The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2026-27 proposals for child care and State Preschool and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2023 ‑24, the state redirected funding associated with the statutory COLA for all programs to cover costs of the monthly cost of care plus payments. In 2025 ‑26, the state used the estimated cost of the statutory COLA to provide a uniform increase in monthly cost of care plus payments to all providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - If the second revision exceeds the first, the state makes another settle ‑up payment. Figure  6 summarizes the usual schedule for these revisions and settle ‑up payments. From an accounting perspective, settle ‑up payments are always scored to the year in which the guarantee increased, rather than to the year the state disburses the payment to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2026 - This brief examines the estimates of the Proposition 98 guarantee in the Governor’s budget and assesses the overall structure of the Governor’s school spending plan. It also examines a few of the larger spending proposals and the proposal to delay a $5.6 billion settle-up payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5110