BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1944| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1944 Author: Garcia (D) Amended: As introduced Vote: 21 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 5-1, 6/25/14 AYES: Liu, Wyland, Correa, Hancock, Monning NOES: Huff NO VOTE RECORDED: Block SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 58-18, 5/27/14 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Subsidized child care: 11 and 12-year olds SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill deletes the requirement that a parent of an 11 or 12 year old student provide certification that a before or after school program is not available, for the student to be eligible for subsidized child care. ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1. Provides that the preferred child care placement for students who are 11 or 12 years old and who are otherwise eligible for subsidized child care is in a before or after school program. CONTINUED AB 1944 Page 2 Students who are 11 or 12 years old are eligible for subsidized child care only for the portion of care needed that is not available in a before or after school program. 2. Provides that a before or after school program is to be considered not available when a parent certifies in writing, on a form provided by the California Department of Education (CDE), the reason(s) why the program does not meet the child care needs of the family. The reasons why a before or after school program is to be considered not available includes, but not be limited to, any of the following: A. The program does not provide services when needed during the year, such as during the summer, school breaks, or intersession. B. The program does not provide services when needed during the day, such as in the early morning, evening, or weekend hours. C. The program is too geographically distant from the child's school of attendance, or from the parents' residence. D. Use of the program creates substantial transportation obstacles for the family. E. Any other reason that makes the use of before or after school care inappropriate for the child or burdensome on the family. 3. Provides that if an 11 or 12 year old who is enrolled in a subsidized child care program becomes ineligible for subsidized child care and is disenrolled from the before or after school program, or if the before or after school program no longer meets the child care needs of the family, the student shall be given priority to return to the subsidized child care program upon the parent's notification of the contractor of the need for child care. 4. Requires the savings generated each contract year to remain with each alternative payment program, child development center, or other contractor for the provision of child care services, except for care provided to California Work CONTINUED AB 1944 Page 3 Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) recipients. Existing law requires each contractor to report annually to the CDE the amount of savings, and requires the CDE to report annually to the Legislature the amount of savings statewide resulting from that implementation. This bill deletes the requirement that a parent of an 11 or 12 year old student provide certification that a before or after school program is not available, for the student to be eligible for subsidized child care. Specifically, this bill: 1. Deletes the criteria for a before or after school program to be considered unavailable when a parent certifies in writing, on a form provided by the CDE, the reason why a before or after school program would not meet the child care needs of the family. 2. Deletes the allowable reasons why a before or after school program is considered unavailable, as specified. 3. Deletes the requirement that the child care contractor report annually to the CDE the amount of savings resulting from the placement of 11 and 12 year olds in before or after school programs rather than in subsidized child care. This bill also deletes the requirement that CDE report annually to the Legislature the amount of statewide savings. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No SUPPORT : (Verified 7/30/14) BANANAS Bay Area Family Child Care Providers Support Group California Alternative Payment Program Association Californians for Quality Early Learning CAPPA Children's Foundation CDI/Choices for Children CDR-Child Development Resources Chicano Federation of San Diego County Child Care Alliance Los Angeles Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo Child Care Links Child Development Associates, Inc. Children's Council of San Francisco CONTINUED AB 1944 Page 4 Choices for Children Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Community Child Care Council (4C's) of Alameda County Community Child Care Council (4C's) of Sonoma County Community Resources for Children Davis Street Family Resource Center Del Norte Child Care Council Family Resource and Referral Center Go Kids, Inc. Kids Kare Schools Kinder Care Knowledge Universe United States Mexican American Opportunity Foundation North Coast Opportunities Options Santa Cruz County Parents Association Sierra Nevada Children's Services Siskiyou Child Care Council Supportive Services, Inc. Valley Oak Children's Services WuYee Children's Services YMCA Childcare Resource Service ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 58-18, 5/27/14 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Weber, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, Atkins NOES: Allen, Bigelow, Chávez, Conway, Dahle, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Jones, Logue, Mansoor, Melendez, Nestande, Wagner, Waldron, Wilk NO VOTE RECORDED: Gorell, Patterson, Quirk-Silva, Vacancy PQ:d 8/5/14 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED AB 1944 Page 5 CONTINUED