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- State Budget--Senate Bill 850 to impact programs for people with disabilities in Pennsylvania!
In our troubled economy, Pennsylvania state revenues for the current (2008-09) fiscal year are behind the official estimate by $2.6 billion, and it’s expected that the total deficit will be $3 billion by the June 30th end of the fiscal year. In February, the Governor proposed a budget for 2009-10 which attempted to balance spending and revenues. Senate Republican leadership believed that the Governor’s budget still contained too much spending. They introduced a budget bill, SB 850, which relies on dramatic cuts to balance the budget by bringing state spending below the current fiscal year by about $1 billion. After hours of contentious debate, on May 6, the Senate voted along party lines (30-20) to pass SB 850.
SB 850 now goes to the Democratically-controlled House. This is the early part of what is sure to be a very tough budget fight. It’s therefore more important than ever before that advocates let their legislators-- both the House and Senate, both Republicans and Democrats-- know their concerns.
Here are some examples of how specific disability programs would fare under SB 850. All numbers below are for state funds only:
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Aging and Long Term Living
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Current Year
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Gov Proposed
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SB 850
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2009-10
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Long Term Care (Nursing homes & Aging Waiver)
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$906,620,000
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$1,093,180,000
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$630,632,000
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Services to PWD (CSPPPD)
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$90,365,000
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$111,025,000
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$78,407,000
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Attendant Care
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$94,868,000
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$120,028,000
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$83,945,000
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Labor & Industry
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State only voc rehab
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$3,553,000
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$2,188,000
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$2,188,000
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Voc Rehab State Match
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$43,601,000
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$43,083,000
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$43,083,000
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ICaN
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$943,000
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$543,000
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$0
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Centers for Independent Living
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$2,273,000
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$2,176,000
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$2,176,000
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Supported Employment
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$1,025,000
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$975,000
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$487,000
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Assistive Technology
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$1,291,000
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$1,291,000
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$0
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Public Welfare
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Mental Health
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$732,665,000
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$744,310,000
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$729,900,000
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MR State Centers
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$103,187,000
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$112,340,000
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$77,154,000
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MA Transportation
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$65,819,000
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$68,487,000
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$60,345,000
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Behavioral Health
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$2,428,000
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$2,835,000
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$2,389,000
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ICFs MR
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$137,971,000
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$140,855,000
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$102,281,000
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Community MR Base
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$159,549,000
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$173,174,000
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$158,353,000
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Community MR Waiver
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$758,372,000
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$800,072,000
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$605,815,000
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Early Intervention
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$118,336,000
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$134,821,000
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$114,323,000
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Autism
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$20,056,000
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$27,000,000
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$14,822,000
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