Section 1596.816 Of Article 2. Administration Of Child Day Care Licensing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 2.
1596.816
. (a) The Community Care Licensing Division of the
department shall regulate child care licensees through an
organizational unit that is separate from that used to regulate all
other licensing programs. The chief of the child care licensing
branch shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Community
Care Licensing Division.
(b) All child care regulatory functions of the licensing division,
including the adoption and interpretation of regulations, staff
training, monitoring and enforcement functions, administrative
support functions, and child care advocacy responsibilities shall be
carried out by the child care licensing branch to the extent that
separation of these activities can be accomplished without new costs
to the department.
(c) Those persons conducting inspections of day care facilities
shall meet qualifications approved by the State Personnel Board.
(d) The department shall notify the appropriate legislative
committees whenever actual staffing levels of licensing program
analysts within the child care licensing branch drops more than 10
percent below authorized positions.
(e) The budget for the child care licensing branch shall be
included as a separate entry within the budget of the department.