(b)

1. (1) Of the funding described in subdivision (a), the Legislature hereby allocates funds to the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Education to provide centers with the monthly cost of care plus rate commencing January 1, 2024, and to June 30, 2025, inclusive. The amount per child shall range between one hundred forty dollars ($140) and two hundred eleven dollars ($211), per month, to be determined based on the region in which the center is located pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3). The state shall provide the amount of the monthly cost of care plus rate for all centers serving children described in this paragraph based on the number of subsidized children enrolled. This monthly rate shall be issued to centers based on monthly child enrollments for subsidized childcare and development and state preschool programs.

2. (2) Per-child rate amounts shall be as follows:

   1. (A) For centers in the central region, one hundred forty dollars ($140).
   2. (B) For centers in the northern region, one hundred forty-one dollars ($141).
   3. (C) For centers in the southern region, one hundred sixty dollars ($160).
   4. (D) For centers in the Los Angeles region, one hundred seventy-one dollars ($171).
   5. (E) For centers in the bay area region, two hundred eleven dollars ($211).

3. (3) Regions are defined as follows:

   1. (A) The central region includes the Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, and Tulare.
   2. (B) The northern region includes the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.
   3. (C) The southern region includes the Counties of Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
   4. (D) The Los Angeles region includes the County of Los Angeles only.
   5. (E) The bay area region includes the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma.

(c)

1. (1) Funding shall be allocated to the State Department of Social Services from funds in Schedule (3) of Item 5180-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2025 and to the State Department of Education from funds specified in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-194-0001 and Schedule (1) of 6100-196-0001 of the Budget Act of 2023, the Budget Act of 2024, and the Budget Act of 2025 to provide a once-per-month, per-child-served who is enrolled in subsidized childcare cost of care plus rate.
2. (2) Of the funding described in paragraph (1), the Legislature hereby allocates funds to the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Education to provide centers with the monthly cost of care plus rate commencing July 1, 2025, and to June 30, 2026, inclusive. Commencing July 1, 2026, the monthly cost of care plus rates shall continue. The amount per child shall be equal to the amounts described in subdivision (b) increased by the percentage calculated in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 10277.1. The state shall provide the amount of the monthly cost of care plus rate for all centers serving children described in this paragraph based on the number of subsidized children enrolled. This monthly rate shall be issued to centers based on monthly child enrollments for subsidized childcare and development and state preschool programs.

3. (3)

   1. (A) The amount per child described in paragraph (2) shall be the monthly cost of care rate. The amount per child shall range between one hundred fifty-two dollars ($152) and two hundred thirty dollars ($230) per month to be determined based on the region in which the center is located pursuant to this paragraph. The state shall provide the amount of the monthly cost of care plus rate for all centers serving children described in this paragraph based on the number of subsidized children enrolled. This monthly rate shall be issued to centers based on monthly child enrollments for subsidized childcare and development and state preschool programs. Per-child rate amounts shall be as follows:

      1. (i) For centers in the central region, one hundred fifty-two dollars ($152).
      2. (ii) For centers in the northern region, one hundred fifty-four dollars ($154).
      3. (iii) For centers in the southern region, one hundred seventy-four dollars ($174).
      4. (iv) For centers in the Los Angeles region, one hundred eighty-six dollars ($186).
      5. (v) For centers in the bay area region, two hundred thirty dollars ($230).
   2. (B) The regions described in this paragraph are the same as those defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).
4. (4) If this subdivision is in conflict with a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 10426, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature.