AB 2581 Summary

• Establishes an interagency workgroup for early childhood development programs upon legislative appropriation, to be comprised of representatives from the State Department of Education, Public Health, Health Care Services, Developmental Services, and Social Services.

• Requires the interagency workgroup to establish a memorandum of understanding between departments outlining joint authority for coordinating and aligning early childhood services and regulations.

• Directs the workgroup to consider streamlining provider contracts for early childhood development programs with the goal of administering them through a single entity.

• Requires the workgroup to identify administrative needs for improved coordination of services to children and families in early learning and care programs.

• Mandates annual reports to the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and relevant legislative committees on the workgroup's progress, with reporting requirement ending January 1, 2025.