State government: office buildings: daycare centers.

Changed 'priority shall be given to licensed childcare providers that seek to contract with the Director of General Services' to 'priority may be given to licensed childcare providers that seek to use a part of the space as a daycare center.' This makes priority discretionary rather than mandatory and removes the explicit contractual relationship language.

Fixed a drafting error in subdivision (c)(2) where the text read 'The space shall may be made available at a rate' - corrected to 'The space may be made available at a rate.'

Priority for licensed childcare providers to contract with the Director of General Services for daycare space in state office buildings changed from mandatory ('priority shall be given') to permissive ('priority may be given'), giving the director discretion to deny priority.

The requirement that daycare space 'shall be made available' at a rate based on actual cost, local average, or statewide average (whichever is less) was changed to permissive language. The amendment contains a drafting error ('shall may be made available') but the clear intent is to make availability discretionary rather than mandatory.

Minor typo corrections: removed duplicate word 'bill' in the digest, removed duplicate 'five mile' before 'five-mile radius' in the enrollment priority provision, and added the word 'authorize' to the digest description of the bill's effect.

The trigger for requiring priority to daycare providers in existing state office buildings was narrowed. Previously it applied to any additions, alterations, or repairs. Now it only applies when those changes both affect the use of 25 percent of the building's net square foot area AND include work on the first floor.

A new exemption was added for facilities owned, operated, or occupied by the California Highway Patrol, removing them from the section's requirements.

The provision prohibiting the state from charging rent to licensed childcare providers that are nonprofit entities and accept subsidies was deleted. Providers will now be subject to the rate set by the Director of General Services regardless of nonprofit status or subsidy acceptance.

The definition of 'licensed childcare provider' was expanded to include a person who plans to apply for a childcare license, not just those already licensed. This allows providers still in the process of obtaining licensure to contract for space.

Section 2, which contained legislative findings that the bill serves a public purpose and does not constitute a gift of public funds under Article XVI Section 6 of the California Constitution, was removed entirely.

Terminology was updated throughout: 'day care' changed to 'daycare' and 'child care' changed to 'childcare' to align with current usage in the Health and Safety Code.

The entire amendment to Government Code Section 11019.9 (state agency privacy policy requirements) was removed from the bill. This provision had required state departments to maintain and post privacy policies on their websites with specific formatting rules for hyperlinks. Its removal narrows the bill to only address day care centers in state buildings.

Throughout the bill, the term 'day care center' was changed to 'daycare center' and 'child care provider' was changed to 'childcare provider.' The defined term in subdivision (i)(1) changes from 'Day care center' to 'Daycare center.' This is a terminology modernization with no substantive policy effect.

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires review by the Legislative Fiscal Committee, likely reflecting a reassessment of its fiscal impact after removing the privacy policy section.

Added a new Section 4564 to the Government Code requiring that, on and after January 1, 2027, priority be given to licensed child care providers seeking to use space in state-owned office buildings as day care centers when the state constructs, acquires, or modifies such buildings.

Authorized the Director of General Services to secure off-site space (not attached to a state-owned office building) for day care use if funds are available and certain conditions exist, such as when in-building requirements cannot be met or when off-site is more cost-efficient.

Authorized existing state-owned office buildings to be retrofitted to accommodate a day care center at the director's discretion, to the extent state funds are made available.

Excluded office buildings used or owned by the state that provide care or 24-hour residential care for patients, inmates, or wards of the state (such as state hospitals and correctional facilities) from the day care center provisions.

The bill's stated purpose expanded from solely amending Section 11019.9 (privacy policy) to also adding Section 4564 (day care centers in state office buildings).

Established rent terms for day care center space: rate based on actual cost, average cost of state-owned space in the area, or statewide average (whichever is less). The Director of General Services may charge a lower rate to ensure viability. No rent shall be charged if the provider is a nonprofit entity that accepts subsidies.

Set enrollment priority order: (1) state employees working in the specific building, (2) all other state employees, (3) community members with primary residence within a five-mile radius of the office building.

Required that day care center space comply with prevailing local and state safety building codes for day care centers, and that indoor and outdoor activity space meet requirements in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

Defined 'day care center' by reference to Section 1596.76 of the Health and Safety Code, and 'licensed child care provider' as a person operating a day care center licensed under Chapter 3.5 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

Added a legislative finding that the new Section 4564 is necessary for the public purpose of assisting families struggling to find quality and affordable child care and does not constitute a gift of public funds under Article XVI, Section 6 of the California Constitution.

Added Assembly Member Lee as co-author and changed the fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now has fiscal implications requiring committee review.