Early Childhood Integrated Data System.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Bonta
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time and amended.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the data collection process or timelines.

Early Childhood Integrated Data System

This law establishes a statewide system under the State Department of Social Services to link data from various early childhood programs for children from birth to age five.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Early Childhood Integrated Data System under the State Department of Social Services.
Requires the department to establish an Interagency Early Childhood Data Task Force to coordinate efforts on development and implementation of the system.
Requires the task force to annually submit a report to the Legislature detailing progress in developing, establishing, and operating the data system.
Sets conditions for the collection, ingestion, deletion, use, and sharing of data from various early childhood programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Children from birth to age five in California.
The State Department of Social Services.
People who work on early childhood care and development programs.

Terms To Know

Interagency Early Childhood Data Task Force: A group established by the department to coordinate efforts on developing and implementing the data system for early childhood programs in California.
Early Childhood Integrated Data System: A statewide system under the State Department of Social Services that links data from various early childhood programs serving children from birth to age five.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be used for the data system.
It is unclear what specific data will be collected and shared by the system.
There are no details on how long it will take to fully implement the system.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21).
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-31 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and P. & C.P.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2092, as amended, Bonta.
Early Childhood Integrated Data System.
Existing law places with the State Department of Social Services responsibility for various programs, services, and systems relating to early learning and care, including, among others, various childcare and development programs, the California Child Care Initiative Project, the Child Development Management Information System, and other related data systems, as specified.
This bill would establish the statewide Early Childhood Integrated Data System under the department to, among other things, link data across programs serving children from birth to 5 years of age. The bill would require the department to establish the Interagency Early Childhood Data Task Force to coordinate efforts on development and implementation of the system, as specified.
The bill would require the task force to annually
submit a report to the Legislature on the progress in developing, establishing, and operating the data
system.
system, with the report containing certain recommendations.
The bill would require the department to
collect specified data.
ingest data, sourced from administrative data systems maintained by each data provider, to be implemented in 2 phases, as specified.
The bill would set forth certain conditions on the department relating to the
collection,
ingestion,
deletion, use, and sharing of the data.

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