2011 PA Budget Analysis United Way of Pennsylvania
2011 PA Budget Analysis
United Way of Pennsylvania
Governor’s Proposed Budget
• $27.3 Billion
• Over $3 Billion in Temporary Federal Dollars Not Renewed in 2011-12
• 44 States Anticipating Shortfalls Going Into FY 11-12
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Budget Address Themes
– “Day of Reckoning” is here– Living within our means–No taxes, fees or revenue of any kind
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Proposed General Fund 2011-12
Funding Source
2010-11 2011-12 Change from
Percent
Funding Source
Available Gov. Budget
2010-11 Available
Change
GeneralFunds
25,142,560 27,331,219 2,188,659 8.7%
Federal 3,054,992 0 (3,054,992) -100%
Total 28,197,552 27,331,219 (866,333) -3.1
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• $29 million increase to the Women, Infant, and Children’s (WIC) program
• Family Care Giver program for seniors level
funded
• CHIP program level funded
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Health
• Drug and alcohol programs increased by $9.75 million
• Modest hike in EITC tax credit to $75 million annually
• Emergency Food Assistance program level funded
• State Food Purchase Program level funded at $17.5 million
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Other Level/Increased Funding
• Human Services Development Fund• Attendant Care• Long-Term Living• County child welfare• Hospitals
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Human Services Not Spared
Other Function Breakdown
• Education: -11%• Higher Education: -52%• DCED: -31%
•Corrections: +11%
•Parole: +6.3%
•State police: +5.7%
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Education
$1.1 billion cut from basic education– $550 million (10%) basic education line– $259 million Accountability Block Grant– $47.6 million EAP tutoring program– $224 million charter school subsidy
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Education
• Special Education– $1.0 billion– No increase for 3 yrs– Lost of $1.6 billion in temp funds
• Early Intervention– Up 9% to $198 mill
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Education
• Head Start, Early Intervention and Pre-K Counts all avoided cuts
• Accountability Block Grant eliminated
Pre-k classrooms
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Libraries and Literacy
State Library 54% reduction since 2008-09
Public Library subsidyHeld harmlessDown 30% overall
Adult LiteracyDown $2.5 million46% cut since 2008-09
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Higher Education
Program Amount Change• State system $232.6million -50%• Penn State $165.1 million -51%• Community colleges $212.2million -10%• Pitt, Temple, Lincoln $169.5million -52%• PHEAA $411.6 million -6.7%
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Welfare and Cash Assistance
Work First Orientation – New Directions: -50%– County Assistance:-$15 million redirect E&T– Cash Grants: -$26 million for E& T
Supplemental payments:– Essentially flat funded
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Shift of Tobacco Settlement Funds
• Shift of Tobacco Settlement Funds– Public Welfare – MAWD– Long-term care– Home/Community Services
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DPW COST SAVINGSINITIATIVE SAVINGSDeinstitutionalization of services and $ 40.5 million rebalancing of long-term living
More effective care management $ 55.9 million
Smart purchasing $165.5 million
Program integrity* $ 46.6 million
Fair Share payment $ 56.1 millionTOTAL $364.6 million
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Lackawanna County
• Human Services Development Fund - $349,000 cut
• $1.4 million in accountability block grant money loss for Scranton School District
• Possible loss of $64.4 million in state education funding for the region
• Loss of funds for local hospitals
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