BILL NUMBER: SB 944 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 2, 2007
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 9, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Senator Padilla
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
An act to add Section 8217 to the Education Code, relating to
child care.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 944, as amended, Padilla. Child care: data collection.
The Child Care and Development Services Act provides child care
and development services to children from birth to 13 years of age
and their parents through full- and part-time programs.
This bill, to the extent that funding is made available in the
annual Budget Act or other statute, would require the State
Department of Education to collect , and
aggregate , and analyze data regarding child
care and development programs and, commencing in January 2010,
annually report its findings to the Legislature. The department
would be required annually to post the report and, to the
extent deemed possible by the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
all data collected pursuant to this bill aggregated by ZIP Code on
its Internet Web site.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of
investing in the early care and education of our youngest children.
Numerous programs are funded by the state to provide preschool and
child care services to children from low-income families. In order to
ensure that these funds are being used effectively, it is important
to assess the impact and quality of these programs and maintain
reliable information on which future policy decisions may be based.
(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting
this act to create a data collection and reporting system
for state-subsidized child development programs by building upon
existing data collection processes.
SEC. 2. Section 8217 is added to the Education Code, to read:
8217. (a) To the extent that funding is made available for
purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act or other statute,
the department shall collect , aggregate, and analyze
and aggregate data regarding child care and
development programs operated pursuant to this chapter and,
commencing in January 2010, annually report its findings to the
Legislature.
(b) For purposes of this section, child care and development
programs include, but are not limited to, all
the programs described in subdivision (i) of Section 8208 and both
of the following:
(1) General child care and development programs pursuant to this
chapter.
(2) Alternative payment programs pursuant to Article 3 (commencing
with Section 8220).
(3) State preschool programs pursuant to Article 7 (commencing
with Section 8235).
(4)
(1) Prekindergarten and family literacy programs
established pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235).
(5)
(2) Child care services for CalWORKs recipients
pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350).
(c) The data collected, aggregated, analyzed and reported to the
Legislature by the department pursuant to this section shall include,
but not be limited to, all data regarding state-subsidized child
care and development programs that is deemed relevant by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and all of the following:
(1) General information about Information
ab out the entire population of families and children
served by child care and development programs aggregated by
ages age groups, including zero to two
years, three years, four years, five years, and six years and older.
The information shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) The number of children enrolled in child care and
development programs aggregated by program type
and ZIP Code of head of household .
(B) The number of classes funded pursuant to general child care
and development programs and state preschool programs.
(C) The number of families seeking part-day preschool services
each quarter on the countywide centralized eligibility list
established pursuant to Section 8227.
(D) The number of families seeking full-day preschool services
each quarter on the countywide centralized eligibility list.
(E) The number of families seeking preschool services who remain
on the countywide centralized eligibility list.
(B) The family income.
(C) The family size.
(D) The county of residence of the head of household.
(E) The ZIP Code of the residence of the head of household.
(F) The ages of children served.
(G) The race and ethnicity of children served.
(H) The gender of children served.
(I) The number of foster children or wards of the court served, as
defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1527 of the Health and Safety
Code.
(J) Whether the setting is a center, family child care home,
exempt home, or other category as determined by the department, in
which child care and development services were provided.
(2) Information about each child age three to five years,
inclusive, who is enrolled in child care and development programs and
his or her family the characteristics of families and
children served by child care and development programs, collected on
a biennial basis using a statistically valid sample ,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The age, race, ethnicity, and gender of participating
children.
(B) Languages spoken by the child, including his or her primary
language.
(C) Whether the child is limited-English-proficient.
(D) Whether the child is an individual with exceptional needs, as
defined in Section 56026.
(E) Whether the child is severely disabled, as defined in Section
56030.5.
(F) Whether the child has been referred to child protective
services.
(G) Whether the child is a ward of the court or a foster child, as
defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1527 of the Health and Safety
Code.
(H) The amount and sources of the income of the child's family.
(I) The amount of the family fee paid to program for the child, if
the child is attending a program other than a state preschool
program.
(J) The number of members in the child's immediate family.
(K) The ZIP Code of the head of household for the child's family.
(L) The total number of hours of child care the child receives
each month.
(M) Whether the child's parents or guardians regularly meet the
program requirements for parental involvement, including the causes
for failing to meet requirements.
(N) The total number of children enrolled in subsidized full-day
care, in addition to subsidized part-day preschool.
(O) The total number of children whose families would like to
receive subsidized full-day care in addition to subsidized part-day
preschool, but do not currently receive it.
(A) Children identified as being severely disabled by program
type.
(B) Children identified as being children with exceptional needs,
as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 8208.
(C) Children identified as being limited English proficient.
(D) Children who have been referred by a county welfare department
child protective services worker as needing child care and
development services.
(E) Children who have been referred by a licensed qualified
professional as at risk of abuse or neglect and needing child care
and development services.
(F) The primary language spoken by the child receiving services.
(G) The monthly hours of care per child by program type.
(H) The monthly family fees per child by program type.
(I) If the head of household is a single caregiver.
(J) The number of children served in a subsidized part-day
preschool program, including Head Start, who are also receiving a
subsidy for services to provide full-day child care.
(K) The range of activities in which families participate in the
child care and development program.
(L) Barriers to parental involvement and participation in the
child care and development program.
(3) Information regarding each instructional
and management staff member members
employed by general child care and development programs and
state preschool programs collected on a biennial basis
using a statistically valid sample , including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
(A) The type of permit or authorizing credential held
by each staff member, aggregated by classroom and program type.
(B) The highest educational level attained or
by each staff member or the number of college credits
earned by each staff member who has not yet obtained an
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree .
(C) The total number of years of experience
working each employee has worked as an
instructional or management staff member.
(D) The total number of years of experience
working each employee has worked at his or her
current program.
(E) Languages The languages spoken
by the staff member.
(F) Whether the staff member has The
number of staff members who have received training in educating
children who are limited-English-proficient.
(G) Whether the staff member has The
number of staff members who have received training in
educating individuals with exceptional working with
children with disabilities or other special needs.
(d) Data collected pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subdivision (c) may reflect the entire population or a sample of the
population of child care and development programs serving children
ages three to five years, inclusive, staff members, and enrolled
children.
(e) To the extent deemed possible by the Superintendent, the data
and findings reported to the Legislature pursuant to this section
shall be both of the following:
(1) Statistically significant and representative of child care and
development programs, their staff members, and enrolled children.
(2) Aggregated by program type and ZIP Code.
(f) Data sets and the annual report to the Legislature described
in subdivision (a) shall be on the department's Internet Web site.
(g) The department shall ensure that information that personally
identifies or compromises the identity of a child, family, or staff
member about whom data is collected pursuant to this section is not
reported to the Legislature or otherwise released to public.
(4) Information the department is required to collect for the
countywide centralized eligibility list pursuant to Section 8227,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The number of children eligible and waiting for subsidized
child care and development services, as determined by the department,
aggregated by age groupings pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision
(c).
(B) The number of children for whom part-day preschool is
requested.
(C) The number of children for whom part-day child care and
development services, other than preschool, are requested.
(D) The number of children for whom full-day child care and
development services are requested.
(E) The number of children for whom both part-day preschool and
full-day child care and development services are requested.
(F) The number of children for whom evening child care and
development services are requested.
(G) The number of children for whom weekend child care and
development services are requested.
(H) The number of consecutive quarters children remain active on
the countywide centralized eligibility list up to a maximum of 12
quarters, aggregated by family income groupings, as determined by the
department, and program type.
(I) The number of children who are eligible for a subsidized child
care and development program but are not receiving services. The
department shall coordinate with the Department of Finance to collect
the data described in this subparagraph.
(d) In order to collect the data described in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (c), the department shall augment and expand the Child
Development Management Information System currently used to collect
data for federal reporting requirements.
(e) To the extent deemed possible by the Superintendent, the data
and findings reported pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be aggregated
by program type, county, or ZIP Code.
(f) The department annually shall post the report required
pursuant to subdivision (a) on its Internet Web site.
(g) To the extent deemed possible by the Superintendent, all data
collected pursuant to this section annually shall be posted on the
department's Internet website aggregated by ZIP Code, allowing for
the combination of ZIP Codes to the extent necessary for the
department to comply with federal and state requirements regarding
confidentiality.
(h) The department shall ensure that information that personally
identifies or compromises the identity of a child, family member, or
staff member about whom data is collected pursuant to this section is
not reported to the Legislature or otherwise released to the public.
(i) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that
funds are appropriated for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or
other statute.