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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 2429

Childcare: mental health consultation services.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

The Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Social Services, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age. The Early Education Act requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to, among other things, provide an inclusive and cost-effective preschool program. Under both acts, the cost to a provider agency of providing an early childhood mental health consultation service is reimbursable if certain requirements are met, including that the consultation service uses a relationship-based model that includes specified components, including, among others, that, at least twice per program year, early care- and education setting-based mental health assessments are conducted and that there is, with the consent of parents or legal guardians, at least one screening of each enrolled child for adverse childhood experiences and screening for buffering factors. This bill would remove the requirement that the consultation service use a relationship-based model that includes those components in order to be reimbursable and would instead require that, in order to be reimbursable, the consultation service, among other things, uses a relationship-based model that incorporates, at least once per school or program year, an early care and education classroom observation tool that includes measures on the classroom environment, social-emotional learning climate, and teacher and child interactions to guide the specific activities and support the consultant will provide.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 26, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading AB2429 Blanca Rubio By BeckerpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 26, 2026
House		AB 2429 Blanca Rubio Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 15, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]passSet your home in California to see
May 21, 2026
House		AB 2429 Blanca Rubio Consent Calendar Second DaypassSet your home in California to see
May 13, 2026
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 15, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Mar 24, 2026
House		Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]passSet your home in California to see

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