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8206.1
. (a) The Superintendent shall collaborate with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, with the advice and assistance of the
Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, in the development of
the state plan required pursuant to the federal Child Care and
Development Fund, before submitting or reporting on that plan to the
federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, "Child Care and Development
Fund" has the same meaning as in Section 98.2 of Title 45 of the Code
of Federal Regulations.
(2) For purposes of this section, "collaborate" means to cooperate
with and to consult with.
(c) (1) As required by federal law, the department shall develop
an expenditure plan that sets forth the final priorities for child
care. The department shall coordinate with the State Department of
Social Services, the California Children and Families Commission, and
other stakeholders, including the Department of Finance, to develop
the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan. On or before
February 1 of the year that the CCDF Plan is due to the federal
government, the department shall release a draft of the plan. The
department shall then commence a 30-day comment period that shall
include at least one hearing and the opportunity for written
comments. By April 1 of the year that the CCDF Plan is due, the
department shall provide the revised plan and a description of any
changes to the earlier draft to the Director of Finance and the
chairs of the fiscal committees of the Legislature.
(2) After the CCDF Plan is approved by the United States
Department of Education, the department shall provide to the
Department of Finance and the fiscal committees of the Legislature a
copy of the final plan and a description of any changes made since
submitting the draft plan for review.
(3) If the annual Budget Act requires changes to the approved CCDF
Plan, the department shall submit an amended plan to the United
States Department of Education.