(a) Except for families eligible for services pursuant to Education Code sections 8208(c)(2) and 8217, families who are eligible for full-day CSPP shall document that each parent in the family, as defined in section 17700, meets at least one of the following need criteria:
(1) The child is receiving child protective services;
(2) The child is identified as being abused, neglected or exploited or at risk thereof;
(3) The family is experiencing homelessness;
(4) The parent is employed;
(5) The parent is seeking employment;
(6) The parent is enrolled in vocational training;
(7) The parent is enrolled in educational programs;
(8) The parent is incapacitated; or
(9) The parent is seeking permanent housing for family stability.
(b) Subsidized preschool services shall only be available to the extent to which:
(1) The parent(s) meets a need criterion as specified in subsection (a) that precludes the provision of care and supervision of the family's child(ren) for any part of the day;
(2) There is no parent in the family available and capable of providing care for the family's child(ren) during the time care is requested; and
(3) Supervision of the family's child(ren) is(are) not otherwise being provided by:
(A) Scheduled time in a public educational program;
(B) A private school in which the child(ren) is(are) enrolled and attending; or
(C) A time when a child(ren) is(are) receiving services from any other early childhood program.
(c) At any time during the 12-month certification period, a parent may request an increase to the certified schedule based on provided documentation of need.
(d) At any time during the 12-month certification period, a parent may request to decrease the certified schedule based on provided documentation of need. Requests for decrease in hours shall be provided in writing. In such a case, the contractor shall inform the family of the right to maintain the current certified schedule.
(e) A family may receive services based on more than one need criterion at any one time, provided that applicable documentation has been collected.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 8207, 8231 and 8242, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8207, 8208 and 8231, Education Code.
1. New section filed 7-1-2022; operative 7-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 26).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 17763, 5 CA ADC § 17763
