The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The hold harmless is set to expire June 30, 2026. Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Sep 26, 2024 - The report must include the department ’s plan to set new rates by July 1, 2025 and the estimated state operations, technology, and infrastructure costs associated with implementing the new rates. The report must also identify regulatory or statutory changes that may be necessary to implement the new rates as intended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

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 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

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Resource ‑Based ‑ Could constrain service delivery based on how staff ratios are set. ‑ Could encourage identifying students to fill slots in more restrictive classrooms with higher funding. + Provides additional funding based on resources needed to support students with disabilities. ‑ Specific funding requirements can vary in complexity. ‑ May require updates to align with changes in service delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - (The Governor does not propose funding to make permanent the temporary slots added in 2021 ‑22.) Assessment In this section, we provide our assessment on key aspects of the Governor ’s expanded learning  proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Set More Specific Time Lines Around Accreditation Process. In addition to setting an earlier date for when accreditation would begin, we recommend establishing time lines for key milestones associated with the development of the accreditation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Consider Setting Specific Rules Around How Enrollment Is Funded. If the Legislature were to adopt enrollment‑based funding, it may want to consider setting specific rules around how enrollment is counted for funding purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Even if these changes do not automatically solve the state ’s other longstanding education challenges, they would allow theLegislature to set goals and mon
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Setting aside enough funding to cover the guarantee means adopting a commensurate level of budget solutions for the non ‑Proposition  98 side of the budget this year. (Using the Governor ’s budget as a baseline, the state would need $5.6  billion in additional solutions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110