Funding Overview in Corbett Proposal
Funding Overview by Area
PreK -12 Education
• Basic Education: This budget proposal would provide $5.23 Billion in state funding to the state's
500 school districts. This represents a $550 Million (9.5%) decrease from last year and resets
funding to FY2008-2009 levels.
o The entire decrease is from the loss of federal funds. T he amount of state funding in the
appropriation is actually increasing by $492 Million.
o In the new funding formula, decreases to individual school districts are between 10.5% on
the high end and 5% on the low end.
• Special Education: level funded at $1.02 Billion.
• Special Education for Approved Private Schools: This line is level funded at $98 Million.
• Accountability Block Grants: This program in eliminated in Governor Corbett's budget proposal.
• Services to Non-Public Schools: A total of $113 Million will be provided to non-publiC schools,
which includes $26.5 Million for textbooks and materials. This would represent a decrease of 1.2%
for services and 1.8% for textbooks and materials.
• Pre-K Counts: Funding for this early-childhood education initiative supporting eligible families - family of four making $66,000 or less - is reduced by $1.6 Million or 1.9%.
• Head Start Assistance: This program, which provides early-childhood education support to low income families (family of four making $22,000 or less) is being reduced by 1.9% or $37 Million.
• Public Libraries: The Public Library subsidy decreases by $1.04 Million or 2% to $53 Million. Library Access funding remains the same at $3 Million.
• 14 various programs were eliminated for a total savings of $570 Million.
• Science: It's Elementary: This program in eliminated in Governor Corbett's budget proposal.
• Science In Motion: This program in eliminated in Governor Corbett's budget proposal.
• Pension Costs: There is a $327 Million (113%) increase of to cover the total cost for the
Commonwealth's share of at the 2011-12 adopted employer contribution rate of 8.65%.
Higher Education
• Community Colleges: State dollars for these schools are reduced by 10% to $212 million.
• State-Related Universities: The state's four state-related universities (PSU, PITT, Temple and
Lincoln) will receive cuts of at least 50%:
o PSU: $152 Million (-52%)
• Hospital support is eliminated
o PITT: $80 million (-52%)
• Hospital support is eliminated
o Temple: $82 Million (-52%)
• Hospital support is eliminated
o Lincoln: $16.8 Million (-50%)
• Non-State Related Universities and Colleges: All non-state related schools, which are non
preferred appropriations, will not receive any funding in this budget.
• State System of Higher Education: The state's 14 universities will receive a total of $232 Million.
This represents a 53% red uction in state funding for the state-owned universities.
• PHEAA: This budget plan provides $411 Million for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. This represents a 6% reduction from 2010-11.
o PHEAA's grant program for students will see a $7 Million or 1.9% reduction. Total
funding for this line is set at $380 Million.
o Institutional assistance grants are reduced by 50%.
Public Welfare
• Overall, the department budget increases by $607 Million or 5%.
o If TSF funds/programs are not included in DPW lines, the total increase would be 2.5%.
o The $607 Million increase includes $247 Million transferred from the Tobacco Settlement
Fund to the General Fund for DPW programs. See the chart on page 1 for details on TSF
moved to DPW General Fund lines.
o There is also an additional mandated Medicare part D payment of $271 Million that adds to
the need forthe $607 Million increase.
• All administrative lines in DPW are decreased.
• Medical Assistance: Public Welfare's largest program, which provides health care services to low income residents, seniors and the disabled, is slated to receive an additional $390 Million or for its
"Big Four" appropriations (Inpatient Care, Outpatient Care, Capitation and long-Term Care).
• Budget projects a 4.5% MA case load growth.
• County Child Welfare: $1.02 Billion is proposed to support abused, at-risk and neglected children.
This represents about a 2% decrease.
• Autism Intervention and Services: Funding for services supporting individuals with Autism would be reduced by 9%.
• Cash Assistance: Financial assistance for low-income residents will total $249 Million in this budget. This represents a 10% decrease in funding.
• Community Mental Retardation Services: For base services, $166 million is proposed with $10
million requested to replace ARRA and prior year funds no longer available.
• For Waiver services, $854 Million is proposed in this spending plan.
• Proposed eliminations include supplemental payments to hospitals line-item and the Human Services Development Fund.
Aging
• The Department budget would increase by 17% to $560 Million.
o These additional dollars are redirected from the lottery fund.
• The GGO line is reduced by 13%.
Health
• Department of Health: The department will receive $295.2 Million in this budget. This represents a
$62 Million or 26 % increase.
o This increase includes the transfer of $74 Million from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the
General Fund. The tobacco Settlement dollars are for Health Research and Tobacco use
prevention and cessation efforts.
o Health Program Funding eliminates 15 programs including funding for diabetes programs,
epilepsy services and others.
o There is no funding for a new Department of Drug & Alcohol Program.
• Total program funding would increase from $102.9 Million to $103.9 Million.
• Consolidations: The budget proposal outlines consolidations resulting in three new lines. Quality
Assurance line-item, Special Medical Programs line-item, and Cancer Screening Services line.
Corrections and Public Safety
• Corrections: The Department of Corrections will receive $1.88 Billion in funding in this budget to support prison operations and inmate care. This represents about a $13.58 Million or 0.7% increase over 2010-1l.
o The increase replaces federal ARRA funds and also adds 1260 inmate beds in new housing
units at four institutions and community correction centers.
o There is also an anticipated savings of $29 Million with the end of contracts for housing
prisoners in Michigan and Virginia.
• Attorney General: Funding for the Office of Attorney General will total $82.2 Million in this budget.
This represents a 1% reduction.
o An executive authorization of $8.7 Million from the Criminal Justice Enhancement
Account to reimburse counties for 65% of salaries for full-time DAs.
o A $ 976,000 appropriation is recommended from the State Gaming Fund for gaming
enforcement activities.
• State Police: The agency is receiving an overall funding increase of $41.6 Million or 5.9%.
o Funds will come from both the General Fund and the Motor License Fund.
o The proposal contains a $13 million dollars to fund 2 cadet classes of 237 cadets for
trooper replacement.
• Probation and Parole: A total of $128.1 Million will be available for probation and parole services.
This represents a $7.5 Million increase over 2010-11.
o The additional funds are necessary to maintain a favorable agent-to-parolee ratio and enhance case management processing.
Agriculture, Parks and Forests & Environment
• Department of Agriculture: The department will receive an overall increase of $24 Million or
39%. The increase is primarily due to the transfer of two appropriations from the Dep. of
Education related to Veterinary Activities and Infectious Diseases.
o GGO line is decreased by 2.4%.
• Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: The department will receive a decrease of
$24 Million or 29%.
o State parks were decreased by 40% and partially offset by fund transfers from the Oil
and Gas Lease Fund.
• Department of Environmental Protection: The agency is receiving an overall funding decrease of $7.3 million or 5% compared to FY 2010-11 due to nonrecurring budgetary freeze amounts and eliminations of related appropriations.
• General Government Operations decreases $2.1 million or 16% due to a
nonrecurring FY 2010-11 budgetary freeze amount.
Economic Development and Labor and Industry
• Department of Community and Economic Development: Funding for DCED is proposed to be
$223 Million or a 31% decrease in this budget.
o 22 DCED line items were zeroed out in this proposal.
o 6 other lines received reduced funding.
• Department of Labor and Industry: Funding for L&I will total $72.3 Million, which represents a 16%
reduction in funding from 2010-11.
o Notable program changes:
• New Choices/New Options and Employment Services programs are eliminated.
Transportation
• The General Fund Transportation budget increases $39,000 to $2.23 Million.
• The Turnpike payment to the Motor license Fund is $200 Million.
• The Turnpike payment to the Public Transportation Trust Fund is $250 Million.
Military and Veterans Affairs
• MVA: Funding for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will total $129 Million. This
represents a $19 Million or 17% increase from 2010-11.
o Notable appropriations include:
• Transfer to Educational Assistance Program: $13 Million (125% increase)
• Veterans Homes: $94 Million ($12 Million increase)
Insurance
• State funding for CHIP remain level funded at $18 million.
• Funding for Adult Basic is zeroed out.
Debt Service
• General Fund Debt Service (all funds): This mandatory budget expenditure is at $1.14 Billion in
this budget proposal. This represents an increase of 39.1 Million or 3.5% from 2010-11.
Governors Office
• Governor's Office: $6.2 Million ($172,000 reduction from 2010-11)
Legislature
• Total funding for the Legislature in reduced by 1.4% or $4.27 Million
o House of Representatives: $180.49 Million ($3 Million or 1.7% reduction from 2010-11)
o Senate: Total funding for the Senate reduced by 1.3% to $90.8 Million.
• Funding eliminated for Legislative Office of Research Liaison and National Legislative Conference Expenses
Judiciary
• Judiciary: $276.86 Million (Level with 2010-11 for second consecutive year)
o 11 line items are consolidated into 2.