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

Jan 13, 2025 - (On a technical basis, under the administration ’s estimates, we estimate the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties [SFEU] would be about $3  billion before the Governor ’s proposals.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2020 - This does not necessarily mean a broader economic slowdown is imminent. Nonetheless, there likely is greater risk in the economic outlook for 2020 ‑ 21 t han in previous budget cycles. Uncertain Behavioral Assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Trailer legislation allocates $350  million in one-time funding provided in H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This funding is allocated for the following activities: $152  million for 2019-20 expenses related to COVID-19. $73  million to extend temporary emergency vouchers (as mentioned above). $62.5  million to pay voucher based providers for a child ’s authorized hours of care instead of the amount of care used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The  Governor proposes the Legislature enact a year ‑end balance in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU) of $3.8  billion. The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

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

Jan 23, 2018 - (Other federal and state actions, and economic conditions will affect the actual change in resources available —which may be higher or lower than this amount.) As such, these budget savings will be temporary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

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

May 14, 2020 - Federal Funding On March  27, 2020, the President signed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provides federal relief aimed at mitigating the economic and public health consequences of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Consistent with overall CalWORKs enrollment, CalWORKs child care caseload declined from 2010 ‑11 through 2016 ‑17, as the state ’s economic recovery reduced the number of families seeking welfare-to-work support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - CalWORKs Stages  2 and 3 Caseload Declined Throughout Much of the Economic Recovery. Figure  8 shows Stages  2 and 3 c aseload from 2010 ‑ 11 t o 2018 ‑19. Consistent with overall CalWORKs program enrollment, CalWORKs child care caseload declined during the state ’s economic recovery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956