Section 8286 Of Article 14. Advisory Committee From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 14.
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. (a) The Governor shall appoint an advisory committee composed
of one representative from the state board, one representative of
private education, one representative of child welfare, one
representative of private health care, two representatives of
proprietary child care agencies, one representative of a community
action agency qualified under Title II of the federal Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964, two representatives of family day care
homes, one representative of a child care provider exempt from
licensure, five parents of children participating in child care
programs of whom at least three shall be parents of children
participating in publicly subsidized child development programs, and
one shall be a parent of a child receiving care from a child care
provider exempt from licensure, appointed from names selected by a
democratic process to ensure representation of the parents of
children being served, four persons representing professional or
civic groups or public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations
or groups concerned with child development, one person who
administers a public school child care program, one person who
administers a county office of education schoolage child care
program, and one teacher currently serving in a public school
children's center.
(b) The advisory committee also shall include one representative
from the department appointed by the Superintendent, and one
representative each from the Employment Development Department, the
State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health
Care Services, and the State Department of Developmental Services,
appointed by the respective director of each department.
(c) The advisory committee shall assist the department in
developing a state plan for child development programs pursuant to
this chapter.
(d) The advisory committee shall provide ongoing coordination and
communication to local child care planning councils to facilitate
activities and provide technical assistance as needed.
(e) The advisory committee shall continually evaluate the
effectiveness of those programs and shall report thereon at each
regular session of the Legislature.
(f) The advisory committee shall assist in and coordinate the
drafting of guidelines for local planning councils pursuant to
Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 8499) of Part 6. The advisory
committee shall request state and local agencies to submit suggested
guidelines. The final guidelines shall be drafted and adopted by the
committee, in consultation with local child care agencies, local
planning councils, the department, and the State Department of Social
Services. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to,
provisions for assessing child care supply, demand, cost, and
facility needs, in terms of age, family income level, special needs,
and multilingual and multicultural backgrounds. Guidelines developed
for programs administered by the department shall be concurred in by
the department.