Child Care and Preschool Subsidized Slots [EdBudget]

Oct 6, 2020 - State Preschool wraparound slots for non-LEAs (funded by General Child Care) are shown in State Preschool—full day. For Transitional Kindergarten, reflects preliminary estimates, as enrollment data not yet publicly available for 2019-20 and 2020-21.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/455

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2022 - This brief focuses on access to health insurance coverage and the affordability of health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4560

Home Prices Update: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2020 - In the longer term, chronically high housing costs have hurt the state ’s business climate and been a key reason California loses residents to other states on net in most years. July 2020 data suggest that home prices have continued to grow both in California and nationwide despite the pandemic and the recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/533

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to about 13  m illion of the state ’s low ‑income residents. Medi ‑Cal costs generally are shared between the federal and state governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Trailer legislation directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop an application, with the approval of the executive director of the State Board of Education, by November 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: September 13 - September 19 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 25, 2020 - Benefit payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which allows states to temporarily increase weekly benefits by $300, were paid out for the second time last week. The state distributed roughly $1.3 billion in federal benefits under this program during the week ending September 19.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/553

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

May 14, 2020 - Department of Education (ED) released the funding application for states. States must apply by July 1, 2020. ED intends to release funds to a state within three business days of receivi ng its application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Sep 9, 2020 - The budget assumes that employee compensation is reduced by up to 10 percent in 2020-21. This analysis provides a historical record of all the labor agreements between the state and its employees to reduce state costs in 2020-21 and—in most cases—2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4267

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2020 - State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19 [Publication Details] State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19 Format: HTML Description: In recent weeks Congress has passed legislation that has directed funding to respond to the coronavirus emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4217

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - Given the magnitude of initial unemployment claims received so far, the state UI Trust Fund likely will become insolvent in the coming months, meaning the state likely will use the interest-free loans to reduce state General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217