CA AB982

Expands entities authorized to identify children eligible for subsidized child development services to include local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, Head Start programs, and transitional shelters.

Adds homeless children to the list of children who can be identified as needing child care services, expanding eligibility beyond those identified as abused, neglected, or exploited.

Amends Education Code Section 8263 to allow families with homeless children to qualify for federal and state subsidized child development services under the existing requirement framework.

Maintains existing priority system for service allocation while incorporating homeless status as an eligibility criterion alongside income eligibility and child protective services needs.