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

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 24, 2016 - The Governor ’s proposal to convert contracted slots to vouchers would give some families greater choice than they now have in selecting the child care providers that best meet their needs. Moreover, in an all –voucher system, every family would have the same level of choice in selecting providers that meets their needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - AP agencies ’ primary voucher ‑related responsibilities are to determine a family ’s eligibility for child care, make payments to the child care provider of a family ’s choice, and ensure families and providers are complying with state rules and regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - In addition to making the credit refundable, the Legislature would face many other choices in modifying the credit. Below, we discuss these key choices, or decision points, and identify issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The Legislature could instead decide to give low ‑income families the choice of attending TK or State Preschool. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct State Preschool to exclusively serve three ‑year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature typically provides funds for these purposes, we do not assume the Legislature will make the same choices as the administration. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Should the Legislature proceed with the concept of a state individual mandate and state insurance subsidies, it will face various choices related to the structure of both the state subsidies and the individual mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916