§ 10272. — 10272. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 234, Sec. 2.)

(a)
Notwithstanding any other law, effective July 1, 2011, the department shall reduce the maximum reimbursable amounts of the contracts for the Preschool Education Program, the General Child Care Program, the Migrant Day Care Program, the Alternative Payment Program, the CalWORKs Stage 3 Program, and the Allowance for Disabled Program by 11 percent or by whatever proportion is necessary to ensure that expenditures for these programs do not exceed the amounts appropriated for them, including any reductions made subsequent to the adoption of the annual Budget Act. The department may consider the contractor’s performance or whether the contractor serves children in underserved areas as defined in subdivision (ag) of Section 10213.5 when
determining contract reductions, provided that the aggregate reduction to each program specified in this subdivision is 11 percent or by whatever proportion is necessary to ensure that expenditures for these programs do not exceed the amounts appropriated for them, including any reductions made subsequent to the adoption of the annual Budget Act.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law, effective July 1, 2011, families shall be disenrolled from subsidized childcare services, consistent with the priorities for services specified in subdivision (b) of Section 10271. Families shall be disenrolled in the following order:
(1)
Families whose income exceeds 85 percent of the state median income (SMI) adjusted for family size, except for families whose children are receiving child protective services or are at risk of being neglected or abused.
(2)
Families with the highest income below 85 percent of the SMI, in relation to family size.
(3)
Families that have the same income and have been enrolled in childcare services the longest.
(4)
Families that have the same income and have a child with exceptional needs.
(5)
Families whose children are receiving child protective services or are at risk of being neglected or abused, regardless of family income.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 234, Sec. 2. (SB 792) Effective January 1, 2026.