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Authors Bonta  
Subject Early Childhood Integrated Data System.
Relating To relating to early learning and care.
Title An act to add Section 10209.9 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to early learning and care.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-26
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Majority No Yes No None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-04-06     Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-31     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-26     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-09     Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and P. & C.P.
2026-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2026-03-26
Introduced     2026-02-18
Analyses TBD
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Existing law places with the State Department of Social Services responsibility for various programs, services, and systems relating to early learning and care, including, among others, various childcare and development programs, the California Child Care Initiative Project, the Child Development Management Information System, and other related data systems, as specified.

This bill would establish the statewide Early Childhood Integrated Data System under the department to, among other things, link data across programs serving children from birth to 5 years of age. The bill would require the department to establish the Interagency Early Childhood Data Task Force to coordinate efforts on development and implementation of the system, as specified.

The bill would require the task force to annually submit a report to the Legislature on the progress in developing, establishing, and operating the data system. The bill would require the department to collect specified data. The bill would set forth certain conditions on the department relating to the collection, deletion, use, and sharing of the data.