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EPLC Education Notebook
Monday, July 1, 2013
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| FY 2013-2014 STATE BUDGET - SPECIAL EDITION |
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The Legislature and Governor met their goal of getting a 2013-2014 state budget completed by the midnight June 30 constitutional deadline, but continue to struggle on this first day of the new fiscal year with a grade of "incomplete" on several other big legislative priorities of the Governor and some members of the General Assembly.
Republicans are in the majority in the House and the Senate, and obviously prefer to control the flow of legislative business and the language of any legislation sent to the Governor. The Governor prefers it that way, as well. But Senate Republicans have prioritized fixing the state's transportation funding system, while House Republicans have shown little interest in that issue. House Republicans have prioritized changes in the state's liquor sale laws, but Senate Republicans have expressed support for changes less dramatic. Neither Republicans in the House nor Senate have indicated much appetite for the pension system changes advocated by the Governor. Senate Republicans did join with Senate Democrats to support expansion of the state's Medicaid System, in part to take advantage of available increased federal funding, but House Republican leaders stripped that provision from a Welfare Code bill arguing that they were preserving the Governor's prerogatives. Sound confusing?
Meanwhile, the Budget was made a little better on some education funding matters before final passage, as compared to what the Governor proposed in February and the House approved a few weeks ago.
The Basic Subsidy line item is increased by $122.5 million over the past year, $32.5 million more than the Governor requested. That's good, but this increase leaves funding to school districts for classroom programs and services nearly $700 million below the level of funding in 2010-2011.
Special education funding to districts remains at $1.026 billion for the 6th consecutive year.
There are important, albeit small, increases for items such as Pre-K Counts, Early Intervention, Career and Technical Education Equipment Grants, and Safe School Initiative, along with several other line items.
The largest increase in the Department of Education section of the budget is an increase of $160,948,000 for School Employees Retirement. Some Harrisburg officials like to include this increase in state-mandated payments as part of their boasting about generous state support for education, but not one dollar of this $160 million increase goes to support student programs and services. In addition, as noted above, districts are getting an increase of $122.5 million for Basic Education, but they have to pay out almost $160 million more for state-mandated increased pension payments. The bottom line is still fewer resources for student programs and services.
Here are more details about the education items in the budget signed by the Governor on Sunday evening.
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FY 2013-14 General Fund Budget - EDUCATION
(amounts in thousands)
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Department/Appropriation
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FY 2012-13 Available with Supplements
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Governor's FY 2013-14 Proposed Budget
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FY 2013-14 Budget
Approved
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Increase
FY 2013-14 vs. FY 2012-13 Available
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General Government Operations
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23,414
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23,414
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23,608
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194
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Information and Technology Improvement
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4,181
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4,181
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4,181
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PA Assessment
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52,191
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55,961
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53,691
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1,500
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State Library
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1,946
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1,946
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1,957
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11
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Youth Development Centers -Education
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10,185
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10,185
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10,187
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2
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Basic Education Funding
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5,403,629
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5,493,629
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5,526,129
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122,500
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Basic Education Formula Enhancements
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2,500
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2,500
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2,500
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PA Accountability Grants
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100,000
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100,000
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100,000
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Pre-K Counts
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82,784
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87,284
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87,284
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4,500
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Head Start Supplemental Assistance
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37,278
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39,178
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39,178
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1,900
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Mobile Science and Math Education Programs
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650
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0
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864
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214
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Teacher Professional Development
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6,459
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6,459
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6,459
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Adult and Family Literacy
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11,675
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11,675
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12,075
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400
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Career and Technical Education
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62,000
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62,000
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62,000
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Career and Technical Education Equipment Grants
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0
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0
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3,000
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3,000
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Authority Rentals and Sinking Fund Requirements
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296,198
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296,198
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296,198
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Pupil Transportation
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542,255
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555,886
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547,386
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5,131
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Nonpublic and Charter School Transportation
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77,664
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78,614
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78,614
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950
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Special Education
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1,026,815
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1,026,815
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1,026,815
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Early Intervention
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216,973
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221,973
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221,973
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5,000
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Tuition for Orphans and Children Placed in Private Homes
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58,610
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58,941
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58,672
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62
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Payments in lieu of taxes
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194
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197
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197
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3
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Education of Migrant Laborers' Children
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853
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853
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853
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PA Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind
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40,602
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41,499
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41,709
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1,107
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Special Education - Approved Private Schools
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98,347
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98,347
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98,347
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School Food Services
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31,259
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32,021
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32,021
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762
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School Employees' Social Security
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544,438
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544,438
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522,500
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(21,938)
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School Employees' Retirement
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856,052
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1,080,000
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*1,017,000
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160,948
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Services to Nonpublic Schools
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86,384
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86,384
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86,384
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Textbooks, Materials and Equipment for Nonpublic Schools
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26,278
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26,278
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26,278
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Public Libraries Subsidy
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53,507
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53,507
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53,507
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Library Services for the Visually Impaired and Disabled
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2,567
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2,567
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2,567
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Library Access
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2,821
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2,821
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3,071
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250
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Job Training and Education Programs
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7,250
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0
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8,050
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800
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Safe School Initiative
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2,022
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2,022
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8,522
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6,500
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Community Colleges
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212,167
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212,167
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212,167
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Transfer to Community College Capital Fund
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47,869
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47,869
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48,869
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1,000
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Regional Community Colleges Services
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1,200
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1,200
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1,200
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Community Education Councils
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1,800
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2,000
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2,300
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500
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Pennsylvania State University
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227,694
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227,694
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229,694
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2,000
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University of Pittsburgh
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136,076
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136,076
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136,293
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217
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Temple University
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139,917
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139,917
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139,917
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Lincoln University
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11,163
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
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State System of Higher Education
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412,751
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412,751
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412,751
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PHEAA Grants to Students
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344,888
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344,888
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344,888
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PA Internship Program Grants
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0
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0
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350
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350
| Institutional Assistance Grants
| 24,389 | 24,389 | 24,389 |
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Historical and Museum Commission
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17,800
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18,474
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17,293
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(507)
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Council on the Arts
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886
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919
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886
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Grants to the Arts
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8,179
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8,179
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8,179
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Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission - Cultural and Historical Support
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0
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2,000
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2,000
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Click here to view the FINAL FY 2013-2014 General Fund Budget printout as prepared by the staff of the Republican Senate Appropriations Committee.
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EPLC Education Notebook is published by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). Permission to reprint or electronically redistribute the Notebook in whole or in part is granted provided attribution to EPLC is provided. The Education Policy and Leadership Center is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit organization. The Mission of the Education Policy and Leadership Center is to encourage and support the development and implementation of effective state-level education policies to improve student learning in grades P-12, increase the effective operation of schools, and enhance educational opportunities for citizens of all ages. |
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