The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - To the extent other one ‑time federal relief funds are being used as a backfill, these funds would need to be swapped out with ongoing General Fund in 2024 ‑25. This would increase future General Fund costs by several hundreds of millions of dollars, which the administration says is included in their multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The savings associated with this suspension ($67  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund and $19  million Proposition  98 General Fund) is redirected to cover the increases to monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would free up $37.9  million ($19.3  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $18.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 that could be directed to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - In total, the Governor ’s budget assumes that state operations costs are reduced by $2.1  billion ($1  billion General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2.6  billion ($1.4  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - CDE estimates the two-year collectively bargained early education and parity agreement will cost $282  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $138  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund. The amount set aside for collective bargaining as part of the of the 2023 ‑24 budget agreement ($1.3  billion) exceeds the estimated costs by $888  million. 2023 ‑24 Budget Extended Temporary Reimbursement Flexibility for Two Additional Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget provides $10.8  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $10.5  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund to waive family fees for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The budget further extends reimbursement flexibilities for an additional year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - For example, shifting spending from the General Fund to special funds or, as has been done in prior budgets, shifting costs from the state to local governments. Major cost shift proposals in the Governor ’s budget include: (1)  shifting $1.5  billion in costs for zero ‑emission vehicles from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, (2)  making $850
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund to support TK expansion. These augmentations include: Facility Support. In 2021 ‑22, $490  million in one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund funding was provided to construct or retrofit early education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - The spending plan delays the planned child care slot increases by one year, resulting in $134  million General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24. The administration intends to resume adding new slots in 2024 ‑25, reaching the overall 200,000  new slots goal by 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts and county offices of education (COEs) —are funded with Proposition  98 General Fund, while community ‑based organizations (non ‑LEAs) are funded with non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555