8265.3.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish a single regionalized state reimbursement rate system for childcare, preschool, and early learning services that would achieve all of the following:(1) Compensate all teachers and providers for the true cost of providing care by reimbursing them at rates that reflect the economic diversity of California.
(2) Recognize the costs of meeting varying standards and regulations.
(3) Strengthen the ability of the state’s mixed delivery system to provide quality early learning options.
(b) On or before January 1, 2021, the department shall create a plan for the single regionalized state reimbursement rate system described in subdivision (a) and ensure that the plan’s methodology includes all of the following:
(1) The state’s diverse early childhood education teachers and providers will be competitively compensated.
(2) Quality will be incentivized by giving teachers, childcare providers, and early learning programs access to financial incentives to engage in continuing education, ongoing professional learning, quality improvement efforts, and the implementation of higher quality standards as a means of improving child outcomes.
(3) Policymakers will understand funding levels and the needs of parents, and community members will understand the differences in program content and the costs
associated with providing high-quality childcare, preschool, and early learning services.