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Votes Count: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Governor: Democrat
Control of Legislature: Split
(during FY09 budget process)

Percentage Change Change to Budget,
FY08 to FY09 1		 Policy/Notes
+ 8% Increases Pre-K Counts funding by $11.4 million for a total of $86.4 million.

Decreases state investment in Head Start by $520,000 to $39.5 million.

Pre-k spending from the Accountability Block Grant in FY09 is not yet available. In FY08, $15.7 million of the block grant were spent on pre-k. 		For FY09, funding for the block grant decreased by $3.6 million to $271.4 million.

Child care funding increased by more than $51 million.

Action in Neighboring States
State Percentage Change
Delaware 0%
Maryland Anticipated increase.
Ohio +18%
New Jersey +5%
New York +1%
West Virginia Anticipated increase.

 

1 Information on pre-k funding in biennial budgets reflects changes in those budgets from FY08 to FY09 only.
2 State has a biennial budget. FY09 is the first year of the biennium.
3 State has a biennial budget. FY09 is the second year of the biennium.

 
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