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

Jan 13, 2025 - These higher costs are more than offset by a range of other areas where the administration’s cost estimates are lower. For example, constitutionally required debt payments are $1.1 billion lower under the administration’s estimates and the administration scores a higher entering fund balance—largely due to over $1 billion in additional revenue accruals—in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - The key difference among the options described below is the value of the state credit offered to filers in different income ranges. Option 1: Restore Refundability Option Benefits Low – to Middle –Income Filers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - AP Agency Funding Ranges From Very Small to Large. AP agencies vary substantially in the size of their contract amounts. In 2017–18, total contract amounts (for CalWORKs Stage 2, CalWORKs Stage 3, and the Alternative Payment program combined) range from $122, 000 t o $ 145  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - In view of the concerns raised above, the Legislature has a range of options it could consider. Specifically, the Legislature could: Stop Transition . The Legislature could decide transitioning child care and CACFP to DSS is no longer a priority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

May 13, 2021 - The PRRs range from 2  percent to 7  percent higher than a provider operating the same services and receiving the SRR. Figure 4 50.60 — Administration of Pilots to Change Due to Planned Child Care Transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Mar 16, 2017 - These activities range from training for child care and preschool providers to developing early learning materials for these providers to enforcing licensing requirements to providing information about child care options to parents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Major proposals include: (1) $ 120  m illion (growing to $ 150  m illion annually) for an increase of 677 p ositions and equipment replacements for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; (2) $ 80  m illion on a one ‑time basis for the California Natural Resources Agency to collect data and create maps of the state using light detection and ranging analysis
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135