The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Governor ’s Master Plan Includes Goal to Provide Universal Preschool to All Four ‑Year Olds. In December 2020, the Governor released a master plan for early learning and care. One of the goals within the master plan is to provide all of California ’s income ‑eligible three ‑year ‑olds and all four ‑year olds with access to preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The administration may wish to propose a new governance structure in 2021 ‑ 22 b ased on recommendations from the master plan. Revisiting the proposal in a year allows the Legislature to assess whether ( 1)  t he stated priorities in the master plan align with those of the Legislature, ( 2)  t he proposed changes in the master
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Feb 24, 2016 - Setting the initial rates using the most recently available data helps lay a more appropriate foundation for the new rate structure. (To the extent additional funds were available, the state could link rates to a higher percentile in future years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Legislative Analyst ’s Office Reporting requirement Report by January 1, 2017 on the need for new CSU campuses within certain regions of the state and by January 1, 2018 on the need for new UC campuses statewide (Chapter 22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Recommend Linking Base Increases With Clear, Explicit Expectations. By failing to link base funding increases to clear, specific state spending priorities, the administration effectively relinquishes important budget responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would free up $37.9  million ($19.3  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $18.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 that could be directed to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Alternatively, the Legislature could add new out ‑year trigger reductions —in which spending triggers off under certain conditions —or by using other budget solutions, such as revenue increases or cost shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Mar 19, 2018 - Currently, the state links the RMR to the 75 th percentile of the 2016 survey (the most recent survey available). This ensures that all children have access to at least 75  percent of their local child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787