2024-25 State Budget
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BUDGET WINS
- No new taxes
- Over $35M increase for PASSHE schools
- Over a $1B increase for Pre-K to 12 education funding
- Over $140M for grants grants, scholarships, and other programs that will make higher education more affordable in Pennsylvania
- NEW $3M investment to provide menstrual products in schools to address period poverty
- $70M for affordable housing through the PHARE Housing Program
- $20M for student teacher stipends
- Over $550M in economic development programs through the Department of Community and Economic Development
- Millions for new programs that support economic opportunities and new jobs – PA SITES, Main Street Matters, Agricultural Innovation Development
- $16.5M increase for anti-violence investments in community and after-school programs to deploy effective, grass-root intervention strategies
- $75M for skilled nursing facilities over base investments to ensure staffing requirements are met and services maintained
- Over $25M to support state parks, forests, and protect the environment
![No Tax Increase-New-Taxes No Tax Increase](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_No-New-Taxes.jpg)
![$20M for student teacher stipends $20M for student teacher stipends](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins6.jpg)
![Millions for new programs that support economic opportunities and new jobs - PA SITES, Main Street Matters, Agricultural Innovation Development Millions for new programs that support economic opportunities and new jobs - PA SITES, Main Street Matters, Agricultural Innovation Development](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins8.jpg)
![Over $35M Increase for PASSHE schools Over $35M Increase for PASSHE schools](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins2.jpg)
![$75M for skilled nursing facilities over base investments to ensure staffing requirements are met and services maintained $75M for skilled nursing facilities over base investments to ensure staffing requirements are<br />
met and services maintained](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins11.jpg)
![Over $550M in economic development programs through the Department of Community and Economic Development Over $550M in economic development programs through the Department of Community and Economic Development](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins7.jpg)
![Over $140M for grants, scholarships and other programs that will make higher education more affordable in PA Over $140M for grants, scholarships and other programs that will make higher education more affordable in PA](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins3.jpg)
![Over $25M to support state parks, forests, and protect the environment Over $25M to support state parks, forests, and protect the environment](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins10.jpg)
![NEW $3M investment to provide menstrual products in schools to address period poverty NEW $3M investment to provide menstrual products in schools to address period poverty](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins4.jpg)
![$70M for affordable housing through the PHARE Housing Program $70M for affordable housing through the PHARE Housing Program](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins5.jpg)
![$16.5M increase for anti-violence investments in community and after-school programs to deploy effective, grass-root intervention strategies $16.5M increase for anti-violence investments in community and after-school programs to deploy effective, grass-root intervention strategies](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_Caucus_Budget_Wins9.jpg)
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2024-25 Budget Hearings
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2024-25 State Budget Address
Budget Address
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Governor Shapiro delivered his 2024-25 budget address, presenting his plan for the fiscal year.
Proposed Budget Highlights
- Education
- Housing and Food Insecurity
- Economy
- Health Care
- Women’s Health
- Public Safety and Criminal Justice
- Additional Investments
Education
- $1.4B to fix Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional and inadequate education funding system
- Over $1B for basic education funding
- Over $38M to support teachers and address our teacher shortage pipeline
- Basic education investment meets the first‐year recommendation on of the Basic Education Funding Commission
- Over $480M to improve student health and wellness, fix toxic schools, and create safe learning environments
- $50M increase in special education funding
- $32.7M increase for Pre‐K programs
- $161.7M for school safety and security
- Cyber charter school funding reform
Housing and Food Insecurity
- $95M for affordable housing
- $50M for Democrat led Whole Home Repairs program
- Over $42M to address food insecurity
Economy
- $20M for our farmers, agriculture, and dairy industry
- Over $600M in new and expanded investments to support business development and economic opportunity
- Millions to ease the cost of childcare for working families and childcare providers
- A plan to legalize marijuana o Es mated that this would generate $14.8M in tax revenue in FY 24‐25
- A plan to increase the minimum wage to $15
Health Care
- $4M in new funding for medical debt relief for low‐income Pennsylvanians
- Over $45M for mental health
- Over $150M to protect older Pennsylvanians
Women’s Health
- $3M to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to students in schools
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
- Over $100M to end gun violence in Pennsylvania with prevention and intervention on strategies
- Pennsylvania’s Violence Intervention on and Prevention on started in 2018 with $7.5M in funding. Senate Democrats led the fight for more funding to address the urgent need for solutions to end gun violence.
- $5.6M to protect Pennsylvanians from hate crimes
- $10M for Pennsylvania’s public defenders
Additional Investments
- Over $40M to support a clean and healthy environment for current and future generations
- $2M to establish a veteran outreach program
- $5.7M for election on security and voter education and outreach
![Investing in every Pennsylvanian - Total Budget Proposal $48.3 Billion Investing in Every Pennsylvanian - Total Budget Proposal $48.3 Billion](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Total.jpg)
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![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Education 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Education](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Education.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian - Housing & Food Security 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Housing & Food Security](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Housing.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Economy & Jobs 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Economy & Jobs](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Economy.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Health Care 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Health Care](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Healthcare.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Women's Rights, Health & Safety 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Women's Rights, Health & Safety](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Womens-Health.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Community Safety 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Community Safety](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Community-Safety.jpg)
![2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Environmental Justice 2024-25 PA Budget: Investing in Every Pennsylvanian -Environmental Justice](https://senatorcosta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-25-Budget-Address-Environment.jpg)
Joint Democratic House and Senate Budget Response Press Conference
February 6, 2024
Budget Documents
2024-25 Proposed Budget
(Introduced by Governor Josh Shapiro, February 6, 2024)
2024-25 Governor’s Executive Budget (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Line-Item Appropriation (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Slide Presentation (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Legislation
Governor’s Proposed Budget 2024-25 – Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee (PDF)
Budget News
Senate Budget Hearings Week 2 in Review
Senate Budget Hearings Week 1 in Review
Budget Address 2024 Sizzle
Pa. Senate Dems Budget Recap & Reaction
Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes Praise Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 Budget
HARRISBURG, PA – February 6, 2024 – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro laid out his vision and priorities for the 2024-25 Pennsylvania Budget. In it, the Governor proposed historic increases in basic education spending, economic development, housing, community safety, and...