Migrant childcare and development programs.

Agriculture Children Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Limón
Last action: 2025-10-07
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 459, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about enrollment priorities for migrant children.

Migrant Childcare Programs

This law changes how migrant agricultural worker families are defined for childcare services, making it easier for more families to qualify.

What This Bill Does

Changes the definition of a 'migrant agricultural worker family' from earning at least 50% of their income from fishing, agriculture, or related work to 40%.
Requires the self-certification of income for migrant childcare and development services to be consistent with other similar programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Families where one person earns at least 40% of their total gross income from fishing, agriculture, or related work in the past year.
Children whose families move frequently due to agricultural work.

Terms To Know

Migrant Agricultural Worker Family: A family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the past year.
Self Certification: When a family confirms their own eligibility for childcare services based on their income.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify an effective date.
It is unclear how many additional families will qualify due to the change in percentage from 50% to 40%.

Bill History

2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 459, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-17 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 2718.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-08 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3009.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
July 16 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 1. Page 1445.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1213.) (May 23).
2025-05-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 683.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-13 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-12 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 778, Limón.
Migrant childcare and development programs.
Existing law, the Child Care and Development Services Act, requires the State Department of Social Services to administer childcare and development programs, including, among others, migrant childcare and development programs. Existing law, for purposes of migrant childcare and development programs, defines a “migrant agricultural worker family” as a family that has earned at least 50% of its total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. Existing law requires the children of these families to be enrolled in child development programs on the basis of specified priorities, including priority to children whose families move from place to place.
This bill would instead define a “migrant
agricultural worker family” as a family with at least one individual who has earned at least 40% of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture, or agriculturally related work during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application for childcare and development services. For the purpose of enrollment in migrant child care and development programs, the bill would require the department to ensure that the self certification of income be consistent with other child care and development programs under the act.

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