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

Jan 14, 2019 - The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act sought to reduce the number of people without health insurance coverage in part by imposing a financial penalty on those without health insurance (known as the “individual mandate ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - As Figure 1 shows, the 2020-21 Budget Act reduces these programs by a total of $102  million (2  percent) from the revised 2019-20 level. Proposition  98 and Non-Proposition  98 General Fund were reduced by $144  million and $445  million, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - COVID ‑19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CARES = Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security; CRRSAA = Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act; ARP = American Rescue Plan; ESSER = Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief; and GEER = Governor ’s Emergency Education Relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - States may request waivers for all 2019 ‑20 standardized testing requirements. To obtain a waiver, states must apply to ED and certify that administering assessments is not possible due to widespread school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - The 2019 ‑20 Budget Act included a total of $1.4  billion for the three stages of CalWORKs child care. CalWORKs child care is funded with a combination of state and federal funding. Of total CalWORKs child care funding, 56  percent is from the state General Fund and 44  percent is from federal fund sources (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Child Care and Development Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

Jan 23, 2018 - The state ’s cost share will then increase to 24  percent in FFY 2019 ‑20 and return to its historical share of 35  percent for the last three FFYs. Results in $900  Million of Resources Available. This latest Congressional action results in lower state costs relative to what was assumed in the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - The 2018 ‑19 Budget Act included $1. 3  b illion in combined state and federal funding for CalWORKs child care, with an estimated 137, 000 c hildren being served. CalWORKs Child Care Providers Are Reimbursed Based on Regional Market Rates (RMR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Most of these actions were funded with one ‑time federal funds provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In addition to the $ 350  m illion in CARES Act funding specifically for child care, the state also used $ 110  m illion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to support child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Second, the Governor has expressed interest in reforming Proposition  63 (2004), also known as the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), to change the use of MHSA revenues to address different priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2019, about 80,000 three ‑ and four ‑year olds in California were enrolled in Head  Start. Other Subsidized Programs . Through the state ’s subsidized child care programs, children can receive vouchers to attend private preschools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555