The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The cost of building 333 additional classrooms could range from about $ 80  m illion to more than $ 150  m illion, depending on the share of projects that are for new construction and the number of LEAs that are unable to raise their local match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Instead, the amount that would have been required to fund the 2023 ‑24 COLA over the next two years was used to fund the agreement. Governor ’s Budget Includes $37.9   Million for 2.43   Percent COLA to SRR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - In the next section, we walk through the key assumptions in our respective estimates. Key Assumptions Total Number of Four-Year Olds. The administration assumes approximately 514,000 four-year olds live in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - Due to a recent reauthorization of the federal act governing the CCDF, the federal requirement for quality improvement spending will increase gradually over the next few years, reaching 12  percent by 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The Legislature can provide some amount of funds for facilitie s this year or reevaluate whether to provide additional funding next year, based on the state ’s budget condition. Keeping the TK Staffing Ratio at Current Levels Helps Avoid Further Workforce Issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature use the next few months to review program performance to develop its own approach to addressing the deficits. Governor ’s Interest in Enhancing Reserve Policies Merited. The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Were the state to take such an approach, however, it likely would be unable to cover the cost of any other major ongoing programmatic K ‑12 augmentations over the next several years. TK Expansion Will Have Sizeable Impact on State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Whereas this proposal would provide districts with perceptible budget relief over the next two years, using the $ 700  m illion instead for paying down more of the CalSTRS unfunded liability would provide a longer ‑term benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

May 14, 2020 - The program requires a 15  percent match of awarded federal funds. The USDA is accepting applications for this funding until July 13, 2020. Federal Waivers and Flexibility In addition to providing funding relief, ED and other federal agencies have issued several waivers to expand the allowable uses of existing federal funding and provide greater program flexibility to state and local agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Feb 24, 2016 - The Governor has proposed trailer bill language that would require CDE to develop a plan to transition contracted funding (General Child Care and Migrant Child Care) to vouchers over the next five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367