop a grievance procedure for resolving disputes arising from the awarding or administering of direct service contracts, in addition to the remedies provided under the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 26 - Direct Service Contract Procedure › Section 10437.

10437. The department may execute a multiyear application process. Multiyear applications may only be submitted by public and private agencies that have been fully compliant in executing prior contracts for at least the preceding three fiscal years as evidenced by all of the following:
(a) No fiscal audit disclaimer.
(b) No program quality deficiencies.
(c) No contract compliance deficiencies.
(d) No incidents of child abuse or molestation.
(e) No program management, administrative, or staffing deficiencies.
(f) Any other criteria as may be deemed necessary to safeguard the public trust.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 30 - Child Care and Development Facilities Capital Outlay › Section 10470.

10470. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds be appropriated for capital outlay for purposes of providing facilities for child care and development services provided pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to, all of the following purposes:
(a) For the purchase of relocatable facilities by the state for lease to qualifying contracting agencies in areas with no available economically practical or feasible child care and development facilities.
(b) For renovation and repair of child care and development facilities in order to comply with state and local health and safety standards and licensing requirements, without unnecessarily increasing the value of the facility.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 30 - Child Care and Development Facilities Capital Outlay › Section 10471.

10471. (a) All of the following child care and development programs, other than those providing extended day care services, shall be eligible to receive a loan for the renovation and repair of facilities used for the program or to lease relocatable facilities to be used for the program:
(1) Private nonprofit child care and development programs currently, or soon to be, under contract with the department pursuant to Section 10268.5.
(2) Child care and development programs operated by, or in a facility owned by, a public entity.
(b) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall document that the renovated facility shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to child care facilities provided for pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall assure the board that the renovated facility shall be used for the purposes of the child care and development program for the entire loan period, which shall be determined by the board as follows:
(1) For loans equal to or less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), not less than three years.
(2) For loans exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the loan period shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(d) Interest on the loan principal shall be charged at a rate equal to the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Account.
(e) In the event that a recipient ceases to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program prior to the expiration of the loan period, the board shall collect the entire outstanding balance of the loan, plus interest, notwithstanding the loan period originally set pursuant to subdivision (c), unless the board deems it appropriate to waive repayment at that time.
(f) If the renovated facility has been continuously used for purposes of the child care and development program for the entire loan period, the board shall waive repayment of the amount of the loan principal, plus interest, at the end of the loan period.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 30 - Child Care and Development Facilities Capital Outlay › Section 10473.

10473. (a) The State Allocation Board shall establish regulations for the allocation of funds for capital outlay and for the reimbursement of initial utility installation costs for purposes of this chapter. The department shall establish qualifications for determining the eligibility of agencies providing child care and development services, including preschool and extended day care service, to apply for these funds.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, priority in funding of capital outlay grants or relocatables from funds administered pursuant to Section 10307 and under this chapter, shall be determined in the following order:
(1) Programs experiencing emergencies as defined by the department and the State Allocation Board.
(2) Expansion of child care services.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 30 - Child Care and Development Facilities Capital Outlay › Section 10474.

10474. The State Allocation Board may use an amount not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), or 4 percent of the total funds available for the purposes of this chapter, whichever is less, in any given fiscal year for necessary administrative costs incurred pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the establishment of new administrative positions.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 30 - Child Care and Development Facilities Capital Outlay › Section 10475.

10475. (a) The State Allocation Board may use up to 5 percent of any appropriation for the purposes of this chapter to provide loans to private nonsectarian child care and development programs not under contract with the department for renovation and repair of existing program facilities, in accordance with this section.
(b) The department shall establish qualifications to determine the eligibility of child care agencies for loans pursuant to this section.
(c) The board, with any necessary assistance from the department, may do any of the following:
(1) Establish procedures and policies in connection with the administration of this section it deems necessary.
(2) Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this section requiring procedure, forms, and information it deems necessary.
(d) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Document that the renovated facility shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to child care facilities provided for pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that it will have sufficient revenues to pay the principal and interest on the loan and to maintain the operation of the child care facility.
(e) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall assure the board that the renovated facility shall be used for purposes of the child care and development program for the following periods:
(1) For loans equal to or less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), not less than three years from the beginning of the loan period.
(2) For loans exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the fixed period of time shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(f) The board shall set the period of the loan for each recipient, up to a maximum of 10 years, based upon the amount of the loan, the recipient’s ability to repay the loan, and the length of time the recipient has committed to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program.
(g) Interest on the loan principal shall be charged at a rate equal to the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Account.
(h) In the event that a recipient ceases to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program prior to the expiration of the period specified pursuant to subdivision (e), the board shall collect the entire outstanding balance of the loan, plus interest, notwithstanding the loan period originally set pursuant to subdivision (f).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 31 - Local Planning Councils › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10480.

10480. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Block grant” means the block grant contained in Title VI of the Child Care and Development Fund, as established by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).
(b) “Child care” means all licensed child care and development services and license-exempt child care, including, but not limited to, private for-profit programs, nonprofit programs, and publicly funded programs, for all children up to and including 12 years of age, including children with exceptional needs and children from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
(c) “Child care provider” means a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services.
(d) “Community representative” means a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services, or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with the department to provide child care and development services.
(e) “Consumer” means a parent or person who receives, or who has received within the past 36 months, child care services.
(f) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
(g) “Local planning council” means a local child care and development planning council as described in Section 10485.
(h) “Public agency representative” means a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local educational agency.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 31 - Local Planning Councils › ARTICLE 2 - Membership and Funding of Local Child Care Development Planning Councils › Section 10487.

10487. It is the intent of the Legislature that any additional conditions imposed upon local planning councils shall be funded from available federal funds to the greatest extent legally possible.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 32 - Head Start › Section 10490.

10490. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The Congress has recognized the importance of the transfer from preschool to primary school. Section 642A of Title VI of Subtitle A of Chapter 8 of Subchapter B of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35) was enacted to require grantees of federal Head Start funds to take steps to coordinate with and involve the local educational agency serving the community, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Developing and implementing a systematic procedure for transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program records for each participating child to the school in which the child will enroll.
(2) Establishing channels of communication between Head Start staff and their counterparts in the schools, including, but not limited to, teachers, social workers, and health staff, to facilitate the coordination of programs.
(3) Conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or elementary school teachers, and Head Start program teachers to discuss the educational, developmental, and other needs of individual children.
(4) Organizing and participating in joint transition-related training of school staff and Head Start staff.
(5) Developing and implementing a family outreach and support program in cooperation with entities carrying out parental involvement efforts under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
(6) Assisting families, administrators, and teachers in enhancing educational and developmental continuity between Head Start services and elementary school classes.
(7) Linking the services provided in the Head Start program with the education services provided by the local educational agency.
(b) The department shall advise local education agencies of these federal requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 33 - Expulsion and Suspension Procedures in Childcare and Development Services Programs › Section 10491.

10491. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall apply:
(a) “Expulsion” means the permanent dismissal of a child from a program in response to a child’s behavior.
(b) “Licensed family childcare provider” means a childcare provider who participates in a state-funded early care and education program, as defined in Section 10421, and is an individual who operates a family daycare home, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code, and is licensed pursuant to the requirement in Section 1596.80 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) “Program” means a general childcare and development program, as described in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10240), a childcare and development service for children with severe disabilities, as described in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10260), or a migrant childcare and development program, with the exception of migrant alternative payment programs, as described in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 10235), that serves children from zero to five years of age, inclusive.
(d) “Suspension” means any removal of a child from all or part of the program day, or the prevention of a child from attending the program for one or more days, in response to the child’s behavior.
(e) “Persistent and serious behaviors” means either repeated patterns of behavior that significantly interfere with the learning of other children, or interactions with peers and adults that are not responsive to the use of developmentally appropriate guidance. This includes, but is not limited to, physical aggression, property destruction, and self-injury.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 915, Sec. 8. (AB 2806) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 34 - Whole Child Community Equity › Section 10492.

10492. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the End Racial and Economic Inequities in Childcare in California Initiative.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. (AB 2832) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 34 - Whole Child Community Equity › Section 10492.1.

10492.1. (a) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, and with input from early childhood stakeholders, shall develop the Whole Child Equity Framework (the Framework) and Whole Child Community Equity Screening Tool (the Equity Tool). The Framework shall outline categories that are essential to supporting children 0 to 13 years of age, inclusive, through a whole child approach, including, but not limited to, access to childcare, physical and mental health services, education, childhood adversity and community safety, economic well-being, and built environments. “Built environments” means all of the physical parts of where families live and work such as homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure. The Framework shall guide the development of the Equity Tool that will consist of indicators aligned with each of the Framework’s categories. The Equity Tool will examine community-level data for the indicators and classify communities based on higher or lower values for these indicators. This approach will identify highest-need communities across the state with significant disparities across indicators that are essential to supporting the whole child. It will provide the data needed to support the equitable distribution of resources and monitor progress on addressing racial and economic inequities.
(b) With input from early childhood stakeholders, and in consultation with the State Department of Education, the State Department of Social Services shall develop the Equity Tool building on an existing index or set of indicators from existing indices such as the Child Opportunity Index, the California Healthy Places Index, the Human Development Index, the California Strong Start Index, the COVID-19 Statewide Vulnerability and Recovery Index, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index. Data available in Brilliant Beginnings, the California Cradle-to-Career Data System, and other relevant data can be utilized as needed. The State Department of Social Services shall also consider indicators that address disparities that impact young children related to state priorities such racial inequities reflected in learning loss and learning recovery due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. (AB 2832) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 1.8 - Child Care and Development Services Act › CHAPTER 34 - Whole Child Community Equity › Section 10492.2.

10492.2 (a) (1) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall convene a public workgroup to provide recommendations to the State Department of Social Services for the development of the Framework, the Equity Tool, and recommended uses of the Equity Tool for early childhood investments and whole child resources to address racial and economic inequities for California’s youngest children.
(2) The workgroup shall include parents and families from historically underserved communities and shall include, but not be limited to, other stakeholders that bring insight to support the whole child, which may include practitioners, experts, researchers, or advocates in childcare and development, physical and mental health, childhood adversity, family support and engagement, community safety, economic well-being, and built environments, representatives from First 5 California and local First 5 commissions, representatives of duly designated collective bargaining agents of family childcare home providers, and representatives from resource and referral agencies, local planning councils, and county offices of education. Workgroup members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, linguistic, and economic diversities of the State of California and represent the interests of individuals who are Black, Latinx, and Indigenous, people of color, multilingual communities, LGBTQIA+ families, children with disabilities, and families from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities that have been disproportionately marginalized. The workgroup shall provide updates to the Early Childhood Policy Council to ensure that the council is informed on the workgroup’s recommendations.
(3) The workgroup is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(b) On or before January 1, 2025, with input from the workgroup, the State Department of Social Services shall finalize and present the Framework, the Equity Tool, and recommended uses of the Equity Tool to the Legislature. The Framework and the Equity Tool shall be used to build on the existing strengths of communities and support them to address their critical needs of young children.
(c) The State Department of Social Services shall publish the tool for public use, including the data and methodology, on the department’s internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. (AB 2832) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10500.

10500. Every person administering aid under any public assistance program shall conduct himself with courtesy, consideration, and respect toward applicants for and recipients of aid under that program, and shall endeavor at all times to perform his duties in such manner as to secure for every person the amount of aid to which he is entitled, without attempting to elicit any information not necessary to carry out the provisions of law applicable to the program, and without comment or criticism of any fact concerning applicants or recipients not directly related to the administration of the program.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 578.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10503.

10503. Any decisions governing eligibility for any of the following programs that, in California, are made by a county pursuant to this division shall be made exclusively by a merit or civil service employee of the county:
(a) The Medi-Cal program, as described in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3.
(b) The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, as described in Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3.
(c) The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.
(d) The CalFresh program, as described in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6.
(e) The California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), as described in Chapter 10.1 (commencing with Section 18930) of Part 6.
(f) The Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) pursuant to Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6.
(g) The Adult Protective Services (APS) program, as described in Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 15750) of Part 3.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. (AB 1457) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10505.

10505. Prior to granting any changes in benefits or levels of service for public social services programs, including the Medi-Cal program, funded by the federal government for benefits or services which are permitted, but not required to be given, under federal law, and which changes program or county administrative costs funded from the General Fund in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) on an annual basis, there shall first be obtained a certification by the State Department of Finance that funds are available for the expenditure and that the department has identified the specific funding sources, and has determined whether the expenditure involves a federal mandatory or optional benefit or level of service.
The Department of Finance may not approve any expenditure covered by this section until at least 30 days after the information required by this section has been provided to the chairman of the committee of each house which considers appropriations and the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 339, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.3 - County Plans for CalWORKs › Section 10530.

10530. It is the intent of the Legislature that, in developing the plan required by this chapter, counties shall make an effort not to duplicate planning processes that have already occurred within the county, but rather to build upon, and incorporate where appropriate, existing local plans that provide for a collaborative approach to employment services, economic development, and family and children’s services. These shall include, but are not limited to, county GAIN plans developed prior to CalWORKs implementation, county plans developed pursuant to Section 18987.3, economic development plans, employment development plans, and plans intended to guide any other local efforts relevant to CalWORKs implementation.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 32. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative August 18, 1997, by Sec. 187 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.3 - County Plans for CalWORKs › Section 10532.

10532. The department and the counties shall implement the provisions of the CalWORKs program in the following manner:
(a) The department shall issue a planning allocation letter and county plan instructions to the counties within 30 days of the enactment of the CalWORKs program.
(b) (1) Each county shall submit a plan for implementation of the CalWORKs program within four months of the issuance of the planning allocation letter by the department. A county may begin implementation of its plan upon submission of the plan to the department or the effective date of the CalWORKs program, whichever is later.
(2) Within 30 days of receipt of a county plan, the department shall either certify that the plan includes the description of the elements required by Section 10531 and that the descriptions are consistent with the requirements of state law and, to the extent applicable, federal law or notify the county that the plan is not complete or consistent stating the reasons therefor.
(3) If a county is notified that its plan is not complete or consistent, the county shall, within 30 days, resubmit a revised plan to the department for certification.
(c) A county shall begin enrolling all new applicants for aid under this chapter in the county’s welfare-to-work program no later than six months from the date of issuance of the planning allocation letter references in subdivision (a) or two months after the certification of the county plan, whichever is later.
(d) Funds remaining at the end of the 1997–98 fiscal year or the 1998–99 fiscal year from the funds provided to a county in those years pursuant to Section 15204.2 shall be available to a county until July 1, 2000, and may be expended only for the purposes set forth in Section 15204.2.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 229, Sec. 18. Effective August 16, 2004. Operative December 1, 2004, by Sec. 65 of Ch. 229.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.3 - County Plans for CalWORKs › Section 10533.

10533. Commencing July 1, 2013, the department shall establish a CalWORKs county peer review process, which shall be implemented on a statewide basis no later than July 1, 2014. The peer review process shall include individual CalWORKs data reviews of counties, based on existing data. Counties shall receive programmatic technical assistance from teams made up of state and peer-county administrators to assist with implementing best practices to improve their performance and make progress toward meeting established state performance goals, as specified in Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 10540) and Section 15204.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 8, Sec. 3. (SB 72) Effective March 24, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.3 - County Plans for CalWORKs › Section 10534.5.

10534.5. (a) The department shall review the county plans developed pursuant to Section 10534 in order to identify promising practices in the areas of upfront engagement and reengagement of sanctioned families, and shall work with the County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) and county welfare directors to gather information on implementation and results of these practices, that can inform future efforts to increase participation in welfare-to-work activities.
(b) The department, in conjunction with the CWDA, shall review the county plans and work with county welfare directors and the CWDA to determine what activities and strategies that counties are using to encourage participation among time-limited families, and gather information about the characteristics of the time-limited population.
(c) The department shall provide a written update to the Legislature on March 1, 2008, of the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) that is gathered by that date. The department shall provide the final report of the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) to the Legislature and county welfare directors, on or before September 1, 2008.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 177, Sec. 19. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.3 - County Plans for CalWORKs › Section 10535.

10535. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount appropriated in Item 5180-101-0890 in the Budget Act of 2006, ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds for the CalWORKs program shall remain eligible for expenditure until June 30, 2008.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 75, Sec. 27.5. Effective July 12, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring › Section 10540.

10540. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to implement Public Law 104-193 in such a manner as to do all of the following:
(1) Reduce child poverty in the state.
(2) Achieve the goals of Public Law 104-193, which include reducing dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; reducing out-of-wedlock births; and encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
(3) Meet the requirements of federal law.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the implementation of Public Law 104-193 does not result in unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect child well-being, the demand for county general assistance, or the number of families affected by domestic violence.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 33. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring › Section 10540.5.

10540.5. The department shall ensure that performance outcomes are monitored at the state and county levels in order to do all of the following:
(a) Identify the extent to which the state and counties achieve the goals of Public Law 104-193.
(b) Identify the extent to which unanticipated negative outcomes do or do not occur.
(c) Meet the requirements of federal law.
(d) Assist counties in tracking the effect of CalWORKs program implementation on aided families and on local communities.
(e) Assist counties, the Legislature, and state agencies in determining what adjustments are required in the program.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 33. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES › PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1.5 - Performance Outcome Incentives Monitoring › Section 10540.6.

10540.6. Commencing no later than April 1, 2007, the department, on a periodic, but no less frequently than a quarterly basis, shall publish available data reported by counties regarding caseload characteristics, welfare-to-work performance outcomes, engagement rates, and other outcomes consistent with Sections 10534 and 10540.5. The department shall consult with the County Welfare Directors Association, legislative staff, and other stakeholders, when developing the data sources, methodology, and format for the data to be published.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 75, Sec. 27.6. Effective July 12, 2006.)