The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The latter reductions are primarily due to lower Proposition  64 revenues and the use of one ‑time federal carryover funds in 2025 ‑26 ( Figure  5 ). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑54 ‑100.0 a Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. b Reflects LAO estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - Provides Significant Increase for Child Care and Preschool Slots. The budget package includes $783  million in 2021-22 ($1.6  billion ongoing) across state and federal fund sources to provide additional slots for child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, the federal government reimburses schools up to $4.54 for lunches served at the free rate and up to 53 cents for lunches served at the paid rate. Federal meal reimbursement rates receive an annual cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) based on a federal price index that reflects changes in the costs of meals purchased away from home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - LEAs also have more flexibility regarding when parents or guardians must sign the written agreement. Rather than having to sign the agreement prior to a student ’s enrollment, parents or guardians must sign the agreements within ten days following the commencement of independent study instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - The state will cover the cost of a meal up to the combined state and free federal rate, resulting in all meals generating the same total reimbursement for schools. For example, based on the 2021 ‑22  rates, a school would receive a total reimbursement of $3.74 for a lunch served to a student eligible for free lunch —with $3.50  from federal funds and 24 cents from state funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million one-time funding for the Save the Children organization to operate after school education and safety programs in rural school districts. The state provided non-Proposition  98 General Fund in 2023-24 ($3  million) and 2024-25 ($5  million) for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The Marin COE may use up to 5  percent of the funding for administrative costs. (The state also provided $1.5  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund for this purpose in 2023 ‑24.) Funds Research on Models of Instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Virtually all of these students qualify for free or reduced ‑price meals.) Share of Low ‑Income Students in the Program Rising Over Time. The share of low ‑income students using the program has rise n 5  p ercentage points sinc e 2 014 ‑15, when low ‑income students accounted fo r 2 7  p ercent of program participants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329