Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care [Publication Details]

Apr 29, 2021 - Since March 2020, the federal government has passed three relief packages that assist K-12 schools and child care providers in their response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This post provides a brief summary of how the three federal relief packages affect K-12 education and child care and describes how the state has used these federal funds, as of April 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4419

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - States Are Expected to Maintain Education Funding at Recent Levels. As a condition of receiving a state allocation under ESSER and GEER funding, states are to maintain their support for education. Specifically, states must agree to maintain their support for K-12 education and higher education in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 at the average annual level they provided in the prior three fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding. Since 2019 ‑20, however, State Preschool has been funded entirely from the state General Fund and no longer has to comply with federal CCDBG requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs. We further provide options the Legislature could consider to support child care programs during the pandemic. Correction (2/18/2021): A previous version of this post stated DSS released a draft of the transition plan. This version is corrected to state DSS released a transition plan guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4363

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - State Also Funds Preschool Program for Low ‑Income Children. The state also funds State Preschool, which provides preschool to low ‑income, three ‑ and four ‑year olds. In 2018 ‑19, 143, 000 t hree ‑ and four ‑year olds were enrolled in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Figure 2 shows a decrease in State Preschool slots offset by a net increase of both ongoing and temporary slots for the Alternative Payment (AP) Program. The budget plan makes $161  million in ongoing reductions to State Preschool ($130  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $31  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care [Publication Details]

May 14, 2020 - COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4231

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: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - State Preschool classrooms must meet more stringent facility requirements compared with kindergarten or other elementary classrooms. For example, while state regulations require State Preschool and kindergarten restroom facilities be self ‑contained in the classroom or separate from those of older students, State Preschool programs also must have at least one toilet and sink for every 15 p reschool children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135