This section mandates the California State Department of Social Services to create a report on how to regulate and oversee the health and safety of children's camps, as long as the state legislature provides the necessary funding. In preparing this report, the department must consult with various stakeholders, including state health, education, and safety agencies, local parks and health departments, and parent advocates.

The department has permission to hire external consultants for help in creating this report and is given an exemption from certain standard contracting rules. This means they don't need to go through the usual approval process that other state contracts might require.

This law mandates that within two years of receiving funding, the State Department of Social Services must submit a report to the California Legislature with recommendations related to children's camps. The report should define what constitutes a children's camp, identify which government body should be responsible for creating and enforcing related regulations, and establish minimum health and safety standards for these camps. Additionally, the report must include cost estimates and analyses of the costs and benefits of implementing various regulatory approaches. The submission must follow specific government protocol.