SECTIONS 66060 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 66060

66060. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, higher
educational institutions may establish and maintain child development
programs on or near their respective campuses. Those higher
educational institutions under contract with the State Department of
Education for child care and development services pursuant to this
chapter or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of Part 6 are
subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
(b) Children of students of each campus operating a child
development program shall have first priority for service in that
program, in accordance with the priorities established in subdivision
(b) of Section 8263.
(c) The higher educational institutions may institutionalize child
development programs on their respective campuses for the purpose of
incorporating child development programs into the missions and
functions of the respective campuses.
(d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in cooperation with
higher educational institutions, shall establish rules and
regulations governing programs operated pursuant to this section.
(e) It is the intention of the Legislature that a consortium
composed of higher educational institutions be established by the
institutions to improve communication and cooperation and to advise
and assist the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the
development of rules and regulations and policies and procedures
affecting child care and development programs. The Superintendent of
Public Instruction, in cooperation with the consortium, shall be
responsible for ongoing communication with and dissemination of
information to all campus child care and development agencies under
contract with the State Department of Education.