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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Prior to the pandemic, the specific amount that a contractor would be reimbursed was based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount; (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs; or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment, multiplied by the attendance rate of its children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. 2022 ‑23 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2. 2023 ‑24 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2. 2024 ‑25 Must have
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2023 - (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion. The SFEU is used to cover costs of unanticipated expenditures.) Relative to our November estimates, this set ‑aside increases the size of the budget problem. $2   Billion in Discretionary Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  2 shows, the 2022-23 budget package adds $2  billion ongoing for State Preschool and TK programs. Proposition  98 covers the bulk of the increase, followed by non-Proposition  98 General Fund and federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - As Figure 1 shows, the 2020-21 Budget Act reduces these programs by a total of $102  million (2  percent) from the revised 2019-20 level. Proposition  98 and Non-Proposition  98 General Fund were reduced by $144  million and $445  million, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Figure 1 Key Characteristics of Preschool Programs Transitional Kindergarten State Preschool Age Four ‑year  olds with birthdays between September 2 and December 2, with option to serve some younger students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Jan 13, 2020 - This assumes, however, that the suspensions take effect, reducing General Fund spending by $2. 2  b illion in that year. Absent the suspensions, the budget would face an operating deficit in 2023 ‑ 24 o f nearly $ 2  b illion Large Operating Deficits Could Emerge Depending on Recently Proposed Federal Regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Overview of May Revision K-12 and Early Eduction Proposals [Publication Details]

May 18, 2020 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Education Finance Hon. Kevin McCarty, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4233

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Shifts $3.1 Billion in Local Assistance to DSS 2021 ‑22 (In Millions) CalWORKs Child Care Stage 3 $397 Child and Adult Care Food Program — CalWORKs Child Care Stage 2 387 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Note: Proposition 64 refers to revenue generated from taxes on cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363