CA AB140

Establishes timely payment requirements for childcare providers, mandating payments within 21 calendar days of receiving attendance records or invoices, with plans to be developed by March 1, 2024.

Allocates funding for monthly cost-of-care-plus rates to family childcare providers ($98-$211 per child per month) and childcare centers ($140-$211 per child per month) from January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, plus one-time flat payments.

Requires State Department of Social Services to report on Child Care and Development Fund state plan status by May 15, 2024, and submit information supporting a single rate structure to federal government by July 1, 2024.

Appropriates $100,000 for establishing the Child Care Providers United-California Retirement Trust and $80,000,000 for providing retirement benefits to family childcare providers.

Extends restrictions on child expulsion and suspension in childcare programs, requiring documented efforts to maintain safe participation before any disenrollment, with reports to budget committees beginning July 1, 2030.