Bill Text: CA SB507 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Childcare and development programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-26 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB507 Detail]
Download: California-2025-SB507-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 507
| Introduced by Senator Limón |
February 19, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 10265 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to childcare.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 507, as introduced, Limón.
Childcare and development programs.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. Under existing law, the Legislature finds and declares that the effectiveness of childcare and development programs can be increased through improved state administration, technical assistance to provider agencies, and monitoring. Existing law states it is the intent of the Legislature that, among other things, the department develop clear, consistent, and appropriate regulations for childcare and development programs, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 10265 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:10265.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effectiveness of(b) It is the intent of the Legislature:
(1) That the department develop clear, consistent, and appropriate regulations for child care
childcare and development programs to replace policy guidelines which that are not subject to the public hearing process, often inconsistent, and without the force of law.
(2) That the department make better use of staff with direct field experience in child development programs.
(3) That better criteria be developed for the awarding, evaluating, and renewal of child care childcare and development contracts.
(4) That improvements be made in the method of reimbursing child care childcare and development program providers.
(5) That increased effort be made to provide program operators with technical assistance in meeting their contractual obligations.
