Section 8235 Of Article 7. California State Preschool Programs From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The Superintendent shall administer all California state
preschool programs. Those programs shall include, but not be limited
to, part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to
facilitate the transition to kindergarten for three- and
four-year-old children in educational development, health services,
social services, nutritional services, parent education and parent
participation, evaluation, and staff development. Preschool programs
for which federal reimbursement is not available shall be funded as
prescribed by the Legislature in the Budget Act, and unless otherwise
specified by the Legislature, shall not use federal funds made
available through Title XX of the federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. Sec. 1397).
(b) Three- and four-year-old children are eligible for the
part-day California state preschool program if the family meets at
least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision
(a) of Section 8263.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a part-day California state
preschool program may provide services to children in families whose
income is no more than 15 percent above the income eligibility
threshold, as described in Sections 8263 and 8263.1, after all
eligible three- and four-year-old children have been enrolled. No
more than 10 percent of children enrolled, calculated throughout the
participating program's entire contract, may be filled by children in
families above the income eligibility threshold.
(d) A part-day California state preschool program shall operate
for a minimum of (1) three hours per day, excluding time for
home-to-school transportation, and (2) a minimum of 175 days per
year, unless the contract specifies a lower number of days of
operation.
(e) Any agency described in subdivision (c) of Section 8208 as an
"applicant or contracting agency" is eligible to contract to operate
a California state preschool program.
(f) Part-day preschool services shall be reimbursed on a per
capita basis, as determined by the Superintendent, and contingent on
funding being provided for the part-day preschool services in the
annual Budget Act.
(g) Federal Head Start funds used to provide services to families
receiving California state preschool services shall be deemed
nonrestricted funds.