Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services and Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance

California State Assembly (joint hearing: Assembly Budget Committee No. 2 on Human Services and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance) · April 8, 2026

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Opening and panel instructions

Announcement

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Chair opens the joint hearing, thanks Assemblymember David Alvarez for supporting joint committee work, explains the panels and public comment rules (two-minute limit, public comment held after panels). Chair outlines focus on a coordinated early childhood system.

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Joint hearing of Assembly Budget Committee No. 2 (Human Services) and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 (Education Finance) on state preschool, Universal TK implementation, reading-difficulty screening and workforce/quality investments. Agency officials, researchers and dozens of providers and parents testified about enrollment trends, budget proposals, one-time funding cliffs, and concerns about screener timing and workforce pay.

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