PA Senate Bill 850 v. Cuts Proposed by Governor Rendell:A Comparison of Selected Programs for Children and Youth

In February, 2009 Governor Rendell proposed a $28.9 billion budget for FY 2010.In response to sharply declining revenue projections, the Senate passed SB 850 in May, cutting

$2 billion from Rendell’s budget.

With deficit projections reaching $3.2 billion by late June, Governor Rendell proposed to cut$500 million from the February budget. He also proposed to increase the Personal Income Taxby one half percent for the next three years.The following table compares

selected

programs for children, youth and families under SB 850

and the Governor’s recent budget proposal.

Agency Department / AppropriationSB 850 Cuts from

Governor’s Feb

Proposed BudgetCuts Proposedby Governor

Education Reimbursement of Charter Schools -$53,906,000Education Pre-K Counts -$51,847,000Education Teacher Professional Development -$24,683,000 -$3,000,000Education Classrooms for the Future -$22,000,000 -$22,000,000Education Head Start Supplemental Assistance -$19,740,000Public Welfare Medical Assistance

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Inpatient (children only) -$18,499,000Education Science: Its Elementary -$13,625,000Public Welfare Child Care Services -$11,957,000Public Welfare Child Care Assistance -$11,927,000Education School Improvement Grants -$11,440,000Education Services to Nonpublic Schools -$10,471,000 -$10,471,000Education Basic Education Subsidy -$418,000,000Education Dual Enrollment Payments -$10,000,000Public Welfare County Child Welfare -$10,000,000Education High School Reform -$8,234,000Insurance Children's Health Insurance -$7,700,000Education Career and Technical Education -$6,713,000 -$1,000,000Public Welfare Community Mental Retardation

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BaseProgram (children only)-$5,700,000Public Welfare Medical Assistance - Obstetrics and Neonatal -$5,000,000Executive Offices Evidenced-Based Prevention (Safe Children) -$4,713,000 -$1,309,000Public Welfare Mental Health Services (children only) -$3,900,000Public Welfare Nurse Family Partnership -$3,827,000Education Textbooks, Materials and Equipment forNonpublic Schools-$3,185,000 -$3,185,000Education Safe and Alternative Schools -$2,000,000 -$4,000,000Public Welfare Community Mental Retardation

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WaiverProgram (children only)-$1,300,000Public Welfare Medical Assistance

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Transportation (childrenonly)-$1,227,000Health The Children's Institute, Pittsburgh -$861,000 -$861,000