The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget authorizes the Department of Finance (DOF) to provide additional funding to restore the balance in three funds administered by CCPU: Up to $100  million annually for the CCPU Workers Health Care Fund, which funds health insurance for CCPU members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - The administration estimates that these actions reduce estimated General Fund Medi-Cal costs by about $300  million in 2017 ‑18 and about $600  million in 2018 ‑19. As a result, we anticipate the May Revision will reflect $900  million in lower General Fund expenditures, and an equal amount of resources available for any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Governor Proposes $600   Million for Various Proposals to Address Homelessness. The Governor ’s budget also includes a variety of proposals to address homelessness. Dedicating significant one ‑time resources to homelessness is consistent with the 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package, which included $ 500  m illion in local government grants for homelessness services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided as a competitive grant for LEAs to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and  TK teachers. School District Reports Give Snapshot of TK Expansion Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - While some options would maximize the number of child care providers receiving some form of a funding increase, they would require forgoing the $80  million to $100  million in possible General Fund savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The state currently has $ 100  m illion in Proposition  98 funding available to award to interested LEAs. Most of these funds ($ 66  m illion) are from recent expansions to the program made between 2016 ‑17 and 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - Budget trailer legislation increases the income eligibility threshold for State Preschool from 75  percent of the state median income to 100  percent. In addition, the budget package exempts children with disabilities from the income criteria if they are enrolled within the provider ’s target percentage (5  percent of enrollment for 2022-23, increasing to 10  percent by 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - While these proposals include some larger amounts, 95  p ercent of them —accounting for half of proposed spending —cost less than $ 100  m illion in 2020 ‑21. Put simply, the Governor ’s budget aims to address a large array of proposals, across many issue areas, with relatively small dollar amounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - . $100  million for temporary AP voucher slots available through June 30, 2021. $30  million for temporary State Preschool and General Child Care slots, available for up to two years. $15  million for reopening grants for child care providers. $90  million for stipends to child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289