The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Provide an Across ‑the ‑Board Rate Increase to All Child Care Providers. The Legislature could use all COLA ‑related funds to provide a rate increase to all child care providers, regardless of program and reimbursement rate type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Districts that want to operate a full ‑day Kindergarten and a part ‑day Transitional Kindergarten program on the same site must obtain a waiver from the State Board of Education. (Districts can operate programs of differing lengths on separate school sites.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Making the credit more complex —for example varying the credit based on the dependents ’ ages and/or the providers ’ compliance with developmental standards —would require the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to set up entirely new administrative processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

Mar 19, 2018 - For example, the 4.5  percent across-the-board rate increase in 2015 ‑16 resulted in rates exceeding the 85 th percentile of the market in some regions, with the exact percentile depending on the region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Funds will be distributed to county offices of education, school districts or charter schools based on a competitive process developed by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the approval of the e xecutive director of the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

May 14, 2020 - In lieu of adopting an LCAP on July 1, 2020, school boards must adopt a written report to the community that explains changes in program offerings in response to COVID-19 school closures. This report must include a description of how the district is meeting the needs of English learners and low-income students, delivering distance learning, providing meals in non-congregate settings, and arranging for the supervision of students during ordinary school hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - To be eligible for a preschool facility grant under the Governor ’s proposal, LEAs must either ( 1)  b e an existing preschool provider or ( 2)  h ave their governing board pass a resolution stating their intent to apply for State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916