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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
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May 29 1990 '`' County
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LEGISLATION: AB 1853 (Speier)
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONIlIENDATION
Indicate that the Board of Supervisors continues to be the
SPONSOR of AB 1853 by Assemblywoman Jackie Speier, as amended May
10 , 1990.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors indicated last year that it was the
sponsor of AB 1853 by Assemblyman Speier which would establish
the California Child Care Partnership Council and which
encourages each county to take one of several specified actions
in regard to planning for ways to meet the identified child care
needs in the county. The bill was amended on May 10, 1990 and
now does all of the following:
1 . Abolishes the existing advisory committee which is to assist
the State Department of Education in developing a state plan
for child development programs effective June 30, 1991 or
when all members of the California Child Care Partnership
Council are appointed, whichever comes first.
2. Creates the California Child Care Partnership Council, which
replaces the existing advisory committee.
3 . The California Child Care Partnership Council consists of 22
regular members and six ex-officio state government members,
as follows:
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6 representing California employers, four of whom are
appointed by the Governor and one each of whom are appointed
by the Assembly Speaker and the Senate Rules Committees. At
least two of these members shall be representatives who
sponsor child care programs for their employees.
6 members represent the following offices: two county
supervisors, two city council members or mayors and two
school board members, all appointed by the Governor from
lists of candidates submitted by their respective statewide
associations. At least one members from each category shall
come from a local jurisdiction which sponsors a child care
program for its employees.
2 members representing organized labor, one each appointed
by the Assembly and the Senate. At least one of the labor
representatives shall either represent child care employees,
or be involved in operating or sponsoring a child care and
development program.
1 member appointed by the Assembly -representing the resource
and referral agencies.
1 member appointed by the Senate representing nonprofit
child care providers.
1 member appointed by the Assembly representing for-profit
child care providers.
1 academician specializing in child development, appointed
by the Senate.
1 member appointed by the Governor representing state
subsidized child care providers.
1 family day care provider appointed by the Governor.
2 parents who are consumers of child care services, one each
appointed by the Assembly and the Senate.
6 ex officio, voting members, as follows:
The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency.
Two Senators, one each appointed by the President Pro
Tempore and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
Two Assembly Members, one each appointed by the Speaker
and the Minority Leader of the Assembly.
The bill specifies that every effort shall be made to ensure
that the ethnic and racial composition of the council is
reflective, on a statewide basis, of the ethnic and racial
distribution of persons and families to be served by the
comprehensive child care system to be developed by the
California Partnership for Child Care Action Plan.
The bill provides for four year terms for the non state
officials, with designated positions initially serving two
year terms in order to establish staggered four year terms
and provides for organizing the Council and authorizes the
Council to hire an Executive Director and provides for
reimbursement for the members of the Council for actual and
necessary expenses.
4. Requires the Council to prepare and forward to the Governor
and the Legislature by February 1, 1992 a 5 year needs
report which analyzes the child care needs in California.
The bill specifies that the needs report is to incorporate
and be based on available needs assessment data prepared by
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child care resource and referral agencies and shall
integrate child care data prepared by all state agencies,
including certain specified data required by statute.
5. Requires the Council to prepare and submit to the Governor
and the Legislature by February 1, 1993 a 5 year California
Partnership for Child Care Action Plan which addresses the
child care needs in California by developing a comprehensive
child care system which maximizes parental responsibility
and parental choice. The action' plan is also to detail how
to mobilize public and private resources to meet
California ' s child care needs. The action plan is also
required to describe a local structure capable of
coordinating and administering the state child care funds
which are currently allocated directly by the state. The
action plan is also to address alternatives for improving
the current programs available to children with special
child care needs and is to consider a uniform fee - schedule
based on parents ' ability to pay.
6. The Council is required to conduct public hearings in
preparing the five-year needs report, the five-year action
plan and in .review.ing current state program effectiveness.
7. Requires the Council to prepare biennial updates of the
needs report and the action plan and submit them to the
Governor and' the Legislature by February 1 of the first year
of each legislative session. The update of the needs report
is to incorporate . and integrate child care data prepared and
released by all state agencies and programs.
8. Requires the Council to recommend legislation to the
Governor and the Legislature to implement the action plan.
9. Requires the Council to adopt guidelines for, and provide
information, training and technical assistance to local
communities in the preparation of their community child care
plans. The guidelines are to be adopted by June 30, 1991.
10 . Requires the Council to evaluate the effectiveness of this
.legislation and the impact of the implementation of the
community child care plans in meeting the state's child care
needs and submit biennial evaluations of these areas to the
Governor and Legislature no later than February 1 of the
first year of each legislation session.
11 . Requires the Council to coordinate on the state level with
other children' s services, programs, and agencies to ensure
the efficient use of state funds and to prevent the
duplication of services.
12. Specifies that any federal funds designated for the planning
or development of child care systems are allocated by the
Controller to the Council with 75% of such funds to be
allocated in turn to local jurisdictions to support their
child care planning and coordination and related child care
activities.
13 . Encourages the development of countywide, community-based
child care action plans in each county. Indicates the
intent to have each board of supervisors appoint a local
planning body to direct and assist in the development of the
local plan. Each board of supervisors is asked, by June 30,
1991 , to complete one of the following actions and report it
to the Council:
* Appoint a local child care planning body to prepare a
countywide, community-based child care plan. The plan
is to be reviewed and approved by the board of
supervisors before being forwarded to the Council.
* Appoint a local child care planning body to prepare and
submit a countywide, community-based child care plan to
the council.
* Develop agreements with other local jurisdictions
within the county to cooperatively prepare and submit a
countywide community-based child care plan to the
Council.
* Communicate to the Council that it has no immediate
interest in either establishing a local child care
planning body or developing an 'agreement with any other
local jurisdictions to assume that responsibility.
14 . outlines the suggested process to be following in preparing
a child care plan and the suggested content for the plan.
15. Declares the intent of the Legislature to fund the program
in the Budget Act for 1991-92 .
AB 1853 passed the Assembly Human Services Committee by a 5: 1
vote on April 19, 1989. Assemblymen Bates; Bronzan, Floyd, Peace
and Tucker voted "aye" . Assemblyman Leslie voted "no" . AB 1853
passed the Assembly Ways & Means Committee by a 20: 3 vote on
January 17, 1990. Assemblymen Baker and Felando and
Assemblywoman Wright voted "no" . All other members of the
Committee, including Assemblyman Campbell voted "aye" . AB 1853
passed the full Assembly by a 49: 24 vote on January 29, 1990 .
From this County, Assemblyman Baker voted "no" and Assemblymen
Bates, Campbell and Isenberg voted "aye" .
AB 1853 is now on referral to the Senate Education Committee,
chaired by Senator Hart. No date has been published for a
hearing to date.
In view of the fact that the Board of Supervisors originally
sponsored AB 1853 in 1989 and that the basic intent of the
legislation remains consistent with the child care goals of the
Board of Supervisors it is recommended that the Board of
Supervisors indicated that it continues to be the sponsor of AB
1853 .
cc: Assemblywoman Jackie Speier
County Administrator
James A. Rydingsword, Social Services Director
Kate Ertz-Berger, Executive Director
Contra Costa Child Care Council
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates