Added by renumbering Section 8266.1 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 90. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.
(a)For each fiscal year, for the purposes of this chapter, reimbursement rates for full-day California state preschool shall be adjusted by the following reimbursement
factors:
(1)Prior to January 1, 2022, California state preschool program providers serving children for not less than four hours per day, and less than six and one-half hours per day, the
reimbursement factor is 75 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(2)Prior to January 1, 2022, California state preschool program providers serving children for not less than six and one-half
hours per day, and less than 10 and one-half hours per day, the reimbursement factor is 100 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(3)For
California state preschool program providers serving children for 10 and one-half hours or more per day, the reimbursement factor is 118 percent of the standard reimbursement rate.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature, notwithstanding the difference between the standard reimbursement rate and the regional market rate, to support serving children for the length of day that is appropriate under a provider’s contract.
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