BILL NUMBER: SCR 47	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 9, 2010
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 28, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Bass, Beall, Tom Berryhill,
Block, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles Calderon,
Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Hall, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huffman, Jones, Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,
Nava, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana,
Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, and Yamada)


                        MAY 14, 2009

   Relative to education funding.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 47, DeSaulnier. Education funding: child development centers
and preschools.
   This measure would state the intent of the Legislature to increase
the funding of child development centers and preschools in future
years, as resources become available, in order to provide staff with
adequate salaries and benefits, provide adequate resources to support
program quality for children, and keep programs open to serve
parents and children.



   WHEREAS, Title V of the California Code of Regulations sets forth
program quality and personnel standards for child development centers
and preschools contracting with the State Department of Education to
serve children and families of California; and
   WHEREAS, Title V child development centers and preschools have
demonstrated positive outcomes in preparing children for success in
school and measure their progress through the state's Desired Results
system; and
   WHEREAS, The quality education standards for Title V child
development centers and preschools far exceed the minimum health and
safety standards required by the state for licensure, including that
these child development centers are required to employ teachers and
assistant teachers with much higher levels of professional college
training, and are required to perform comprehensive evaluations of
the development of their children through the state's Desired Results
system; and
   WHEREAS, Title V child development centers and preschools meeting
higher quality education standards are reimbursed at a flat rate that
has not kept pace with rising labor, food, energy, and insurance
costs, or increased mandates, resulting in high quality teachers
being underpaid and receiving inadequate health and retirement
benefits; and
   WHEREAS, In 80 percent of California, child care centers, family
child care homes, and license-exempt in-home providers who are not
required to meet high quality education standards are reimbursed at
rates up to 60 percent higher than Title V child development centers
and preschools; and
   WHEREAS, Title V child development centers and preschools must
attempt to subsidize the state reimbursement rate with other funds
due to receiving an inadequate standard reimbursement for every child
served from the state; and
   WHEREAS, Title V child development centers and preschool programs
are at risk of closure due to the large gap between the current
standard reimbursement rate and the real cost of doing business; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the value and contribution of Title V child
development centers and preschools to California's education system
and citizens is recognized by the Legislature; and be it further
   Resolved, That the serious inequity in the fiscal support of Title
V child development centers and preschools is recognized by the
Legislature; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature intends to increase the funding of
child development centers and preschools in future years, as
resources become available, in order to provide staff of Title V
child development centers and preschools with adequate salaries and
benefits, provide adequate resources to support program quality for
children, and keep programs open to serve parents and children; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.