The Early Education Act establishes the California Universal Preschool Planning Grant Program with the goal of expanding access universally to preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children across the state through a mixed-delivery system, as defined. The act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish rules and regulations for the staffing of all preschool programs under contract with the State Department of Education.
This bill would, notwithstanding any provision of the act to contrary, require the department to, among other things, provide prospective California state preschool program providers an equitable opportunity to establish a trained workforce and administrative systems, and technical assistance on how to meet the requirements of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, as provided. The bill would, notwithstanding any provision of the act to contrary, require the department to, among other things, develop early learning resources, as specified, and to develop and implement a proactive one-time 3-year outreach, capacity building, training, and technical assistance plan that targets prospective and new contractors, as provided. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon appropriation by the Legislature for its purposes.

Statutes affected:
03/23/23 - Amended Assembly: 46120 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC, 10280 WIC
04/04/23 - Amended Assembly: 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC
04/12/23 - Amended Assembly: 8213 EDC, 8213 EDC, 8240 EDC, 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC
05/01/23 - Amended Assembly: 8213 EDC, 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC
06/26/23 - Amended Senate: 8213 EDC, 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC, 10280 WIC, 10280 WIC
07/13/23 - Amended Senate: 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC, 46120 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10280 WIC, 10280 WIC
09/01/23 - Amended Senate: 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10280 WIC
09/08/23 - Amended Senate: 8240 EDC, 46120 EDC, 46120 EDC, 46120 EDC, 10219 WIC, 10219 WIC, 10280 WIC