2021-22 State Budget
Budget Highlights
- $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
- $300 million in basic education
2021-22 Budget Hearings
Budget Address
Watch Gov. Tom Wolf deliver his 2021-22 budget address.
Budget Documents
2021-22 Enacted Budget
(Signed by Governor Tom Wolf, June 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
Budget News
Senator Flynn Votes Yes on State Budget Funding and Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. – June 25, 2021 – State Senator Marty Flynn (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) has voted in support of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 that was approved today. “The approved budget represents a compromise between our five...
Brewster: Budget Deadline Won’t End Fight for Education Equity
HARRISBURG, June 25, 2021 – With help for pandemic-stricken Pennsylvanians falling far short of needs, state Sen. Jim Brewster said today he voted to approve Pennsylvania’s state budget because it meets one of his priorities: getting help to struggling Pennsylvanians...
Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 Budget
Harrisburg, Pa. - June 29, 2021 — Late Friday night the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget and related code bills, which are currently awaiting Governor Wolf’s signature. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic...
Senator Tartaglione Votes for New $38 Billion PA Spending Plan, Opposes Administrative & School Code Bills
Philadelphia, PA – State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) voted in support of the $38 billion Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget adopted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly today, but voted against accompanying Administrative Code and School Code legislation....
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Votes for PA Budget, Highlights Timeliness and Major Education Investments
Harrisburg, Pa. – June 25, 2021 – Pennsylvania State Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa today voted in support of the state budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22. The final budget package included bipartisan and bicameral compromises, but Senator Costa highlighted several...
PA Approves $30 Million for Community Violence Prevention Programs
Harrisburg, Pa. – June 25, 2021 – The Pennsylvania Legislature has allocated $3o million dollars for community violence prevention programs in the approved 2021-2022 fiscal year budget. The Block Grants will be managed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
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