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

Jan 13, 2025 - The state constitution has a balanced budget requirement, which means the balance of the SFEU must be set above zero for the upcoming fiscal year. Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Funds Transition to Paying Providers Prospectively. The budget provides $30  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to transition state and local systems to begin paying providers prospectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2023 - 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. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature could set this fund balance to any amount greater than zero, since 2015 ‑ 16 t he state has enacted balances in the SFEU of around $1. 5  b illion. $1.6   Billion in Ongoing Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - In years where the birth-through-four population declines, the statutory adjustment to these child care and preschool programs will be zero (holding the number of slots available flat). Previously, a negative adjustment was applied in these circumstances, resulting in slot reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Jan 14, 2019 - In 2017, Congress passed legislation that reduced the amount of the individual mandate penalty to zero, effectively making the mandate unenforceable. This change is expected to result in some —likely healthier —individuals dropping their health insurance coverage, leading to higher premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The specific fees families pay vary by family size and family income. For example, a family of four with annual income of $48,000 would pay $104 a month for full ‑time child care (or $52 a month for part ‑time child care), while a similarly sized family with annual income of $60,000 would pay $356 a month for full ‑time child care (or $178 for part ‑time child care).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 23, 2018 - As shown in Figure  1, the state will pay the lower 12  percent cost share for FFY 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19. The state ’s cost share will then increase to 24  percent in FFY 2019 ‑20 and return to its historical share of 35  percent for the last three FFYs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - The RMR reflects the maximum amount the state is willing to pay. If a provider charges less than the maximum amount, the state reimburses the actual charge. The state typically sets the RMR at a certain percentile of the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Under Governor ’s Proposal, State Would Pay Twice for Services It Already Requires. In contracting for Medi ‑Cal managed care plans, the state requires these plans to follow certain federal guidelines calling for regular developmental screenings of all children ages birth through three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954