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and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed <br />$1,000,000. <br />This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates <br />determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, <br />reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory. <br />provisions. <br />Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. <br />State-mandated local program: yes. <br /> The people of the State of California do enact as follows: <br /> <br />1 SECTION 1. The Legislature.finds and declares all of the <br />2 following: <br />3 (a) California's burgeoningpopulation and high cost of living <br />4 have made securing high qualit): affordable child care a challenge <br />5 for working./i~milies and those making the transition from welfare <br />6 to work. <br />7 (b) High qualiO~, accessible, and affordable child care is an <br />8 important element ofCal~brnia's infrastructure, is critical to our <br />9 children, families, businesses, and economy, and is an essential <br />10 service in evet3; community. <br />11 (c) A "general plan " is a community's vision for its future and <br />12 is an appropriate place to examine important infrastructure <br />13 components, such as child care. <br />14 (d) Local land use policies can serve as barriers to the <br />15 development of licensed child care facilities. <br />16 (e) However, by planning for the distribution of child care <br />17 Jdcilities in general plans, local communities can foster the <br />18 creation of high quality, accessible, and affordable child care that <br />19 is responsive to local needs and consistent with local development <br />20 priorities and policies. <br />21 09 Child care facilities, carefully distributed within a <br />22 community, can complement other general plan goals, such as trip <br />23 reduction and economic development. <br />24 (g) Local child care planning councils, child care planning <br />25 coordinators, and child care resource and reJkrral agencies exist <br />26 in all 58 California counties, conduct needs assessments and <br />27 strategic planning for child care, and can serve as a valuable <br />28 resource to local land use planners who are looking to make a <br />29 place for child care in the community. <br /> <br /> 98 <br /> <br /> <br />