Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member CaballeroDecember 05, 2016An act to add and repeal Section 8217 to of the Education Code, relating to child care and development.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 26, as amended, Caballero. Child care and development: child care resource and referral programs: assistance to license-exempt child care providers.Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Education, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer child care and development programs. Existing law authorizes funds appropriated for purposes of the act to be used for child care resource and referral programs, which may be operated by public or private nonprofit entities and are required to provide certain information and services to parents and child care providers relating to child care services in a defined geographic area.This bill would would, until July 1, 2022, require the department to establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the local child care resource and referral program. The bill would require a county resource and referral program in the above counties to develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers, as provided.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) License-exempt child care, also known as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care, is the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States.(b) Nationally, nearly a quarter of families receiving subsidies use FFN care.(c) In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two, and 40 percent of children ages birth to five, are cared for by FFN care providers.(d) Families may choose FFN care for many reasons, including, but not limited to, convenient and flexible hours, low child-to-adult ratios, shared values and cultural background, and strong attachment relationships with caregivers.(e) Across California, the vast majority of FFN caregivers are Latinas, many of whom experience low levels of income.(f) Studies reveal that families with low incomes are more likely to rely on FFN care due to low cost and limited availability of licensed care within their community.(g) In rural communities where child care options are limited, FFN care fills a critical need for families.(h) Further research examining FFN care providers is needed to know more about the best practices to support them and in order to help improve the quality of child care in California.(i) In order to close the achievement gap and address the needs of all children, regardless of setting, it is critical to provide support and training to FFN care providers.SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Section 8217 is added to the Education Code, to read:8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the following reasons:(a) The rising cost of housing and child care in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz contributes to a familys decision to rely on license-exempt child care.(b) The California Housing Finance Agency ranks the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz among its high-cost areas.(c) According to the California Budget and Policy Center, in 2015 the cost of child care for an infant and schoolage child in a licensed center was equal to 99 percent of the annual income for a single mother and two children living at the federal poverty line.(d) The Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz experience high levels of poverty, which can influence a familys reliance on license-exempt child care. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Counties of Monterey and San Benito had a 22.9 percent poverty rate, while the County of Santa Clara had a 16.9 percent rate, and the County of Santa Cruz had a 23.5 percent poverty rate.
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 26Introduced by Assembly Member CaballeroDecember 05, 2016An act to add and repeal Section 8217 to of the Education Code, relating to child care and development.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 26, as amended, Caballero. Child care and development: child care resource and referral programs: assistance to license-exempt child care providers.Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Education, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer child care and development programs. Existing law authorizes funds appropriated for purposes of the act to be used for child care resource and referral programs, which may be operated by public or private nonprofit entities and are required to provide certain information and services to parents and child care providers relating to child care services in a defined geographic area.This bill would would, until July 1, 2022, require the department to establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the local child care resource and referral program. The bill would require a county resource and referral program in the above counties to develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers, as provided.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017
Amended IN Assembly April 17, 2017
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 26
Introduced by Assembly Member CaballeroDecember 05, 2016
Introduced by Assembly Member Caballero
December 05, 2016
An act to add and repeal Section 8217 to of the Education Code, relating to child care and development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 26, as amended, Caballero. Child care and development: child care resource and referral programs: assistance to license-exempt child care providers.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Education, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer child care and development programs. Existing law authorizes funds appropriated for purposes of the act to be used for child care resource and referral programs, which may be operated by public or private nonprofit entities and are required to provide certain information and services to parents and child care providers relating to child care services in a defined geographic area.This bill would would, until July 1, 2022, require the department to establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the local child care resource and referral program. The bill would require a county resource and referral program in the above counties to develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers, as provided.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Education, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer child care and development programs. Existing law authorizes funds appropriated for purposes of the act to be used for child care resource and referral programs, which may be operated by public or private nonprofit entities and are required to provide certain information and services to parents and child care providers relating to child care services in a defined geographic area.
This bill would would, until July 1, 2022, require the department to establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the local child care resource and referral program. The bill would require a county resource and referral program in the above counties to develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers, as provided.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) License-exempt child care, also known as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care, is the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States.(b) Nationally, nearly a quarter of families receiving subsidies use FFN care.(c) In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two, and 40 percent of children ages birth to five, are cared for by FFN care providers.(d) Families may choose FFN care for many reasons, including, but not limited to, convenient and flexible hours, low child-to-adult ratios, shared values and cultural background, and strong attachment relationships with caregivers.(e) Across California, the vast majority of FFN caregivers are Latinas, many of whom experience low levels of income.(f) Studies reveal that families with low incomes are more likely to rely on FFN care due to low cost and limited availability of licensed care within their community.(g) In rural communities where child care options are limited, FFN care fills a critical need for families.(h) Further research examining FFN care providers is needed to know more about the best practices to support them and in order to help improve the quality of child care in California.(i) In order to close the achievement gap and address the needs of all children, regardless of setting, it is critical to provide support and training to FFN care providers.SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Section 8217 is added to the Education Code, to read:8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the following reasons:(a) The rising cost of housing and child care in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz contributes to a familys decision to rely on license-exempt child care.(b) The California Housing Finance Agency ranks the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz among its high-cost areas.(c) According to the California Budget and Policy Center, in 2015 the cost of child care for an infant and schoolage child in a licensed center was equal to 99 percent of the annual income for a single mother and two children living at the federal poverty line.(d) The Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz experience high levels of poverty, which can influence a familys reliance on license-exempt child care. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Counties of Monterey and San Benito had a 22.9 percent poverty rate, while the County of Santa Clara had a 16.9 percent rate, and the County of Santa Cruz had a 23.5 percent poverty rate.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) License-exempt child care, also known as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care, is the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States.(b) Nationally, nearly a quarter of families receiving subsidies use FFN care.(c) In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two, and 40 percent of children ages birth to five, are cared for by FFN care providers.(d) Families may choose FFN care for many reasons, including, but not limited to, convenient and flexible hours, low child-to-adult ratios, shared values and cultural background, and strong attachment relationships with caregivers.(e) Across California, the vast majority of FFN caregivers are Latinas, many of whom experience low levels of income.(f) Studies reveal that families with low incomes are more likely to rely on FFN care due to low cost and limited availability of licensed care within their community.(g) In rural communities where child care options are limited, FFN care fills a critical need for families.(h) Further research examining FFN care providers is needed to know more about the best practices to support them and in order to help improve the quality of child care in California.(i) In order to close the achievement gap and address the needs of all children, regardless of setting, it is critical to provide support and training to FFN care providers.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) License-exempt child care, also known as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care, is the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States.(b) Nationally, nearly a quarter of families receiving subsidies use FFN care.(c) In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two, and 40 percent of children ages birth to five, are cared for by FFN care providers.(d) Families may choose FFN care for many reasons, including, but not limited to, convenient and flexible hours, low child-to-adult ratios, shared values and cultural background, and strong attachment relationships with caregivers.(e) Across California, the vast majority of FFN caregivers are Latinas, many of whom experience low levels of income.(f) Studies reveal that families with low incomes are more likely to rely on FFN care due to low cost and limited availability of licensed care within their community.(g) In rural communities where child care options are limited, FFN care fills a critical need for families.(h) Further research examining FFN care providers is needed to know more about the best practices to support them and in order to help improve the quality of child care in California.(i) In order to close the achievement gap and address the needs of all children, regardless of setting, it is critical to provide support and training to FFN care providers.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) License-exempt child care, also known as family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care, is the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States.
(b) Nationally, nearly a quarter of families receiving subsidies use FFN care.
(c) In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two, and 40 percent of children ages birth to five, are cared for by FFN care providers.
(d) Families may choose FFN care for many reasons, including, but not limited to, convenient and flexible hours, low child-to-adult ratios, shared values and cultural background, and strong attachment relationships with caregivers.
(e) Across California, the vast majority of FFN caregivers are Latinas, many of whom experience low levels of income.
(f) Studies reveal that families with low incomes are more likely to rely on FFN care due to low cost and limited availability of licensed care within their community.
(g) In rural communities where child care options are limited, FFN care fills a critical need for families.
(h) Further research examining FFN care providers is needed to know more about the best practices to support them and in order to help improve the quality of child care in California.
(i) In order to close the achievement gap and address the needs of all children, regardless of setting, it is critical to provide support and training to FFN care providers.
SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Section 8217 is added to the Education Code, to read:8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
SECTION 1.SEC. 2. Section 8217 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.SEC. 2.
8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
8217. (a) The department shall establish and administer a pilot program in the County Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers through the counties respective local child care resource and referral program. referral programs.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall apply:
(1) County means the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.
(2) License-exempt child care providers means providers who are exempt from licensure pursuant to Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) (1) The county resource and referral program shall, in collaboration with other local entities, including, but not limited to, the First 5 County Commission, the county child care planning council, and other entities supporting early childhood care and education, develop a community-based program model to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to license-exempt child care providers.
(2) The program shall prioritize assisting license-exempt child care providers serving children ages 0 to 5, inclusive.
(3) For purposes of the training component, topics shall include, but not be limited to, early childhood development, health and safety, family literacy, and professional development pathways.
(4) The resource and referral program shall take into account county needs and implementation lessons identified from the Informal Care Training Project, also recognized as the Growing, Learning, and Caring Project, other local programs currently in place, and other proven successful initiatives that support license-exempt child care providers.
(5) To the extent possible, the resource and referral program may seek donations or partnerships with private foundations or other philanthropic entities for the purpose of expanding the training opportunities for license-exempt child care providers.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2022, and as of January 1, 2023, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the following reasons:(a) The rising cost of housing and child care in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz contributes to a familys decision to rely on license-exempt child care.(b) The California Housing Finance Agency ranks the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz among its high-cost areas.(c) According to the California Budget and Policy Center, in 2015 the cost of child care for an infant and schoolage child in a licensed center was equal to 99 percent of the annual income for a single mother and two children living at the federal poverty line.(d) The Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz experience high levels of poverty, which can influence a familys reliance on license-exempt child care. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Counties of Monterey and San Benito had a 22.9 percent poverty rate, while the County of Santa Clara had a 16.9 percent rate, and the County of Santa Cruz had a 23.5 percent poverty rate.
SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the following reasons:(a) The rising cost of housing and child care in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz contributes to a familys decision to rely on license-exempt child care.(b) The California Housing Finance Agency ranks the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz among its high-cost areas.(c) According to the California Budget and Policy Center, in 2015 the cost of child care for an infant and schoolage child in a licensed center was equal to 99 percent of the annual income for a single mother and two children living at the federal poverty line.(d) The Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz experience high levels of poverty, which can influence a familys reliance on license-exempt child care. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Counties of Monterey and San Benito had a 22.9 percent poverty rate, while the County of Santa Clara had a 16.9 percent rate, and the County of Santa Cruz had a 23.5 percent poverty rate.
SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the following reasons:
### SEC. 3.
(a) The rising cost of housing and child care in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz contributes to a familys decision to rely on license-exempt child care.
(b) The California Housing Finance Agency ranks the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz among its high-cost areas.
(c) According to the California Budget and Policy Center, in 2015 the cost of child care for an infant and schoolage child in a licensed center was equal to 99 percent of the annual income for a single mother and two children living at the federal poverty line.
(d) The Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz experience high levels of poverty, which can influence a familys reliance on license-exempt child care. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Counties of Monterey and San Benito had a 22.9 percent poverty rate, while the County of Santa Clara had a 16.9 percent rate, and the County of Santa Cruz had a 23.5 percent poverty rate.