SECTIONS 8230-8233 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 8230-8233

8230. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall administer all
migrant child care and development programs. In addition, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall support and encourage the
state-level coordination of all agencies that offer services to
migrant children and their families and state-level coordination of
existing health funds for migrants.

8231. (a) For the purpose of this article, a "migrant agricultural
worker family" means a family that has earned at least 50 percent of
its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or
agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately
preceding the date of application for child care and development
services.
(b) Children of migrant agricultural worker families shall be
enrolled in child development programs on the basis of the following
priorities:
(1) The family moves from place to place.
(2) The family has qualified under paragraph (1) within the past
five years and is currently dependent for its income on agricultural
employment, but is currently settled near agricultural areas.
(3) The family resides in a rural agricultural area and is
dependent upon seasonal agricultural work.
(4) Eligibility and priority for services for the federally funded
Migrant Child Development Program shall be in accordance with the
applicable federal regulations.

8232. The superintendent shall develop appropriate migrant child
care and development programs, quality indicators, including those
prescribed in subdivisions (a) to (h), inclusive, and (k) to (m),
inclusive, of Section 8203, and the following:
(a) Social services.
(1) Bilingual liaison between migrant parents and the center or
family child care home, or both.
(2) Liaison between the agency and the relevant community agencies
and organizations, including health and social services.
(3) Identification and documentation of family needs and followup
referrals as appropriate.
(b) Staffing.
(1) Bilingual health personnel shall be available to each program
site of a migrant child care and development agency.
(2) Professional and nonprofessional staff shall reflect the
linguistic and cultural background of the children being served.
(3) Whenever possible, migrants will be recruited, trained, and
hired in child care and development programs. Documentation of
training and career ladder opportunities and of recruitment and
hiring efforts shall be provided to the Department of Education.
Staff training shall include principles and practices of child care
and development for the age groups of children being served.
(c) Health services in migrant child care and development programs
shall include health and dental screening and followup treatment.
Health records for all migrant children shall follow the child.

8233. (a) Cost for migrant programs may exceed the standard
reimbursement rate established by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. In no case shall the reimbursement exceed the cost of
the program. State-funded programs may be eligible for Chapter I
federal funds to supplement state funding. These funds shall not be
contingent upon the provision of additional child days or enrollment.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall annually
reimburse seasonal migrant child care and development agencies for
approvable startup and closedown costs. Reimbursement for both
startup and closedown costs shall not exceed 15 percent of each such
agency's total contract amount.
Seasonal migrant child care and development agencies shall submit
reimbursement claims for startup costs with their first monthly
reports, and reimbursement claims for closedown costs with their
final reports.