# No Additional Payments or Costs Exceptions a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) below, neither a contractor nor a provider of services shall require or solicit, in cash or in kind, additional payments from the recipients of service. The prohibition includes activities or services that would increase the family's cost of participation including meals, recreation and field trips. If additional payments are made or additional costs are incurred by the family, the contractor shall refund to the parent(s) the amount of payments made or costs incurred. (b) A contractor or a provider of service need not make a refund as specified in subdivision (a) above when the family is enrolled in an Alternative Payment program and the parent(s) has voluntarily placed the child with a service provider that requires all parent(s) to provide a sack lunch or supplies such as diapers. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8263, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8263 and 8265, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/parent-fees/no-additional-payments-or-costs-exceptions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.