Section 99161 Of Chapter 3. Miscellaneous From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Space at a publicly owned transportation facility may be
leased by competitive bid, taking into consideration affordability
and quality of care, to a child care operator who has obtained
licensure as required by Section 1596.80 of the Health and Safety
Code. Priority for child care services provided by the center shall
be given to the children of public agency employees who work at the
transportation facility and children of users of the transportation
facility.
(b) No state funds shall be provided to any child care operator
pursuant to this section unless all of the following conditions are
met:
(1) The child care facility is open to children without regard to
any child's religious beliefs or any other factor related to
religion.
(2) No religious instruction is included in the child care
program.
(3) The space in which the child care program is operated is not
utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time it is used
for child care.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of publicly
owned transportation facilities for the purpose of furnishing child
care services for the benefit of persons using public transit is in
the public interest and serves a public purpose.