Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children March 25, 2019 Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children These materials were prepared for an informational hearing about housing challenges and their impact on the well-being of children by the Senate Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Children ’s Well-Being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building California Military Department — STARBASE Classroom Building Background STARBASE Is a Federal Education Program for Children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - A little over 60  percent of children receiving the highest tax savings converted their inherited home to another use, compared to just under half of children receiving the least savings. This suggests that the tax savings provided by the inheritance exclusion may be factoring into the decision of some children to convert their parent ’s primary residence to rentals or other uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - The December round of payments generally provided $600 per individual (both adults and children), while the March round generally provided $1,400 per individual (again including both adults and children).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - About 900,000 Californians (consisting of pregnant women, new mothers, and young children) receive a total of more than $700  million in federally funded nutrition benefits through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Study Did Not Estimate Need for Beds for Children and Adolescents. The RAND researchers did not include children and adolescents in the scope of their analysis. The researchers indicated that children and adolescents have “subtle but important differences ” in care needs and thus the sufficiency of facilities for this population should be assessed separately from adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Program. The budget provides $7  million in ongoing General Fund for ICAC program grants. Funding for the program, which had typically been $5  million annually, was set to expire at the end of 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - These include: (1)  disability insurance, short-term wage replacement for workers who are injured outside of work (and therefore not covered by workers ’ compensation insurance); (2)  paid family leave, short-term wage replacement for workers to bond with new children or care for ailing family members; and (3)  unemployment insurance, the state-federal wage replacement program for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children. Even though we believe the Governor ’s overall preschool expansion is reasonable, the Legislature likely will want to consider the implementation details.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - In addition, this legislation funded expansions to various state nutrition programs, including those that serve children, seniors, women with infants and children, and other groups. Other Funding In some cases, a portion of COVID-19 costs that are incurred by the state will eventually be reimbursed by private sources, for example, private health insurers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292