Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year Pennsylvania operating budget.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $11,921,000 for rape crisis programs from the general fund (Sec. 101).

• Appropriates $300 million for the State Department of Transportation by increasing the share of state sales tax dedicated to the state’s transportation trust fund (Sec. 101-80102).

• Increases public education funding by $930 million (Sec. 101-80102).

• Specifies that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education would receive a $40.4 million increase or about about 6.5% (Sec. 101-80102).

• Specifies that state police would see a $118 million increase, including a $16.3 million increase or 6.5% increase for PennDOT (Sec. 101-80102).

• Specifies that State Departments that would see an overall reduction in funding include (Sec. 101-80102):

• The governor’s office at $41 million or 7.4%

• Agriculture at $5.9 million or 1.6% Drug and Alcohol Programs by $1.6 million or 0.4%

• General Services at $16.1 million or 9%

• Health at $28.5 million or 3.3%

• Military and Veterans Affairs at $16.2 million or 2.9%

• Department of State at $3.9 million or 6.8%

• Emergency Management and Homeland Security at $24.1 million or 13.9%

• Historical and Museum Commission at $795,000 or 2.1%

• Specifies that the act shall take effect immediately on its passage (Sec. 80103).

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