The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 5,054 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities Provides additional access to child care services for children under the age of 21 years and with exceptional needs. c  Program is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, the SPI might work on dual enrollment policies that allow high school students to take community college courses, or on how preschool programs prepare children for kindergarten. For the second role, the narrative suggests the SPI would be “California’s independently elected education champion.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165