Existing law requires, when the state constructs, acquires, or receives as a gift an office building that can accommodate 700 or more state employees, adequate space to be designated within the building to meet the child care needs of those employees, if a review by the Department of General Services and a specified advisory committee shows sufficient need for child care services for 30 or more children. Existing law also authorizes the director to secure space in any adequate facility for the same purposes if funds for the offsite facilities are made available, as specified. Existing law requires that the indoor area not exceed 2,100 square feet, nor be less than that required to accommodate 30 children, excluding space for restrooms, kitchen facilities, storage areas, and teacher offices and that the outdoor play area space correspond with the indoor play area as described in specified regulations.
California SB 401 (20172018) — Child care facilities: state employees.
Existing law requires, when the state constructs, acquires, or receives as a gift an office building that can accommodate 700 or more state employees, adequate space to be designated within the building to meet the child care needs of those employees, if a review by the Department of General Services and a specified advisory committee shows sufficient need for child care services for 30 or more children. Existing law also authorizes the director to secure space in any adequate facility for the same purposes if funds for the offsite facilities are made available, as specified. Existing law requires that the indoor area not exceed 2,100 square feet, nor be less than that required to accommodate 30 children, excluding space for restrooms, kitchen facilities, storage areas, and teacher offices and that the outdoor play area space correspond with the indoor play area as described in specified regulations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
SB 401 Pan Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Accountability and Administrative Review] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd SB401 — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2017-02-23 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2017-03-01 Set for hearing April 4.
2017-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 625.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-06 Set for hearing April 17.
2017-04-17 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 769.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-18 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and A. & A.R. referral-committee
2017-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2769.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-24 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 235, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/515edb3b-0316-4e7d-b0a9-90d751e1f64f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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