SB 1110: Early learning and care: rates.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes a system of childcare and development services, administered by the State Department of Social Services, for children from infancy to 13 years of age. Existing law authorizes, upon departmental approval, the use of appropriated funds for alternative payment programs to allow for maximum parental choice. Existing law authorizes the reimbursement to those programs for the cost of childcare paid to childcare providers and the administrative and support services costs of the alternative program. Existing law prohibits the total cost for administration and support services from exceeding 17.5% of the total contract amount.

This bill would expand the authorization for reimbursement to include the direct program and support costs, as defined, of the alternative program. The bill would replace the term “administrative and support services costs” with “indirect administrative costs,” as defined, and prohibit the indirect administrative costs from exceeding 15% of the maximum reimbursable amount of the contract, and further prohibit the combined costs of direct program and support costs and indirect administrative costs from exceeding 25%. If 25% of the maximum reimbursable amount of the contract falls below $300,000, the bill would require the minimum reimbursement to be $300,000.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 14, 2026May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
3. May 4, 2026May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
4. April 24, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
5. April 22, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4007.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. April 13, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
7. April 10, 2026Set for hearing April 22.
8. April 7, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
9. March 26, 2026Set for hearing April 6.
10. March 25, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
11. February 26, 2026Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and ED.
12. February 18, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.