AB 1673 Summary

• Establishes 12-month eligibility periods for children enrolled in migrant agricultural worker child care programs, full-day and part-day California state preschool programs, and federal/state subsidized child development services, replacing shorter eligibility windows.

• Requires children to remain eligible for 12 months unless they no longer reside in California or are deceased, promoting continuity of care and reducing administrative burden of frequent recertification.

• Changes higher education campus child development program eligibility from "an" academic year to "one" academic year with the same 12-month continuity protections.

• Exempts the first stage of child care services provided under Section 8351 from the new 12-month eligibility requirement.

• Applies to alternative payment programs, general child care and development programs, and multiple stages of child care services for aid recipients under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act.