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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07171990 - 1.3 (2) 1-030 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: Costa Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �� �z_ Count Y Cep,_ -- ,•�4 DATE: July 10, 1990 rpA_cfiiN� SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 1853 (Speier) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Indicate that the Board of Supervisors continues to be the SPONSOR of AB 1853 by Assemblywoman Jackie Speier, as amended June 25, 1990. BACKGROUND: The Board of Supervisors indicated last year that it was the sponsor of AB 1853 by Assemblywoman 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. On June 5, 1990 the Board of Supervisors voted to continue its sponsorship of AB 1853 as amended May 10, 1990 . On July 10, 1990 the Board of Supervisors indicated that it was still sponsoring AB 1853 as amended June 13, 1990. On June 25, 1990 the bill was amended again. As amended June 25, 1990, AB 1853 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. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YP C YES SIGNATURE: e6y RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): L! ACTION OF BOARD ON Ji i l y 17 , 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. JUL 17 7990 CC: ATTESTED PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382 (10/88)Please see Page 5. BY � ,DEPUTY -2- 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: 4 representing California employers, two of whom are appointed by the Governor and one each of whom are appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules Committee. 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, one member of 'a local school board and one member representing a county board of education, 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 Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules Committee. 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 Speaker of the Assembly representing the local state-funded child care resource and referral agencies. 1 member appointed by the Senate Rules Committee representing nonprofit child care providers. 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly representing for-profit child care providers. 1 academician specializing in child development, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. 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 Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules Committee. 1 member who is Head Start provider appointed by the Governor. 1 member who is a school district child 'care and development administrator who is appointed by the Governor. 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 Senate Rules Committee and the Minority Leader of the Senate. Two Assembly Members, one each appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the Assembly. -3- The bill specifies that every effort shall be made to ensure. that the geographic, 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. No member of the Council may serve more than two terms. 4 . Requires the Council to prepare and forward to the Governor and the Legislature by July 1, 1993 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 local state-funded 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 December 31, 1993 a 5 year California Partnership for Child Care Action Plan, based on the countywide, community-based child care plans developed by local communities and the five-year needs report noted above, 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 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 reviewing 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 drafted in consultation with local state-funded child care resource and referral programs, the State Department of Education, and any other state or local department "or agency with data collection expertise. The guidelines are to be adopted by December 31, 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 -4- needs and submit biennial evaluations of these areas to the Governor and Legislature no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, beginning with December 31 , 1994 . 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 . Requires that, to the extent permitted by federal law, of the federal funds received after January 1, 1991, designated for, or permitted to be used for, coordinating activities and infrastructure development activities no more than 10% shall be allocated by the Controller, the State Department of Education and State Department of Social Services, or any other state agency receiving those funds, to the Council. Unless otherwise specified in federal law, at least 750 of those funds are to be allocated by the Council for use by the entity which is responsible for submitting the community child care plan to the Council to support their child care planning and coordination 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 December 31, 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. Where a county exercises this option, the Council is directed to accept requests from any other jurisdiction or combination of local jurisdictions in that county to establish a local child care planning body and develop a countywide, community-based child care plan. 14 . Outlines the suggested process to be following in preparing a child care plan and the suggested content for the plan. In order to be included in the initial action plan, community child care plans must' be submitted to the Council by February 1, 1993 . 15. Declares the intent of the Legislature to fund the program in the Budget Act for 1991-92 and declares that no funds which have already been received by the State Department of Education will be allocated to the California Child Care Partnership Council. AB 1853 passed the Assembly Human Services Committee by a 5 : 1 vote on April 19 , 1989. Assemblymen Bates, Bronzan, Floyd, Peace -S- 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 passed the Senate Education Committee on June 27, 1990. 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 Joan Sparks, Community Services Director Kate Ertz-Berger, Executive Director Contra Costa Child Care Council Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates