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(a) Space at a publicly owned transportation facility may be leased by competitive bid, taking into consideration affordability and quality of care, to a child care operator who has obtained licensure as required by Section 1596.80 of the Health and Safety Code. Priority for child care services provided by the center shall be given to the children of public agency employees who work at the transportation facility and children of users of the transportation facility.
(b) No state funds shall be provided to any child care operator pursuant to this section unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The child care facility is open to children without regard to any child's religious beliefs or any other factor related to religion.
(2) No religious instruction is included in the child care program.
(3) The space in which the child care program is operated is not utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time it is used for child care.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of publicly owned transportation facilities for the purpose of furnishing child care services for the benefit of persons using public transit is in the public interest and serves a public purpose.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Utilities Code - PUC § 99161 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-utilities-code/puc-sect-99161/
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