BILL NUMBER: SB 938	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   882
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 9, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 7, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 28, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 8, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Solis
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon and Speier)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Firebaugh, Kuehl, Strom-Martin, and
Washington)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Section 8222.5 of the Education Code, relating to
child care and development services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 938, Solis.  Alternative payment programs.
   Existing law provides for child care alternative payment programs,
the purpose of which is to provide for parental choice in child
care.  Under existing law, alternative payment programs may provide
payment to child care facilities with a majority of subsidized
children if there is a lack of licensed child care facilities in the
area, the facility is able to meet the special needs of a particular
child, or for any other reason authorized by regulation.
   This bill would instead authorize alternative payment programs to
provide payment to child care facilities with 75% or more subsidized
children, if at least one of the conditions required by existing law
is met.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 8222.5 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   8222.5.  (a) Alternative payment programs may provide payment to
child care facilities with at least 75 percent subsidized children in
any of the following circumstances:
   (1) There is a lack of licensed child care facilities in the area.

   (2) The facility is able to meet the special needs of a particular
child.
   (3) Any other reason provided for by the department's regulations.

   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Superintendent of
Public Instruction adopt regulations to implement a process whereby
a child care facility may apply to the State Department of Education
for funding pursuant to subdivision (a).