BILL NUMBER: AB 833	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act  to add Sections 8203.2 and 8203.25 to the Education
Code,  relating to early childhood education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 833, as amended, Bonta. Early childhood education.
   The Child Care and Development Services Act has a purpose of
providing a comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective system of
child care and development services for children from infancy to 13
years of age and their parents, including a full range of
supervision, health, and support services through full- and part-time
programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to develop standards for the implementation of quality
child care programs. 
   This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to
enact legislation that would improve early childhood education and
development.  
   This bill would require the Superintendent, on or before an
unspecified date, to establish a statewide centralized eligibility
list to consolidate child care waiting lists and a statewide quality
rating and improvement system to improve the quality of early
learning, as provided. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature to
build a stable, comprehensive, and adequately funded high-quality
early learning and educational support system for children from birth
to five years of age, inclusive, with alignment and integration into
the K-12 education system by strategically using state and federal
funds, and engaging all early care and education stakeholders,
including K-12 education stakeholders, in an effort to provide access
to affordable, high-quality services supported by adequate rates,
integrated data systems, and a strong infrastructure that supports
children and the educators that serve them. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 8203.2 is added to the  
Education Code   , to read:  
   8203.2.  On or before ____, and notwithstanding Section 8227, the
Superintendent shall establish a statewide centralized eligibility
list to consolidate child care waiting lists. 
   SEC. 3.    Section 8203.25 is added to the  
Education Code   ,  immediately following Section
8203.2  , to read:  
   8203.25.  On or before ____, and notwithstanding Section 8203.1,
the Superintendent shall establish a statewide quality rating and
improvement system to improve the quality of early learning and
increase the number of low-income children in high-quality preschool
programs that prepare those children for success in school and life.
 
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would improve early childhood education and
development.