RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 1195 (ALQUIST), CHILD CARE REGIONAL MARKET RATES

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, under current law, subsidized child care is available only to families with incomes less than 75 percent of the state median income; and

WHEREAS, while enrollment is prioritized based on income (the lower a family’s income the higher their priority), once enrolled income limits can force families to chose between increases in family income or losing the child care subsidy; and

WHEREAS, this is especially true in high-cost areas like San Mateo County, where the gap between the income limit to receive subsidized child care and the income needed to provide unsubsidized child care is so great; and

WHEREAS, SB 1195 would require the State Department of Education to adjust the income eligibility limit for child care and development services according to changes in the Consumer Price Index during those years for which the State Median Income is not recalculated; and

WHEREAS, SB 1195 would also require the Department to adjust child care provider reimbursement rates according to changes in the Consumer Price Index during those years for which a new Regional Market Rate Survey is not produced; and

WHEREAS, by ensuring that income eligibility and reimbursement rates are increased annually, SB 1195 benefits families with incomes at or near the income eligibility limit.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution hereby supports SB 1195 (Alquist) regarding Child care regional market rates.

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