Skip to content

TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32527›DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32527›PART 6. EDUCATION PROGRAMS—STATE MASTER PLANS 8006-9004›CHAPTER 2. Early Education Act 8200-8490›ARTICLE 2. Program Administration 8207-8225

§ 8216

California Education Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) The department and the State Department of Social Services shall promote full utilization of childcare and development funds and match available unused funds with identified service needs. The department and the State Department of Social Services shall attempt to arrange intraagency adjustments between California state preschool contracts and general childcare contracts for the same agency and funding allocation. The department and the State Department of Social Services shall establish timelines for intraagency contract fund transfers.

(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provision of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department and the State Department of Social Services may implement and administer this section through the issuance of guidance or other written directives, which may include, but is not limited to, establishing timelines for submittal of requests to transfer funds.

(Added by renumbering Section 8236.2 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 37. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — California Education Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.