Updated October 24, 2011
For a more detailed explanation
of legislative bills go to www.leginfo.ca.gov
Disclaimer: The OCCCA does not
guarantee that the following information represents all legislative
issues relating to family child care providers. Members are encouraged to
read and become informed on issues relating to their profession.
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OCTOBER
2011
Legislation
Updates
Calling All Family Child Care
Providers
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY
OC Cares
Program
For details
on this program click here.
2011 Assembly and Senate Bills
The details below are
for informational purposes. It is not a guarantee that the information is
correct in it’s translation of any bill. Please
contact your legislator or the legislation website for more details on
any bill.
AB 245 (Portatino): Child Development:
Electronic payments
This bill would
require the Department of Education to pay child care and development
contractors by direct deposit to their account at the financial
institution of the contractors choice by January
1, 2013.
AB 99 Budget First 5 Division:
This bill would
require the state First 5 Commission to transfer $50 million and county
First 5 Commission to transfer $950 million of funding to the state to
provide health care services to children 0-5 years.
AB 419 (Michelle): Licensing Inspections.
This bill would
require community care facilities (including child care centers) to be
inspected annually and family child care homes to be inspected once every
two years. It would increase licensing fees by 10%. The bill would
eliminate the $200 fee for not completing a plan of correction and
instead establish a $100 fee for re-inspection to ensure that a
correction has been implemented.
SB 929 (De Saulnier):
This bill would
eliminate exemptions to the smoke free workplace law including hotels,
warehouses, employers with five or fewer employees, owner-operated
businesses and nursing homes. It would prohibit smoking at private
residences licensed as family child care homes at all times rather than
allowing smoking during non-work hours or when children are not present.
This bill would increase the required number of smoke free hotel rooms
from 35% to 80%.
AB 929 (Evans): Child Passengers
This bill would
allow a child under the age of 6 to be transported in the front seat of
the car (in appropriate child restraint system) if all the back seats are
occupied with children under the age of 8 rather than the age of 12.
