The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - When the Governor first announced this proposal, HCAI estimated the funds would cover around 25  percent of newborn babies in 2025-26 and around 50  percent of newborn babies in 2026-27. The initiative is expected to end at the end of 2026-27, absent delays in implementation or future augmentations to make the initiative ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Exploring Recent Trends in California Births [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2021 - Figure 1 below displays the annual number of babies born in California from 2001 through 2020. (The raw data are publicly available here .) Patterns during this period include: Growth in the early 2000s.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/691

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Additionally, DDS stated that it has increased outreach efforts to identify babies and toddlers potentially eligible for Early Start services since the COVID ‑19 pandemic. The department expanded these outreach efforts so that more children, as well as their families, could receive supportive services earlier in life.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2025-26 [EdBudget]

Feb 3, 2025 - Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2025-26 [EdBudget] 2025-26 Proposed Spending $13,579 a Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant. b The Governor's budget includes a total of
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/920

2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Feb 4, 2025 - 2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] 2025-26 Proposition 98 Spending $118,923 a Applies to Child and Adult Care Food Program, K-12 Mandates Block Grant, and special education. b Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten, including costs of existing 12:1 staffing ratios. c The Governor's budget also includes $229 million in
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/939

Child Care Budget [EdBudget]

Dec 20, 2023 - Child Care Budget [EdBudget] a Reflects 2022-23 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. b Reflects 2023-24 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. c Reflects 2023-24 Budget Act estimates with LAO adjustments. d Does not include $11.1 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. e Includes family child care home education networks. f Includes cost estimates for
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/799

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) provides $500  million one-time General Fund for HHAP in the 2026-27 fiscal year. This planned funding will represent Round 7 of the initiative, which provides flexible monies to local governments and continuums of care for homelessness-related services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The Governor proposes to pull back $131  million one-time General Fund from a local library infrastructure grant initiative administered by the State Library while also forgoing an additional $100  million that the state had intended to provide for this purpose in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - The budget provides Scholarshare with $15  million ongoing General Fund beginning in 2021 ‑22 to open college savings accounts for all babies born after a board-determined date (no later than July 1, 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461