Current Version
Amended (as added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 73, Sec. 5) by Stats. 2024, Ch. 998, Sec. 1. (AB 176) Effective September 30, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 6 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 73.
(a)A California state preschool contractor operating a part-day, full-day, or both part- and full-day California state preschool program may, but is not required to, enroll interested eligible two-year-old children.
(b)The Superintendent, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall develop guidance for contractors to follow when enrolling two-year-old
children, which shall include, but not be limited to, guidance for safe, age-appropriate diapering and toilet training in alignment with the requirements set forth in Division 12 (commencing with Section 101151) of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c)Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and Section 33308.5, the department may, on or before April 1, 2025, implement this section and associated guidance on serving two-year-old children through management bulletins or similar letters of instruction.
(d)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.
Future Version
Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 73, Sec. 6. (SB 163) Effective July 2, 2024. Operative July 1, 2027, by its own provisions.
(a)A contractor shall not serve any two-year-old children, as defined in Section 8205 as that section read on June 30, 2027, on or after July 1, 2027, unless the contractor was serving those two-year-old children before July 1, 2027. The adjustment factors and rates described in Section 8244 as that section read on June 30, 2027, shall still apply to those two-year-old children until they meet the definition of three-year-old children.
(b)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027.
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