(a)  Upon attendance at an orientation meeting, as described in Section 1596.845, an applicant shall be provided, without charge, a printed copy of all applicable regulations by the department, a copy of Section 1596.842, and a copy of the appeals procedure specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1596.842. The department shall inform applicants of the availability of a Spanish language version of these materials and shall provide it to the applicant upon request by the applicant.

(b)  The department shall mail, without charge, printed copies of all revisions of regulations to all resource and referral programs funded under § 10217 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and to any association of childcare agencies which requests to receive revisions of regulations. Upon request, the department shall mail, without charge, a version of these regulations in Spanish, and may mail, without charge, a version of these regulations in other languages, as available.

(c)  The versions in Spanish and in other languages shall be provided as a convenience to the reader. In the event of a discrepancy between these versions and the English version, the English version shall prevail.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 247. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)