CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 778Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to childcare. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 778, as introduced, Limn. Migrant childcare and development programs.Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a migrant agricultural worker family as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.This bill would instead define a migrant agricultural worker family as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. The bill would authorize the individual to obtain and provide specified documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility.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 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 778Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to childcare. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 778, as introduced, Limn. Migrant childcare and development programs.Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a migrant agricultural worker family as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.This bill would instead define a migrant agricultural worker family as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. The bill would authorize the individual to obtain and provide specified documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 778
Introduced by Senator LimnFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Senator Limn
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to childcare.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 778, as introduced, Limn. Migrant childcare and development programs.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a migrant agricultural worker family as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.This bill would instead define a migrant agricultural worker family as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. The bill would authorize the individual to obtain and provide specified documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a migrant agricultural worker family as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.
This bill would instead define a migrant agricultural worker family as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. The bill would authorize the individual to obtain and provide specified documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
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 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
SECTION 1. Section 10236 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:(1) The family moves from place to place.(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.
10236. (a) (1) For the purpose of this chapter, a migrant agricultural worker family means a family that with at least one individual who has earned at least 50 40 percent of its their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for child care childcare and development services.
(2) The individual may obtain and provide documentation necessary to establish their current income eligibility from either month of the two-month window immediately preceding the initial certification or the recertification of eligibility for services. The documentation shall consist of a self-certification of income, as defined in Section 18078 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and, if reasonably necessary to determine income, a copy of the most recently signed and completed tax return with a statement of current estimated income for tax purposes.
(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be enrolled in child childcare and development programs on the basis of the following priorities:
(1) The family moves from place to place.
(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.
(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.
(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the applicable federal regulations.