Section 8265.5 Of Article 11. Reimbursement Rates From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 11.
8265.5
. (a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving
children who meet any of the criteria outlined in paragraphs (1) to
(7), inclusive, of subdivision (b) the provider agency's reported
child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by
the adjustment factors listed below.
(b) The adjustment factors shall apply to a full-day state
preschool program and those programs for which assigned reimbursement
rates are at or below the standard reimbursement rate. In addition,
the adjustment factors shall apply to those programs for which
assigned reimbursement rates are above the standard reimbursement
rate, but the reimbursement rate, as adjusted, shall not exceed the
adjusted standard reimbursement rate. The adjustment factors shall
apply to those full-day state preschool programs for which assigned
reimbursement rates are above the full-day state preschool
reimbursement rate, but the reimbursement rate, as adjusted, shall
not exceed the adjusted full-day state preschool reimbursement rate.
(1) For infants who are 0 to 18 months of age and are served in a
child day care center, the adjustment factor shall be 1.7.
(2) For toddlers who are 18 to 36 months of age and are served in
a child day care center, the adjustment factor shall be 1.4.
(3) For infants and toddlers who are 0 to 36 months of age and are
served in a family child care home, the adjustment factor shall be
1.4.
(4) For children with exceptional needs who are 0 to 21 years of
age, the adjustment factor shall be 1.2.
(5) For severely disabled children who are 0 to 21 years of age,
the adjustment factor shall be 1.5.
(6) For a child at risk of neglect, abuse, or exploitation who are
0 to 14 years of age, the adjustment factor shall be 1.1.
(7) For limited-English-speaking and non-English-speaking children
who are 2 years of age through kindergarten age, the adjustment
factor shall be 1.1.
(c) Use of the adjustment factors shall not increase the provider
agency's total annual allocation.
(d) Days of enrollment for children having more than one of the
criteria outlined in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision
(b) shall not be reported under more than one of the above
categories.
(e) The difference between the reimbursement resulting from the
use of the adjustment factors outlined in paragraphs (1) to (7),
inclusive, of subdivision (b) and the reimbursement that would
otherwise be received by a provider in the absence of the adjustment
factors shall be used for special and appropriate services for each
child for whom an adjustment factor is claimed.