The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - Trailer legislation delays the requirement by two years, as shown in Figure  6. The $340  million in savings associated with this delay is used for the $2.7  billion set aside. Figure 6 Share of Children With Disabilities State Preschool Providers Must Serve by Year Year Plan as of June 2022 Plan as of June 2023 2022 ‑23
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Second, although the Legislature does have the authority to set the level of the SFEU at any amount above zero, setting this amount too low is inadvisable. Consequently, the total surplus —$6  b illion —is larger than what ultimately will be available for new programs or expanded programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Apr 29, 2021 - States Also Received Second Round of GEER Funding. CRRSAA provided $4.1  billion for a second round of GEER funding. The first two rounds of GEER funding share many similarities, including the state allocation formula and allowable uses, with one difference related to private school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Second, the Governor ’s budget includes new discretionary proposals that use budget capacity by increasing spending or reducing revenues. These total roughly $700  million. Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the SFEU to $4.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Second, some physicians do not consistently screen children for developmental challenges. Third, some physicians do not refer all potentially eligible children for formal evaluations (in some instances because these physicians are unfamiliar with the state ’s early intervention system or misunderstand its eligibility criteria).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The second payment brought 2023 ‑24 provider rates to the 87 th percentile of the RMR. (Prior to CDE action, rates for the 2023 ‑24 fiscal year were set at the 75 th percentile of the RMR.) To fund these actions, CDE used $167  million temporary COVID-19 relief funds that were set to expire and $265  million Proposition  98 from the set-aside for collective bargaining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal to delay the slot expansion plan by not adding additional child care slots in 2023‑24 would save $134 million General Fund. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Mar 16, 2017 - In addition, the state reappropriated $6  million in unspent prior ‑year quality funds, bringing total quality spending to $84  million in 2016 ‑17. California is required to submit an associated expenditure plan to the federal government every three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Feb 24, 2016 - By comparison, the second option treats all families across the state similarly regardless of regional cost differences. Under the second option, those counties with a greater share of families at the bottom of the income distribution would see more families served than th ose counties with relatively higher –income families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367