September 29, 2026 AB 150/190 Child Care Licensing Webinar

• If you attend the live webinar from start to end, Zoom sends a follow-up email that you can use as proof for professional growth hours.
• The moderator said not every question might be answered and invited follow-up questions to the Child Care Advocates email.

• AB 150 and AB 190 are trailer bills enacted June 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026. They update the Health and Safety Code for licensed child care.✓ checked
• The changes cover temporary absence in family child care homes, medication, an anaphylactic policy, health and safety training, mandated reporter training, and emergency and disaster plans.

• Amended HSC 1596.798 lets child care facilities give any medication, not only inhaled medication, with written permission from the parent or guardian and written instructions from the child's healthcare provider.✓ checked
• The healthcare provider's instructions must be updated every year.✓ checked

• CDSS must set an anaphylactic policy for trained staff to prevent and respond to anaphylaxis emergencies, by July 1, 2027.✓ checked
• Under amended HSC 1596.7985, starting January 1, 2028, facilities must follow the policy and give families written notice of it at enrollment.✓ checked
• 'Epinephrine auto-injector' now includes other FDA-approved delivery systems, such as epinephrine nasal sprays, used under the policy for a child who has or is reasonably believed to have anaphylaxis.✓ checked
• This matches the national Caring for Our Children standard on food and other allergies (4.2.0.10).

• Amended HSC 1596.866 expands who needs health and safety training: pediatric first aid, pediatric CPR and preventive health practices. The slides say at least 15 hours; PIN 26-11-CCP says at least 16 (15 hours plus 1 hour of nutrition), which is what presenters said in Q&A.✓ checkedCurrent rule: the October 1, 2027 requirement is at least 16 hours of health and safety training (15 hours plus 1 hour of nutrition), not 15 (PIN 26-11-CCP, checked 2026-09-29). current rule
• From October 1, 2027 this applies to all staff providing care in a center, all family child care licensees, all staff providing care in a family child care home, and each substitute adult in a family child care home.✓ checked
• Also from October 1, 2027, the same people must complete 12 hours of continuing education every year, as a condition of licensure, from Department-approved sources, and keep proof.✓ checked
• Topics for the 12 hours (PIN 26-11-CCP): emergency and disaster planning; building and premises safety; safe sleep and SIDS prevention; preventing shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and maltreatment; transporting children; infectious diseases; food and allergy emergencies; hazardous materials; and giving medication with parental consent.✓ checked
• This matches the national Caring for Our Children standards on professional development (1.4).

• Before, licensees and staff with limited English were exempt if the training was not offered in their primary language. Amended HSC 1596.8662 removes that exemption.✓ checked
• All licensees and staff must now complete mandated reporter training and renew it every two years, whatever their English level.✓ checked
• Online, self-paced mandated reporter training is available in English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Vietnamese. If you were exempt and need help, contact your regional office.✓ checked

• Starting January 1, 2027, HSC 1596.868 requires every child care facility to have an emergency and disaster plan on file that meets specific requirements. The licensee is responsible for it, and is encouraged to have local emergency authorities review it.✓ checked
• The plan must include shelter-in-place procedures for severe weather or other hazards, and plans to be self-reliant for at least 72 hours after an emergency, including a short- or long-term power failure.✓ checked
• The presenter also said the plan should cover utility outages: if you plan to shelter in place and water, sewer, gas or electricity may be out, have a plan and supplies for alternate resources. For a permanent generator, give its location and how it will be used; for a portable generator, follow the manufacturer's operating instructions.
• Relocation procedures must include a transportation plan, communication with emergency responders, evacuation route information and temporary shelter locations.✓ checked
• Name at least two places to temporarily shelter children if you must relocate. At least one must be outside your immediate geographic area.✓ checked
• PIN 26-11-CCP adds: train new staff and volunteers on the plan before they start and every year; hold practice drills at least quarterly and keep records; review the plan every year; have keys available during an evacuation; give the plan to parents or emergency responders who ask. New license applicants submit a plan with the application.✓ checked
• This matches the national Caring for Our Children standard on emergency procedures (3.4.3).

• Slide 10 cites HSC 1597.63. The presenter said the licensee must be in the home and make sure children are supervised during operating hours.
• If the licensee must be away while children are present, a qualified substitute adult must care for them. The licensee can be away no more than 20% of the home's care hours in any calendar month.✓ checked
• Before ever providing care, a substitute needs criminal record clearance (or exemption), the health and safety training, and immunizations for flu, pertussis and measles.✓ checked
• The home must give parents written notice before the absence (in an emergency, no later than the next business day) and keep records showing it meets these rules.✓ checked
• This matches the national Caring for Our Children supervision standards (1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2).

• Watch your email for more webinars on these changes, PINs with more guidance, and state plan input sessions.✓ checked
• PIN 26-11-CCP (September 25, 2026) summarizes the 2026 budget trailer bills and what centers and homes need to do. CDSS may issue interim licensing standards that carry the force of regulations until regulations are adopted.✓ checked
• The December webinar is Tuesday, December 8, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., with guests from PBS and a discussion on self-care and reflection. Watch for the PIN with the new registration link.

A presenter said AB 190 moved the training date: from October 1, 2027, required people need the health and safety training (said as 16 hours) with current pediatric first aid and CPR, plus 12 hours of continuing education a year. CDSS is gathering resources and training lists. For the emergency plan, the January 1, 2027 date is in law; guidance will come through PINs and the CDSS website. The moderator said no financial assistance is tied to this legislation.

This takes effect October 1, 2027. From then on, staff need it as they join. The moderator said that currently at least one person on site at a center must be certified in CPR and first aid.

The presenter said the 16 hours are two classes: 8 hours of first aid and CPR, which must be current and is renewed every 2 years, and an 8-hour preventive health class (including nutrition and lead) that is taken once, can be taken now, and does not expire. The 12 yearly hours are separate.

Not at this time. Only CECO trainings are approved so far; other sources are being looked at, and more information will follow.

No. The bill removed the word 'inhaled', so the rule covers all medication, but licensees and staff 'may' give medication, following HSC 1596.798.

Not in a license-exempt program. In a licensed parent cooperative, yes, as in any licensed facility. CDSS will issue interim licensing standards (ILS) that define 'staff' more clearly.

Yes. Nothing has changed; that preventive health training is still available at community colleges.

Yes, from October 1, 2027. Anyone who cares for children counts as staff and must meet all staff requirements. Ratios must also be met.

Templates are a popular request and are being elevated. CDSS is creating supplemental resources, such as PINs and trainings on each topic.

You don't have to buy a bus or van. You need a plan for how you would transport children in an emergency. More resources are coming.

Yes. The slides (PDF) are posted on the CDSS webpage. The recording takes about a month and a half to be posted (later also said as 'the next few weeks').

See the PIN released this week (PIN 26-11 CCP). It links to the regulations and breaks down the requirements.

For now, yes: the current forms, heard as '610' and '610A'. New resources will be shared as implementation gets closer.

Review what the law says and make a plan for what you would really do. CDSS will break this down later and share resources to help you build a plan for your center or home.

Not defined yet. The idea is a safe place that won't face the same risk, since in past emergencies evacuation sites were also evacuated. It depends on where you are; CDSS will work with LPAs on more tailored guidance.

One presenter said it counts if it covers all the topics listed in the Health and Safety Code. Another reminded that, at this time, only the free online CECO trainings are approved for the 12 hours.

Presenters said the rule changed from every six months to quarterly, and encouraged monthly drills as best practice. PIN 26-11-CCP says all child care facilities must hold practice drills at least quarterly.

Not answered. The question was elevated; follow up through the Child Care Advocates email.

Zoom sends a follow-up email to the address you registered with. It is not a certificate.

No money comes with this law. Ask training providers whether they offer group help.

No one. Keep them at your site, such as in employee files. They don't go to your LPA or regional office.

Check PIN 26-11-CCP, which has sections on emergency planning, the anaphylactic policy, training, mandated reporter training and the 80-20 absence rule, and lists the topics the 12 hours must cover. A CECO link was shared in chat.

First aid and CPR is hands-on; you must attend in person. The EMSA website lists classes.

Yes, from October 1, 2027, all staff who work with children need first aid, CPR and the 8-hour preventive health course. First aid and CPR last 2 years; preventive health is taken once.

Yes, from October 1, 2027, if they help with the care and supervision of children.

Not settled. The presenter needed more information; she said licensing has specific trainings, and a college health and safety course could count as that one class.

The moderator's understanding is yes, based on the home's monthly operating hours. He suggested letting your LPA know.

The 12 hours are separate from the one-time and first aid classes. The clock starts October 1, 2027, so you don't need 12 hours done on that day. You can repeat the same class in a later year, but not the same class 12 times in one year.