Section 10277.4 - Funding to provide health care benefits to family childcare providers(a)(1) One hundred million one hundred thousand dollars ($100,100,000) was previously appropriated for the establishment and administration of the Child Care Providers United - California (CCPU) Workers Health Care Fund pursuant to Schedule 3 of Item 5180-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022 for the purpose of providing health care benefits to family childcare providers, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 10421.(2) In accordance with the memorandum of understanding between CCPU and the State of California, CCPU shall provide the state with an annual report to detail the distribution of funds from the prior year and any remaining balance.(3) Effective April 1, 2024, funding shall be allocated to the State Department of Social Services from funds in Schedule (3) of Item 5180 of the Budget Act of 2023 to make a single additional contribution to restore the balance to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) if the remaining balance reported in the annual report is less than that amount.(4) Thirty days prior to making the additional contribution specified in paragraph (3), the State Department of Social Services and the Department of Finance shall provide a notice to the Senate Health and Human Services budget subcommittees, Assembly and Senate Education budget subcommittees, and the Legislative Analyst's Office of the intended amount of the additional contribution for purposes of implementing paragraph (3).(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 10426, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 10277.4
Added by Stats 2023 ch 193 (SB 140),s 13, eff. 9/13/2023.