Pennsylvania’s 2010-11 Budget Overview
Pennsylvania has not adopted a state budget on time for the past 7 years – so can we really expect anything different out of Harrisburg this year? Unquestionably, the legislature has a ton of work ahead of it before the budget deadline — including a continued loss of projected revenues, addressing the PSERS & SERS crisis, and having to deal with the loss of ARRA dollars in 2011-12.
Unfortunately this is also an election year…so that might be the real top priority for many of them. In this video, PSBA Executive Director Tom Gentzel gives a brief overview of Governor Ed Rendell’s proposed 2010-11 state budget — including its early impact on the state’s 500 public school districts.
Governor Ed Rendell’s budget brief is listed below for your review:
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