Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $214.8-billion budget, the largest in California history. The majority of its provisions take effect next week.
Some 15,000 extra spots at UC and Cal State schools, and additional cash grants for students
Francis Brown, 37, right, kisses her son Samson goodbye while her other son, Samuel, tries to get the attention of Virginia Perez, the family's child-care provider, in 2017.Newsom and legislative leaders agreed to spend $143.3 million to add 12,400 new slots in child-care centers across the state, most of which will be reserved for children from low-income families.taxes collected from California’s legalized marijuana industry.
More Californians will qualify for health insurance subsidies, and everyone is required to have coverage That money, plus additional state tax dollars, will be used to offer new insurance subsidies for middle-class Californians to purchase coverage through the Covered California exchange. Based on federal guidelines, subsidies will be available starting in January to individuals earning up to almost $75,000 a year and families of four earning as much as $154,500.
Medi-Cal eligibility is also being extended to adults in the U.S. illegally through the age of 25. Under that effort, which was championed by Newsom, immigration status won’t be considered for any child or young adult — an expansion of the program that puts California ahead of other states. Democratic lawmakers had wanted to provide access to anyone who
State officials will use the money to speed up California’s transition to what’s known as Next Generation 911, designed with wireless callers in mind and able to transmit additional data including texts and video. Most states are far ahead of California on updating their 911 systems, and lawmakers were warned that the growing threat of deadly wildfires — in addition to earthquake and flood dangers — makes it important to fix the system as soon as possible.
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