Presupuesto estatal 2021-22

• $30 million for gun violence prevention through community programs, managed by PCCD
• $3 million for food purchase program within Department of Agriculture
• Major education investments
  • $300 million in basic education
    • $200 million to be funded through the Fair Funding Formula
    • $100 million for Level Up to provide funding for schools that have been historically inadequately funded, including the school districts of Scranton, Reading, Northampton, and Philadelphia
  • $20 million for Ready to Learn block grants
  • $25 million for Pre K Counts
  • $5 million for Headstart
  • $50 million for special education
  • $11 million for early intervention
  • $200 million for PASSHE, over 4 annual installments of $50 million, including the Diversity, Education & Inclusion program proposed by the PA Senate Democrats

2021-22 Enacted Budget

(Signed by Governor Tom Wolf, Junio 30, 2021)

2021-22 Enacted Budget Line Item Appropriations (PDF)  

2021-22 Mid-Year Briefing (PDF)

2021-22 Governor’s Executive Budget (PDF)         

2021-22 Budget In Brief (PDF)

2021-22 Proposed Budget Line-Item Appropriation (PDF)

2021-22 Proposed Budget Slide Presentation (PDF)

2021-22 Proposed Budget Legislation

Workforce Development:

• Proposes minimum wage increase to $12 per hour on Julio 1, 2021, with a path to $15 per hour
• Tax deductions for low- and middle-income families
• Provide $3 billion to workers and businesses to stabilize the economy and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through the Back to Work PA plan
• Improves food security and supports farmers by investing $1 million in the Pennsylvania Agriculture Surplus System (PASS)

Human Services:

• Directs $87 million in federal funding to Child Care Works base rates and create a more stable business environment for child care facilities while improving equal access to child care services
• $8.3 million to help county and municipal health departments fight COVID-19
• 13.8 million to provide home and community-based services to 100 individuals with disabilities on waiting list and provide services through the Community Living Waiver to 732 individuals on waiting list
• Additional $1 million to fund legal services for low-income individuals and families, an issue the caucus has pushed for and will continue to fight for in future budgets
• $1.25 million for 20 Community Hospital Integration Projects Program (CHIPP) to help reduce state hospital populations
• $1 million to reduce the number of children and youth in out-of-home placements triggered by homelessness, housing instability, or inadequate housing

Budget News