Migrant Childcare and Development Programs.

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to administer all migrant childcare and development programs, including the Migrant Alternative Payment Program. Existing law requires children of migrant agricultural worker families, as defined, to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities. Existing law requires the reimbursement for alternative payment programs to include the cost of childcare paid to childcare providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the alternative payment program and prohibits the total cost for administration and support services from exceeding an amount equal to 17.5% of the total contract amount. This bill would prohibit payments made by the Migrant Alternative Payment Program from exceeding the applicable market rate ceiling. The bill would require the reimbursement for the Migrant Alternative Payment Program to include the cost of childcare paid to childcare providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the alternative payment program, not to exceed an amount equal to 21% of the total contract amount, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations.