California Health and Safety Code

§ 1596.872b

HSC § 1596.872b Effective Aug 16, 2004Div. 2 · Ch. 3.4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The department may establish a child care advocate program. This program may have one child care advocate for each licensing district regional office providing child care licensing services. A chief child care advocate shall be responsible for operations of the program and shall report to the chief of the child care licensing branch. Each child care advocate shall have knowledge of state child care laws, regulations, and programs. The child care advocate’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1)Providing information to the general public and parents on child care licensing standards and regulations.

(2)Serving as a liaison to local business, community, law enforcement, labor, and education groups, as well as child care providers and consumers, for the purpose of providing information about licensing standards and regulations.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 229, Sec. 11. Effective August 16, 2004.