CaliforniaState projects may offer office space for child care centers
Starting January 1, 2027, some state office projects may give licensed providers, including people planning to apply for a license, priority to use building space for daycare.
What it does
For certain state office projects, licensed child care providers may get priority to use part of the building for a daycare center. The director sets the terms and rent.
The director may arrange a daycare center away from a state office building if funds are available and a listed need exists. The director may also retrofit an existing building when state funds are available.
Daycare centers in covered state office buildings must meet local and state safety codes, along with state rules for indoor and outdoor activity space.
Enrollment priority goes first to children of employees who work in the building, then other state employees, then nearby community members.
Argument forLicensed providers could gain access to state office space, and lower rent may help a center stay open if the director finds it necessary.
Argument againstNearby families might have fewer enrollment spots because children of state employees receive priority.
More detail
The Director of General Services may give licensed child care providers priority to use some state office space for a daycare center. This applies to licensed providers, including people who plan to apply for a child care license, seeking space for a daycare center. The director sets the terms, including rent. Rent may be based on the lowest of three listed state-space cost measures, or set lower if the director finds that needed to keep the center viable. This priority applies on and after January 1, 2027, when the state builds, buys, or receives an office building that can house state employees, or makes changes affecting at least 25 percent of an existing state office building that also involve its first floor.
The Director of General Services may secure separate space or retrofit an existing state office building for a daycare center run by a licensed provider. The separate space must not be attached to a state-owned office building. The center must be run by a licensed provider, including a person who plans to apply for a license. Separate space requires available funds and a director's finding that building requirements cannot be met inside, an equivalent nearby center would cost the state less, or a nearby location would improve the facility or address security concerns. A retrofit requires available state funds and is at the director's discretion.
Daycare centers in covered state office buildings must meet local and state safety building codes and state rules for indoor and outdoor activity space. These requirements apply to daycare centers in state-owned office buildings covered by this section. This section does not apply to state buildings that provide care or 24-hour residential care for patients, inmates, or state wards, or to facilities owned, run, or occupied by the California Highway Patrol.
Children at centers established under this section receive enrollment priority in the order set by the law. The order applies to children seeking enrollment in daycare centers established under this section. The order gives first priority to children of state employees who work in the building, then children of other state employees, then children of community members whose primary home is within five miles of the building.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 569, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6637.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2006 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2006 Michelle Rodriguez By Laird. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20From special consent calendar.
- Aug 18Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Major
- Jun 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on G.O. and HUMAN S.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2006 Michelle Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5370.)Passed Assembly
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Mar 25Coauthors revised.
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Mar 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and G.O.Minor
- Feb 18From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- Feb 17Read first time. To print.Introduced
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