(a) Except as required by state or federal or as required to administer a state or federally supported educational program, licensed child daycare facilities, employees of licensed child daycare facilities, and license-exempt California state preschool program facilities shall not collect information or documents regarding citizenship or immigration status of children or their family members. (b) (1) (A) The licensee or administrator of a licensed child daycare facility, as applicable, shall report to the State Department of Social Services and Attorney General any requests for information or access to the facility by an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency, for the purpose of immigration enforcement. The licensee or administrator shall not provide the personal information, as defined in Section 1798.3 of the Civil Code, of staff, children in care, or their relatives and family members, except that a licensee or administrator of a licensed child daycare facility may provide to the State Department of Social Services and Attorney General documentation that the licensee or administrator has received from an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency that includes that personal information. (B) A license-exempt California state preschool program facility may submit the report described in subparagraph (A) to the State Department of Education and Attorney General. If the report is submitted, the facility shall ensure the confidentiality and privacy of any information in accordance with the right to privacy contained in Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution. An individual making a report pursuant to this paragraph shall not be required to offer or submit any personally identifying information, including, but not limited to, their name, phone number, or address. (2) The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Education is not responsible for confirming whether a report was made to the Attorney General, as described in paragraph (1), and failing to make that report to the Attorney General is not a violation of this section. (3) The State Department of Social Services shall provide any information on licensed California state preschool program facilities collected pursuant to this subdivision to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for legislative reporting purposes. (c) A licensee or administrator of a licensed child daycare facility or a license-exempt California state preschool program facility shall request parents or authorized representatives to review and update their emergency contact information, as needed. (d) If a licensee, administrator, or worker, or any other representative, of a licensed child daycare facility or a license-exempt California state preschool program facility is aware that a childâs parent or authorized representative is not available to care for the child, the facility shall first exhaust any parental instruction relating to the childâs care found in the childâs emergency contact information. (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a licensed child daycare facility or a license-exempt California state preschool program facility from establishing stronger standards and protections, in accordance with applicable laws. (f) (1) The Attorney General, by April 1, 2026, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, including, but not limited to, child daycare licensees, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Education, and the Early Childhood Policy Council established pursuant to Section 10320 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement at licensed child daycare facilities and license-exempt California state preschool program facilities to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law, and ensuring that those facilities remain safe and accessible to all California residents, regardless of immigration status. The Attorney Genera
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