California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10302

Unless specifically exempted by the Legislature, the administrative cost for all state-funded child care and development and preschool programs and all federal programs administered by the state shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds provided for those programs.  Eighty-five percent of these funds shall be used to provide direct services in accordance with rules and regulations, or contractual funding terms and conditions prescribed by the department.