R-113-21 Authorizing the Agreement Between The Community Services Department and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for the Quality Counts CA Work Force Pathways Grant Stipend, Formally known as AB 212 Educational Stipend Program

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OFFICE OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 601 North E Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0020 AB 212 EDUCATIONAL STIPEND PROGRAM AGREEMENT NO.16/17.0764 THIS AGREEMENT entered Into on this 1" day of July 2016, by and between the San Bernardino County SUPERINTENDENT of Schools, herein after referred to as "SUPERINTENDENT", and City of Colton, herein after referred to as "AGENCY,' RF.CITAt 5 WHEREAS, the Budget Am of 2000-01, Assembly Bill 212 (Chapter 547, Statutes of 2000) provided funding to develop and maintain a Child Care Salary/Betention Activity or Policy; and WHEREAS, the legislature requires the California Department of Education to develop guidelines for use by Loral Child Care and Development Planning Councils (LPC) in developing county plans for the expenditure of these funds; and WHEREAS, SUPERINTENDENT is the administrative agent for the Early Learning and Development Council of San Bernardino County; and WHEREAS, AGENCY provides child care and development services to children and families within San Bernardino County; NOW THEREFORE, SUPERINTENDENT and AGENCY agree to the following: 1. R , rementc fir AR 212 Stipend Proeram a This funding shall only be used to supplement, and not supplant, existing efforts and investments to retain qualified child care staff at the local level. b. The funding most be allocated to retain employees that meet all of the following minimum criteria: 1) work directly with subsidiud children fifteen (15) hears or more per week in a classroom setting serving COE funded children; and 2) have been continuously employed for at least the last nine (9) of the twelve (12) most recant months with your current employer prior to receiving a stipend. 2. Responsibilities of SUPERINTENDENT a. SUPERINTENDENT- hall design, maintain, and administer the system to distribute the AB 212 incentive funds in accordance with the San Bernardino County AB212 Plan. b. No later than February Io, of each year, SUPERINTENDENT shall provide applications for funding to potentially qualified providers/teachers. C. No later than February 1e, of each year, SUPERINTENDENT/ shall provide a preliminary list of eligible teachers to each AGENCY based on AGENCY's submissions and availability of funds. d. SUPERINTENDENT shall provide to each AGENCY the lesser of thirteen percent (13%) of each recipient's stipend amount or One Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (5150.00) for administration of the application process. e. No later than February 15e of each year, SUPERINTENDENT shall provide agencies with a final list of recipients, as long as agencies have turned in completed and updated preliminary list of eligible teachers. f. No later than June 30o of each year, SUPERINTENDENT shall send each AGENCY a single check inclusive of the stipend and administrative fee for each of its recipients. g SUPERINTENDENT shall design, maintain, and administer the system to distribute the AB 212 incentive funds in accordance with the San Bemardirm County plan. 09/05/2017 City Council Agenda -1- 214