Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined the state’s budget, focusing on investments in education, safety, and the environment.
“This year’s bipartisan budget continues to increase opportunities for all Pennsylvanians and shows the results of our hard work to get our finances under control,” Wolf said.
The budget provides $313.5 million to improve education opportunities including more than $61.4 million for school and community safety, $10 million for Career and Technical education, $100 million for primary education, and $189.6 million for pre-K through grade 12.
Programs that support women, families and those with intellectual disabilities also received funding, which included $16 million for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism to access waivers, $5.3 million for community-based family centers, $6.8 million for child care services. The budget also supported $2.5 million for Lyme disease awareness.
The safety aspects of the budget include funding for body-worn cameras, modernizing Pennsylvania’s Statewide Radio System and training three State Police Cadet classes.
The Department of Environmental Protection will receive $2.5 million, and $3 million is dedicated to the protection of business and agriculture.
Since 2006, the administration has identified more than 300 projects generating nearly $400 million in cumulative budget savings and provided health care to more than 720,000 people.