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California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10276

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A child care and development program funded pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Fund, as defined in Section 98.2 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall provide notice to a childcare provider of a change in reimbursement amounts for childcare services, a change in the hours of care, rates, or schedules, an increase or decrease in parent fees, a termination of services, including, but not limited to, a family's change in provider, or any changes to the family's eligibility status that may impact payment.  For purposes of this section, the notice shall occur either electronically, if requested by the childcare provider, or via the United States Postal Service.  The program shall send the notice, as well as the effective date of any change described in this subdivision, no later than the day the program becomes aware that the change will occur.

(b) The notification shall not be deemed a violation of the parent's confidentiality, but as a method to ensure the proper administration of subsidy funds.

(c)(1) 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), the department may implement and administer this section by all-county letter or similar directive until regulations are adopted.

(2) The department shall adopt emergency regulations implementing this section no later than July 1, 2026.  The department may readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as, or substantially equivalent to, any emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.  The initial adoption of regulations pursuant to this section and one readoption of emergency regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.  Initial emergency regulations and one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law.  The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State, and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations shall be adopted.

(d) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2022.

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