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Table 1. 2008-09 General Fund Budget Proposals by Department (in $000)

Available
2007-08

2008-09
Governor
Proposed

2008-09
House
Amended

2008-09
Senate
Amended

Governor's Office

$7,559

$7,899

$7,899

$7,899

Executive Offices

260,747

274,786

283,136

244,483

Lieutenant Governor's Office

1,523

1,614

1,614

1,614

Attorney General

93,836

95,662

95,662

95,662

Auditor General

54,018

54,833

54,833

54,833

Treasury

923,405

958,779

959,084

954,084

Aging

250

250

250

250

Agriculture

81,206

82,476

99,018

79,541

Civil Service Commission

1

1

1

1

Community and Economic Development *

643,290

507,215

609,478

391,795

Conservation and Natural Resources

116,736

116,114

117,614

112,804

Corrections

1,600,181

1,668,811

1,668,811

1,668,326

Education **

11,073,499

11,537,477

11,474,249

11,317,233

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

30,776

21,828

21,828

14,800

Environmental Protection***

222,463

207,156

214,856

195,963

Fish and Boat Commission

16

17

17

17

General Services

120,515

127,590

127,590

123,072

Health

294,498

269,384

285,509

268,055

Higher Education Assistance Agency

451,968

463,554

463,554

463,554

Historical and Museum Commission

33,865

32,963

33,463

32,207

Infrastructure Investment Authority

0

2,200

2,200

2,200

Insurance

99,158

125,272

127,072

126,601

Labor and Industry

120,275

114,527

120,045

113,095

Military and Veterans Affairs

136,193

132,668

133,668

132,668

Probation and Parole

109,632

117,195

117,195

113,712

Public Television Network

13,498

11,772

12,147

11,634

Public Utility Commission

0

0

0

0

Public Welfare

9,668,395

10,336,452

10,384,905

10,355,985

Revenue

194,491

204,963

204,963

181,335

Securities Commission

2,354

2,323

2,323

2,323

State

20,571

14,317

14,317

13,635

State Employees' Retirement System

4

4

4

4

State Police

183,043

186,994

186,994

186,994

Tax Equalization Board

1,519

1,519

1,519

1,519

Transportation

13,862

13,736

13,736

13,698

Legislature****

333,600

334,759

336,759

334,405

Judiciary

298,724

309,703

309,777

309,777

General Fund Total

$27,205,671

$28,336,813

$28,486,090

$27,925,778

Increase from 2007-08 Available

1,131,142

1,280,419

720,107

Percent Increase from 2007-08 Available

4.2%

4.7%

2.6%

Note. State funding only
* Includes Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
** Includes State System of Higher Education and other state support of higher education
*** Includes Environmental Hearing Board
****Includes Ethics Commission and Health Care Cost Containment Council