Amended IN Senate August 01, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 92Introduced by Assembly Members Reyes and McCarty(Principal coauthor: Senator Limn)December 07, 2020An act to amend Sections 8273 and 8273.1 of the Education Code, relating to early childhood education. An act to amend Section 8525 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 92, as amended, Reyes. Preschool and childcare and development services: family fees.Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of child care and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services and requires families who utilize those services to be assessed a family fee that is based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment. Existing law prohibits those family fees from exceeding 10% of the familys monthly income.This bill would instead prohibit those family fees from exceeding 1% of the familys monthly income, and would also prohibit families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from being assessed a family fee. The bill would require the Superintendent and the State Department of Social Services, as applicable, and childcare contractors to reimburse California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies or vouchers the full amount of the California state preschool program or contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees for that fiscal year, and would also prohibit the number of California state preschool program or childcare contracted spaces and vouchers from being reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services, as specified, and requires family fees, not to exceed 10% of the familys monthly income, to be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at the update of certification or recertification. Existing law exempts certain families from those fees. Existing law, as of July 1, 2021, transfers those services and responsibility from the State Department of Education to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would, among other things, instead require the family fees to not exceed 1% of the familys monthly income. The bill would require the lead agency to convene a workgroup of, among others, parents, childcare providers, and lead agency staff to develop an equitable fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the State Department of Education to create a report that includes, among other things, the proposed fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the report to be provided and the recommendations adopted prior to a specified date. The bill would additionally exempt families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from family fees. The bill would waive family fees for all families until October 31, 2023. The bill would prohibit the reduction in family fees from being absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers and would also prohibit the number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces from being reduced on account of the reduction in family fees.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. Section 8252 of the Education Code is amended to read:8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SEC. 2. Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SECTION 1.Section 8273 of the Education Code is amended to read:8273.(a)The lead agency shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b)The family fee schedule shall retain a flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c)Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 8447, families shall be assessed a flat monthly fee based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d)(1)The lead agency shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 8263.1. The revised fees shall not exceed 1 percent of the familys monthly income. The lead agency shall convene a workgroup of parents, childcare providers, advocates, lead agency staff, child development program representatives, and other stakeholders to develop an equitable fee schedule for families whose adjusted monthly family income is at or above 75 percent of the state median income. The department shall create a report that includes the proposed fee schedule, the names and association of the workgroup participants, and the criteria used to develop the fee schedule. The departments report shall be provided to the Governor, and to the budget and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, and recommendations shall be adopted by the lead agency prior to the date that the federal governments allowance for the state to waive family fees for all families expires. The lead agency shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e)The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f)Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with all requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 8263.(g)It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Pursuant to subdivision (d), the reduction in family fees collected shall not be absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SEC. 2.Section 8273.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:8273.1.(a)A family that receives services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263 may be exempt from family fees for up to 12 months.(b)Notwithstanding any other law, a family receiving CalWORKs cash aid shall not be charged a family fee.(c)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the 201415 fiscal year, family fees shall not be assessed for the part-day California preschool program to income eligible families whose children are enrolled in that program pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235).(d)Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee.(e)(1)To provide relief to the thousands of families enduring the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and as permissible under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), family fees shall be waived for all families until October 31, 2023.(2)The cost of waiving family fees shall not be absorbed by the direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of the family fee waiver. Funds used to waive fees in this section shall comply with federal law.
Amended IN Senate August 01, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 92Introduced by Assembly Members Reyes and McCarty(Principal coauthor: Senator Limn)December 07, 2020An act to amend Sections 8273 and 8273.1 of the Education Code, relating to early childhood education. An act to amend Section 8525 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 92, as amended, Reyes. Preschool and childcare and development services: family fees.Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of child care and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services and requires families who utilize those services to be assessed a family fee that is based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment. Existing law prohibits those family fees from exceeding 10% of the familys monthly income.This bill would instead prohibit those family fees from exceeding 1% of the familys monthly income, and would also prohibit families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from being assessed a family fee. The bill would require the Superintendent and the State Department of Social Services, as applicable, and childcare contractors to reimburse California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies or vouchers the full amount of the California state preschool program or contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees for that fiscal year, and would also prohibit the number of California state preschool program or childcare contracted spaces and vouchers from being reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services, as specified, and requires family fees, not to exceed 10% of the familys monthly income, to be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at the update of certification or recertification. Existing law exempts certain families from those fees. Existing law, as of July 1, 2021, transfers those services and responsibility from the State Department of Education to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would, among other things, instead require the family fees to not exceed 1% of the familys monthly income. The bill would require the lead agency to convene a workgroup of, among others, parents, childcare providers, and lead agency staff to develop an equitable fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the State Department of Education to create a report that includes, among other things, the proposed fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the report to be provided and the recommendations adopted prior to a specified date. The bill would additionally exempt families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from family fees. The bill would waive family fees for all families until October 31, 2023. The bill would prohibit the reduction in family fees from being absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers and would also prohibit the number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces from being reduced on account of the reduction in family fees.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate August 01, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 14, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021
Amended IN Senate August 01, 2022
Amended IN Senate June 14, 2021
Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2021
Amended IN Assembly March 25, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 92
Introduced by Assembly Members Reyes and McCarty(Principal coauthor: Senator Limn)December 07, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Members Reyes and McCarty(Principal coauthor: Senator Limn)
December 07, 2020
An act to amend Sections 8273 and 8273.1 of the Education Code, relating to early childhood education. An act to amend Section 8525 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early childhood education.
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AB 92, as amended, Reyes. Preschool and childcare and development services: family fees.
Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of child care and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services and requires families who utilize those services to be assessed a family fee that is based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment. Existing law prohibits those family fees from exceeding 10% of the familys monthly income.This bill would instead prohibit those family fees from exceeding 1% of the familys monthly income, and would also prohibit families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from being assessed a family fee. The bill would require the Superintendent and the State Department of Social Services, as applicable, and childcare contractors to reimburse California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies or vouchers the full amount of the California state preschool program or contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees for that fiscal year, and would also prohibit the number of California state preschool program or childcare contracted spaces and vouchers from being reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services, as specified, and requires family fees, not to exceed 10% of the familys monthly income, to be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at the update of certification or recertification. Existing law exempts certain families from those fees. Existing law, as of July 1, 2021, transfers those services and responsibility from the State Department of Education to the State Department of Social Services. This bill would, among other things, instead require the family fees to not exceed 1% of the familys monthly income. The bill would require the lead agency to convene a workgroup of, among others, parents, childcare providers, and lead agency staff to develop an equitable fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the State Department of Education to create a report that includes, among other things, the proposed fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the report to be provided and the recommendations adopted prior to a specified date. The bill would additionally exempt families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from family fees. The bill would waive family fees for all families until October 31, 2023. The bill would prohibit the reduction in family fees from being absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers and would also prohibit the number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces from being reduced on account of the reduction in family fees.
Existing law, the Early Education Act, among other things, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs, including, but not limited to, part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of child care and development services for children up to 13 years of age.
Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services and requires families who utilize those services to be assessed a family fee that is based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment. Existing law prohibits those family fees from exceeding 10% of the familys monthly income.
This bill would instead prohibit those family fees from exceeding 1% of the familys monthly income, and would also prohibit families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from being assessed a family fee. The bill would require the Superintendent and the State Department of Social Services, as applicable, and childcare contractors to reimburse California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies or vouchers the full amount of the California state preschool program or contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees for that fiscal year, and would also prohibit the number of California state preschool program or childcare contracted spaces and vouchers from being reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services, as specified, and requires family fees, not to exceed 10% of the familys monthly income, to be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at the update of certification or recertification. Existing law exempts certain families from those fees. Existing law, as of July 1, 2021, transfers those services and responsibility from the State Department of Education to the State Department of Social Services.
This bill would, among other things, instead require the family fees to not exceed 1% of the familys monthly income. The bill would require the lead agency to convene a workgroup of, among others, parents, childcare providers, and lead agency staff to develop an equitable fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the State Department of Education to create a report that includes, among other things, the proposed fee schedule, as specified. The bill would require the report to be provided and the recommendations adopted prior to a specified date. The bill would additionally exempt families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75% of the state median family income from family fees. The bill would waive family fees for all families until October 31, 2023. The bill would prohibit the reduction in family fees from being absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers and would also prohibit the number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces from being reduced on account of the reduction in family fees.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8252 of the Education Code is amended to read:8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SEC. 2. Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SECTION 1.Section 8273 of the Education Code is amended to read:8273.(a)The lead agency shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b)The family fee schedule shall retain a flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c)Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 8447, families shall be assessed a flat monthly fee based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d)(1)The lead agency shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 8263.1. The revised fees shall not exceed 1 percent of the familys monthly income. The lead agency shall convene a workgroup of parents, childcare providers, advocates, lead agency staff, child development program representatives, and other stakeholders to develop an equitable fee schedule for families whose adjusted monthly family income is at or above 75 percent of the state median income. The department shall create a report that includes the proposed fee schedule, the names and association of the workgroup participants, and the criteria used to develop the fee schedule. The departments report shall be provided to the Governor, and to the budget and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, and recommendations shall be adopted by the lead agency prior to the date that the federal governments allowance for the state to waive family fees for all families expires. The lead agency shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e)The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f)Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with all requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 8263.(g)It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Pursuant to subdivision (d), the reduction in family fees collected shall not be absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.SEC. 2.Section 8273.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:8273.1.(a)A family that receives services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263 may be exempt from family fees for up to 12 months.(b)Notwithstanding any other law, a family receiving CalWORKs cash aid shall not be charged a family fee.(c)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the 201415 fiscal year, family fees shall not be assessed for the part-day California preschool program to income eligible families whose children are enrolled in that program pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235).(d)Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee.(e)(1)To provide relief to the thousands of families enduring the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and as permissible under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), family fees shall be waived for all families until October 31, 2023.(2)The cost of waiving family fees shall not be absorbed by the direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of the family fee waiver. Funds used to waive fees in this section shall comply with federal law.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8252 of the Education Code is amended to read:8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
SECTION 1. Section 8252 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
8252. (a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.
(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.
(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.
(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.
(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this subdivision.
(g) The Superintendent and childcare contractors shall reimburse all California state preschool programs and childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted California state preschool program or childcare space without deducting family fees. The number of California state preschool program and childcare contracted spaces shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
SEC. 2. Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
SEC. 2. Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
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10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
10290. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.
(b) The family fee schedule shall retain a single flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.
(c) Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 10436, families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state-subsidized services, including California state preschool program services administered by the State Department of Education, based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.
(d) The department shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 10271.5. The revised fees shall not exceed 10 1 percent of the familys monthly income. Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee. The department shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.
(e) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.
(f) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (h) of Section 10271.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.
(h)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, family fees shall not be collected for the 202122 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of the act that added this section.
(h) The department and childcare contractors shall reimburse all childcare providers paid with childcare subsidies, including, but not limited to, family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, the full amount of the contracted childcare space or voucher without deducting family fees. The number of childcare contracted spaces and vouchers shall not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
(a)The lead agency shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263. It is the intent of the Legislature that the new fee schedule shall be simple and easy to implement.
(b)The family fee schedule shall retain a flat monthly fee per family. The schedule shall differentiate between fees for part-time care and full-time care.
(c)Using the most recently approved family fee schedule pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 8447, families shall be assessed a flat monthly fee based on income, certified family need for full-time or part-time care services, and enrollment, and shall not be based on actual attendance. No recalculation of a family fee shall occur if attendance varies from enrollment unless a change in need for care is assessed.
(d)(1)The lead agency shall design the new family fee schedule based on the most recent census data available on state median family income in the past 12 months, adjusted for family size, according to the methodology provided in subdivision (c) of Section 8263.1. The revised fees shall not exceed 1 percent of the familys monthly income. The lead agency shall convene a workgroup of parents, childcare providers, advocates, lead agency staff, child development program representatives, and other stakeholders to develop an equitable fee schedule for families whose adjusted monthly family income is at or above 75 percent of the state median income. The department shall create a report that includes the proposed fee schedule, the names and association of the workgroup participants, and the criteria used to develop the fee schedule. The departments report shall be provided to the Governor, and to the budget and policy committees of both houses of the Legislature, and recommendations shall be adopted by the lead agency prior to the date that the federal governments allowance for the state to waive family fees for all families expires. The lead agency shall first submit the adjusted fee schedule to the Department of Finance for approval.
(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e)The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.
(f)Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at update of certification or recertification. The implementation of this section shall comply with all requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 8263.
(g)It is the intent of the Legislature that the new family fees shall be cost neutral to the state and generate roughly the same amount of revenue as was generated under the previous family fee schedule.
(h)Pursuant to subdivision (d), the reduction in family fees collected shall not be absorbed by direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of any reduction in the collection of family fees.
(a)A family that receives services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8263 may be exempt from family fees for up to 12 months.
(b)Notwithstanding any other law, a family receiving CalWORKs cash aid shall not be charged a family fee.
(c)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the 201415 fiscal year, family fees shall not be assessed for the part-day California preschool program to income eligible families whose children are enrolled in that program pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235).
(d)Families with an adjusted monthly family income below 75 percent of the state median family income shall not be charged or assessed a family fee.
(e)(1)To provide relief to the thousands of families enduring the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and as permissible under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), family fees shall be waived for all families until October 31, 2023.
(2)The cost of waiving family fees shall not be absorbed by the direct service contractors or family childcare providers, including family childcare home providers participating in a family childcare home education network, and alternative payment program providers. The number of childcare vouchers and contracted spaces shall also not be reduced on account of the family fee waiver. Funds used to waive fees in this section shall comply with federal law.