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

May 14, 2020 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by the President on March  18, 2020, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to waive several requirements of existing federal child nutrition programs until September 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Jan 23, 2018 - Specifically, for the last half of 2017 ‑18 and all of 2018 ‑19, the state will pay 12  percent of program costs, rather than the 35  percent assumed in the Governor ’s budget. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - Of this amount, $50  million is funding from Proposition  98 General Fund for State Preschool QRIS and $25  million is from First  5 California for QRIS for all types of programs. (First  5 California is an independent state commission funded with cigarette tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals [Publication Details] The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals Format: HTML Description: In this report, we analyze the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3618

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Stage 1 Caseload Up From Prior Years. 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 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Child Care and Preschool)

Jun 19, 2015 - Reimbursement Rates Standard Reimbursement Rate Increases by 5 Percent. The budget provides $61 million for a 5 percent increase to the Standard Reimbursement Rate (SRR) starting July 1, 2015. For the State Preschool program —both part- and full-day —this 5 percent increase is in addition to the 1 percent increase to the part-day rate described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - The SRR defines infants as birth through 18 months and toddlers as 18 months through 36 months. The toddler rate is $13,403 for full –time care. c Represents the SRR preschool rate. The SRR defines preschool –aged children as children age 3 up to kindergarten.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951