ELCD 2022-24 State Plan Public Hearing

Virtual Public Hearing Session with Early Learning and Care Stakeholders for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 2022-2024 State Plan

The CDE will hold a virtual Public Hearing on March 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., to receive public comments on the draft 2022-24 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan. Every three years states and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal government a State Plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended. A draft version of the plan will be released to the public via the Early Learning and Care listserv and posted on the CCDF State Plan website by March 15, 2021.

The virtual Public Hearing will be held via Zoom meeting by logging in per the following instructions:

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82241373328

Meeting ID: 822 4137 3328

Passcode: 260435

To connect with audio only and no video, call the following telephone number then enter the meeting ID and password:

Phone: (213) 338-8477

For persons intending to attend the Zoom meeting, it is advised to check your computers beforehand by:

• Clicking on the test link: https://zoom.us/test.
• For any issues regarding connecting with Zoom, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us for assistance.

At the hearing, any person may present statements, orally, relevant to the draft 2022-24 CCDF State Plan. Persons who make oral comments at the public hearing may also submit a written summary of their statements to the dedicated email box statepln@cde.ca.gov No oral statements will be accepted subsequent to this public hearing.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a public hearing may request assistance by contacting Nafeesah Mustafa, Early Learning and Care Division, at Nmustafa@cde.ca.gov. It is recommended that assistance be requested at least two weeks prior to the hearing.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD

Additionally, any interested person may submit written comments relevant to the 2022-24 CCDF State Plan to: statepln@cde.ca.gov. Written comments must be received by the close of the public comment period on April 13, 2021. All written comments received by CDE staff during the public comment period are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.