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Bill to restructure child‑care contracts aims to stabilize provider payments
Summary
SB 11 10 would separate administrative overhead from direct family services in alternative payment program contracts as California moves to enrollment‑based funding, sponsors said, to help ensure small community agencies can sustain operations.
Sen. Becker presented SB 11 10 to change the reimbursement structure for alternative payment programs that enroll families and manage child‑care subsidies. Becker and co‑sponsors told the committee that nearly 1.8 million eligible children are not enrolled and that contract caps that group administrative work with direct services have not kept pace with rising costs.
Donna Snaringer, president of the Child Care Resource Center, said reimbursement reductions from a decade ago destabilized contracts; higher labor, compliance and data‑security costs require a more transparent funding structure. Alicia Hatfield of Every Child California said the bill would protect continuity of services, preserve staffing and avoid wage suppression by stabilizing payments as the state exits pandemic hold‑harmless policies.
Committee members voiced support and the author said technical and budget alignment amendments had been filed and requested an 'I' vote to move the bill to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Because the committee lacked a quorum at one point, the bill was placed on call for a formal vote when quorum was available.
