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

May 14, 2020 - COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care COVID-19 COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has required schools to respond to unprecedented challenges —shifting from traditional educational settings and routines to focusing on distance learning and student meal distribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The savings associated with this suspension ($67  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund and $19  million Proposition  98 General Fund) is redirected to cover the increases to monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care COVID-19 Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care Since March  2020, the federal government has passed three relief packages that assist K-12 schools and child care providers in their response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Jan 23, 2018 - Specifically, for the last half of 2017 ‑18 and all of 2018 ‑19, the state will pay 12  percent of program costs, rather than the 35  percent assumed in the Governor ’s budget. The administration estimates that these actions reduce estimated General Fund Medi-Cal costs by about $300  million in 2017 ‑18 and about $600  million in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - In 2018 ‑19, the attrition rates were 2.4  percent in Stage 2 and 1.4  percent in Stage 3. This compares with 2016 ‑17 attrition rates of 4.5  percent in Stage 2 and 3.1  percent in Stage 3. Our forecast assumes attrition in Stages 2 and 3 stays at the lower 2018 ‑19 rates through 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Of this increase, $118  million is an increase in Stage 1, primarily due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related caseload increases. The rest of the increase is due to caseload increases in Stage 3, offset by decreases in caseload and cost-per-case in Stage 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The intent of this new authority was to allow CDE to fully expend temporary COVID-19 relief funds before they were set to expire at the end of September 2023. CDE issued two types of temporary payments under this new authorit y.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - State Created Kindergarten Facility Grant Program in 2018 ‑19. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package provided $ 100  m illion in one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to help districts cover the facility costs associated with converting part ‑day kindergarten programs into full ‑day programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Mar 19, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal The 2018-19 Budget Child Care Programs —Analysis of Governor ’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal As part of a multiyear budget agreement (spanning from 2016 ‑17 through 2018 ‑19), the Governor and Legislature agreed to reimbursement rate and slot increases for child care and preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Under state law, the MCO tax expires at the end of 2018 ‑19. Extending the MCO tax past 2018 ‑19 would require statutory reauthorization from the Legislature and approval from the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916