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

Jan 13, 2025 - This means that, going forward, decisions to balance the budget will involve more difficult trade ‑offs. We recommend the Legislature use the next few months to review program performance to develop its own approach to addressing the deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Alternatively, the Legislature could add new out ‑year trigger reductions —in which spending triggers off under certain conditions —or by using other budget solutions, such as revenue increases or cost shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Within any credit modification budget, the Legislature faces trade –offs concerning the degree to which different income groups would benefit. For example, expanding the credit to the entire low –income range may come at the trade –off of a lower credit value across the board, which may reduce the work incentives provided by the credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Before lowering the part ‑day rate, weigh the trade ‑offs of full ‑day and part ‑day programs carefully, as some parents prefer to send their children to part ‑day programs. One‑Time Improvement Initiative Hold off on spending $ 500  m illion from the Governor ’s one ‑time initiative given the state lacks key data to make informed spending decisions about the child care workforce and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Additionally, the Legislature could ask the administration the benefits and trade ‑offs of different ways to mitigate the access barriers created by family fees. For example, the Legislature could explore other options that reduce the negative effects of family fees, such as modifying the family fee schedule so that fewer families have to pay a fee and/or capping fees at a more affordable level (similar to legislation that was vetoed by the Governor in Septe mber 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Trade ‑Offs Associated With Allowing Two ‑Year Olds. Allowing State Preschool to serve two ‑year olds would give providers more flexibility to ensure that their programs are fully enrolled. This flexibility could be particularly beneficial for providers who also have General Child Care contracts with the state and serve two ‑year olds in those programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - For managed care plans that base their reimbursement off Medi ‑Cal fee ‑for ‑service, the Governor ’s proposal would exactly double the total payment currently provided for these screenings. (Although the state sometimes provides supplemental payments for other services required by managed care plans, such as well ‑child visits, the administration has not provided a compelling
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - We estimate Stage 1 caseload will increase by 9  percent in 2019 ‑20, an additional 9  percent in 2020 ‑21, and level off through the rest of the period. This caseload trend is intended to capture the effect of the recent policy changes that make accessing Stage 1 child care easier.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

Jan 13, 2020 - LAO Comments Trade ‑Off Between Addressing More Small Proposals Versus Fewer Large Proposals. In this budget, the Governor proposed the state take on a wide variety of activities across a number of program areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 14, 2019 - CalSTRS Budget Relief Proposal Raises Near ‑ and Long ‑Term Trade ‑Off. Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916