2011 proposed pennsylvania budget analysis scranton
DESCRIPTION
Presented by Tony Ross \ President of United Way of PennsylvaniaMarch 16, 2011 as part of the PA Budgetwatch Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne CountiesTRANSCRIPT
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
2
Budget Address Themes
– “Day of Reckoning” is here– Living within our means–No taxes, fees or revenue of any kind
3
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
4
• $29 million increase to the Women, Infant, and Children’s (WIC) program
• Family Care Giver program for seniors level
funded
• CHIP program level funded
5
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
6
Other Level/Increased Funding
• Human Services Development Fund• Attendant Care• Long-Term Living• County child welfare• Hospitals
7
Human Services Not Spared
Other Function Breakdown
• Education: -11%• Higher Education: -52%• DCED: -31%
•Corrections: +11%
•Parole: +6.3%
•State police: +5.7%
8
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
9
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
10
Education
• Head Start, Early Intervention and Pre-K Counts all avoided cuts
• Accountability Block Grant eliminated
Pre-k classrooms
11
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
12
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%
13
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
14
Shift of Tobacco Settlement Funds
• Shift of Tobacco Settlement Funds– Public Welfare – MAWD– Long-term care– Home/Community Services
15
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
16
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
17