SECTIONS 9225 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 9225

9225. (a) The Joint Rules Committee shall include, in planning the
Legislature's new building to be located at the corner of 10th
Street and "N" Street in Sacramento, child care services and limited
school age child care services, as prescribed in this subdivision, to
be made available to all legislative officers and employees who
perform the majority of their work in Sacramento, excluding district
office employees, and shall notify these legislative officers and
employees about the availability of these services. The child care
services shall be made available during regular legislative work
hours and, in addition, during extended legislative work hours on
weekends and nights. School age child care services shall be
available during extended legislative work hours on weekends and
nights.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the child care
program established by the Joint Rules Committee shall serve as a
model program to demonstrate to the private sector the manner in
which child care programs should be organized and implemented.
(c) To reimburse, fully or partially, the cost of the child care
services and the limited school age child care services, as
prescribed in subdivision (a), the Joint Rules Committee shall
establish a sliding fee scale based on income of the legislative
employees or officers electing to use the child care services or
school age child care services, or both. The costs incurred due to
the requirements of this article shall be paid from the Senate
Operating Fund and the Assembly Operating Fund.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Child care services" means nonmedical care to children from
infancy to kindergarten who are in need of personal services,
supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of
daily living or for protection of the individual on less than a
24-hour basis.
(2) "School age child care services" means nonmedical care to
children from kindergarten to age 12 who are in need of personal
services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the
activities of daily living or for protection of the individual on a
less than 24-hour basis.
(e) On or before June 1, 1992, the Senate Committee on Rules and
the Assembly Committee on Rules shall consider establishing similar
child care programs for district office employees if the committee
determines that the program established pursuant to subdivision (a)
provides a valuable service.