Section 1596.67 Of Chapter 3.35. Child Care Provider Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.35.
1596.67
. (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, each child
care provider, as defined by Section 1596.60, who receives
compensation, in whole or in part, under Stage 1 of the CalWORKs
Child Care Program pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section
8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code, for providing
child care for a recipient or former recipient, except a provider who
is, by marriage, blood, or court decree, the grandparent, aunt, or
uncle of the child in care, shall be registered pursuant to Sections
1596.603 and 1596.605 in order to be eligible to receive this
compensation. Active trustline registration is required for providers
who receive compensation under Stage 1 of the CalWORKs Child Care
Program pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of
Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code, for providing child care
for a recipient or former recipient only to the extent permitted by
that law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. This section
applies only to a license-exempt child care provider, as defined by
Section 1596.60, who registers for payment under Stage 1 of the
CalWORKs Child Care Program pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with
Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code, for
providing child care for a recipient or former recipient after the
implementation of the trustline registration system in those
programs. A provider, as defined by Section 1596.60, who was exempted
from trustline registration because the provider was not
compensated, in whole or in part, with funds provided under Stage 1
of the CalWORKs Child Care Program pursuant to Article 15.5
(commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the
Education Code, for providing child care for a recipient or former
recipient shall be registered, at no cost to the provider, pursuant
to Sections 1596.603 and 1596.605 when either of the following occur:
(1) The provider begins to provide child care to an eligible
family for which he or she has not provided care.
(2) The provider begins to provide child care to an eligible
family subsequent to a lapse in providing care that is compensated
under Stage 1 of the CalWORKs Child Care Program pursuant to Article
15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the
Education Code, for providing child care for a recipient or former
recipient.
(b) Payment provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall cease if
the provider has a criminal conviction for which the department has
not granted a criminal record exemption pursuant to subdivision (f)
of Section 1596.871.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not be implemented unless funding for
trustline registration is appropriated to the department for this
purpose in the annual Budget Act or in other legislation. The
department shall enter into a contract with the California Child Care
Resource and Referral Network to administer the trustline as it
relates to providers who are compensated under Stage 1 of the
CalWORKs Child Care Program pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with
Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Code, for
providing child care for a recipient or former recipient.