Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

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

Jan 23, 2018 - Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑$114 $2,043 a Includes prior year one ‑time costs associated with quality carryover, SB 140 carryover, child care infrastructure program, court cases, and the whole child community equity program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Background The state has several publicly subsidized preschool programs for three ‑ and four ‑year olds. In  this section, we describe these programs, as well as the services provided to children with disabilities in these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the proposal, for example, the state aims to ( 1)  e ncourage contracted managed care plans to provide additional non ‑health care services, such as intensive care management and temporary housing services, intended to more comprehensively address the needs of Medi ‑Cal enrollees with the most complex and costly conditions (such as the homeless); ( 2)  s implify state administration and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - LAO Comments COLA Approach for Voucher ‑Based Programs Not Well ‑Targeted to Program Cost Pressures. In our view, providing a statutory COLA to AP agencies ’ operational costs is reasonable, as these agencies face inflationary cost pressures in administering voucher ‑based child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Prior to the pandemic, reimbursement for direct contract programs was based on the lesser of reimbursable program costs, the contract amount, and the reimbursement rate multiplied by attendance. With this approach, providers had to serve a specified number of children to fully earn the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program. Last year ’s budget notably increased the size of the MCO tax, generating more revenue for Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The spending plan provides an additional $140  million total funds for expected net cost increases in CalWORKs child care programs. The net cost increase is due to increases in caseload and cost per case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool The 2022-23 California Spending Plan Child Care and Preschool Budget Provides $12  Billion for Child Care and Preschool Programs. Of this amount, $4.6  billion is for preschool and transitional kindergarten (TK) programs, $5.2  billion is for other child development programs, and $2.2  billion is for support programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643