California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 10280.2

WIC § 10280.2 Effective Jul 23, 2021Div. 9 · Part 1.8 · Ch. 11

Statute text

(a)(1) Consistent with the agreement, dated June 25, 2021, entered into by the Governor and Child Care Providers United - California, the state and Child Care Providers United - California shall establish a Joint Labor Management Committee to develop recommendations for a single reimbursement rate structure that addresses quality standards for equity and accessibility while supporting positive learning and developmental outcomes for children. The State Department of Social Services shall secure a contractor, in consultation with the Joint Labor Management Committee, to assist with the work to be completed pursuant to this subdivision.

(2)The Joint Labor Management Committee shall develop the recommendations described in paragraph (1) and shall present the recommendations to the Department of Finance no later than November 15, 2022, to inform the Governor’s proposed budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year, which will be presented to the Legislature by January 10, 2023.

(3)To aid in these efforts related to rate reform and quality investments, the department may allocate up to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of the funds described in subdivision (d) of Provision 5 of Item 6100-149-0890 of the Budget Act of 2021 (Ch. 32, Stats. 2021), as amended by Senate Bill 129 of the 2021–22 Regular Session, for the purposes of this subdivision. Within 30 days of securing a contractor, the department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the scope of work, and, within 60 days after the end of the contract period, shall provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with a report of all actual expenditures incurred.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.