CaliforniaChildcare.
What it does
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age, which includes various programs and services, including, among others, CalWORKs Stage 2 and Stage 3 childcare, migrant childcare, childcare and development services for children with special needs, the alternative payment program, and Head Start programs. Under existing law, for purposes of establishing initial income eligibility for services under the Child Care and Development Services Act, "income eligible" means that a family's adjusted monthly income is at or below 85% of the state median income, adjusted for family size. Existing law requires, to be eligible for the 3rd stage of childcare services, CalWORKs participants to have an income that does not exceed 70% of the state median income, adjusted for family size, as specified.
More detail
This bill would revise the income eligibility for the 3rd stage of childcare services to also be 85% of the state median income, adjusted for family size.
Existing law requires the department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a fee schedule for families who utilize childcare and development programs and to be assessed in a single monthly flat fee that is based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment. Existing law authorizes that a family with children who are recipients of child protective services, or children who are at risk of being neglected or abused, may be exempt from being charged family fees for up to 12 months.
This bill would extend the exemption period to up to 24 months.
Existing law requires childcare providers reimbursed through childcare and development programs to submit monthly attendance records for each child under specified circumstances. Existing law defines "attendance" for purposes of the act to mean the number of children present at a childcare and development facility, and includes extended absences due to specified reasons for purposes of reimbursement.
This bill would add medical and educational appointments to the list of reasons for extended absences that are included in attendance for purposes of reimbursement, and would also, for purposes of reimbursement, authorize a contractor to claim attendance for days that the contractor or provider is required to hold a space for a child during the period that a family is assumed to have abandoned care or is engaging in the appeal process based on disenrollment for abandoning care.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 234, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2900.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB792 Arreguín et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2845.)Minor
- Vote recorded That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2289.) Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- Aug 29Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).Minor
- Aug 28In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 792 Arreguín Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 21Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Aug 20From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.Major
- Jun 17June 17 hearing postponed by committee.
- May 12Referred to Com. on HUM. S.Minor
- Apr 24In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 888.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 22Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 21From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 9Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 683.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 12Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced