California Code, Education Code - EDC § 8252

(a) The Superintendent shall use the fee schedule developed in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services for families using full-day preschool services pursuant to this chapter, including families receiving services pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8211.

(b) Families shall be assessed a single flat monthly fee for all state subsidized early childhood services received, including California state preschool program services and services received through childcare and development programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Section 10290 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included in total countable income for purposes of determining the amount of the family fee.

(d) Family fees shall be assessed at initial enrollment and reassessed at recertification.

(e) Family fees shall be used by contractors to pay reasonable and necessary costs for providing additional services.

(f) Family fees shall not be based on the cost of care or amount of subsidy payment.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, family fees shall not be collected for the 2021-22 fiscal year pursuant to Section 263 of Chapter 116 of the Statutes of 2021.

(j) Family fees accrued but uncollected prior to October 1, 2023, may be forgiven and not collected.