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 Amanda M. Cappelletti Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
Norristown, PA. – February 5, 2021 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) viewed Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address earlier this week. The Governor’s 2021-2022 budget proposal includes a strong emphasis on breaking down the barriers that plague...
Senator Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget
Philadelphia – February 4, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on Governor Wolf’s 2021-22 budget: “Our Commonwealth is facing difficult times. The COVID-19 pandemic has crushed families and businesses in...
Senator Nikil Saval Responds to Governor Wolf’s 2021–2022 Budget Proposal
PHILADELPHIA − February 3, 2021 — State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has issued the following statement in response to the 2021–2022 budget proposed by Governor Tom Wolf: “Millions of...
Senator Comitta Responds to Governor’s Budget Address
February 3, 2021 − State Senator Carolyn Comitta released the following statement in response to the governor's 2021-22 budget address: “I support the goals of the governor’s proposal, including important investments in education, local government, COVID-19 response,...
Blake: Budget Prioritizes Fair Education Funding
SCRANTON, February 3, 2021 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today released the following statement regarding Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed $37.8 billion state budget: “As we continue to face the uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID-19...
Sen. Fontana Releases Statement on the Governor’s 2021 Budget Address
Harrisburg – February 3, 2021 – Sen. Wayne D. Fontana (D- Allegheny) released the following statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address: For the last 11 months, millions of Pennsylvanians have sacrificed—by protecting their loved ones, looking out for their...
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