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AB-2379 • 2026

Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.

Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.

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Sponsor
Solache
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Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Training for Family Daycare Homes on Fourth Amendment Rights

This law requires the State Department of Social Services to inform family daycare providers about their rights under the Fourth Amendment and to create a training program that licensed providers must complete.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Social Services to notify all licensed and license-exempt family daycare home providers about specific rights under the Fourth Amendment.
  • Directs the department to designate a statewide entity to develop and provide a training course on these rights.
  • Sets July 1, 2026, as the start date for offering this new training program.
  • Requires licensed family daycare home providers to finish the training within specified timeframes.
  • States that failing to follow these rules will not result in criminal charges, civil fines, administrative penalties, or citations under the act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Licensed and license-exempt family daycare home providers
  • The State Department of Social Services
  • A designated statewide entity responsible for creating the training

Terms To Know

Fourth Amendment
Part of the U.S. Constitution that protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by government officials.
Family daycare home providers
People who run child care services in their own homes, either with a license or without one under specific state rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not list the exact timeframes for when licensed providers must finish the training.
  • The bill does not specify which statewide entity will be chosen to create and provide the training program.
  • The specific details of what rights under the Fourth Amendment will be covered in the notification are described only as 'as specified' without listing them here.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.