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

May 14, 2020 - Standardized Testing Waivers. States may request waivers for all 2019 ‑20 standardized testing requirements. To obtain a waiver, states must apply to ED and certify that administering assessments is not possible due to widespread school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Review Exam Credit Policies The UC President is to strongly encourage UC faculty to review its policies on awarding credits to students successfully passing (1) Advanced Placement tests taken in high school and (2)  exams administered by the College Board to measure mastery of college-level material.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Funds One-Time Administrative Costs. The budget provides $115  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to support administrative costs for Alternative Payment agencies. Of this total, $70  million is to cover the costs of implementing aspects of the agreement between the state and CCPU, such as collecting provider dues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - This would allow the state to test new policies at a small scale before implementing the changes statewide. For example, the state could implement a different family fee schedule in pilot counties a year prior to making the new family fee schedule statewide policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Legislature May Not Have Time to Review Alternative Methodology Details Before Passing Budget. Although DSS is required to set rates based on the alternative methodology by July  1,  2025, the department ’s time line for sharing the details with the Legislature is unclear at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - (In 2024 ‑25, the $138  million ongoing decrease is offset by a $78  million one-time increase.) Figure 3 Comparing the Governor ’s Budget and LAO Recommendation Proposition 98 (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - 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

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

Feb 14, 2023 - These additional requirements were initially set to start August of 2020, but have been delayed several times. State Provided One ‑Time Funding to Support TK Expansion. Between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund to support TK expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The package also includes $738  million one-time funds for child care programs. Figure 4 2022 ‑23 Changes in Child Care Spending (In Millions) Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund Federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643