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General Assembly approves Penn State's 2017-18 appropriation

10/26/17

The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Penn State’s 2017-18 non-preferred appropriations bill on Oct. 25 after a delay of more than three months. As proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf in February, the bill includes level funding of $230.4 million for Penn State’s general support appropriation. The bill also includes increases of $2 million for Pennsylvania College of Technology and $500,000 for Penn State Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension, for a total appropriation of $318.2 million.

State budget passes; University sees increased funding

7/13/16

Pennsylvania’s legislature today (July 13) has passed, and Gov. Tom Wolf has signed, the final pieces of the Commonwealth’s 2016-17 budget. The budget includes increases of 2.5 percent for Penn State’s general support appropriation; the University’s Agricultural Research and Extension programs; and Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Gov. Corbett shares 2013-14 Pennsylvania budget proposal

2/5/13

As anticipated, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett today (Feb. 5) presented his 2013-14 budget, which included level funding of a little more than $214 million for Penn State's annual state appropriation. Also contained in his budget proposal is level funding at nearly $13.6 million for Penn College and $44.7 million for Agricultural Research and Extension.

"In this difficult budget environment, the governor's offer of level funding is a clear sign that higher education is critical for Pennsylvania's economic recovery and for our next generation of workers. The governor's budget proposal is the beginning of a long process of legislative review and we are pleased that he has recommended no cuts in our appropriation this year," said Penn State President Rodney Erickson.

State Senate panel to meet at Penn State on higher education issues

9/1/11

The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee will hold the first of a series of public hearings on the role of the Commonwealth's state-related universities, beginning with Penn State, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Room 217 of the Forest Resources Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The meeting is free and open to the public, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

State appropriates level funding to Penn State for 2010-11

7/6/10

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation on Tuesday, July 6, providing $318.1 million in base appropriation and $15.8 million in federal stimulus funds to Penn State for the 2010-11 budget year, for a total of $333.9 million. This appropriation is equivalent to the amount received by Penn State in 2009-10. "Given the current economic difficulties faced by the Commonwealth, we are pleased that the Legislature and governor were able to continue support for Penn State at level funding," said University President Graham Spanier. "We are grateful for the work they put in to pass the state budget in a timely fashion, which allows us to move forward and set our own budget for the coming year."

Deep concern expressed over Rendell's planned cuts to University funds

7/1/09

In introducing a new round of potential state budget cuts for 2009-10, Gov. Ed Rendell proposed last week what could be devastating cuts in the Commonwealth's appropriation to Penn State. The governor's proposed reductions would set the University back to its appropriation level in 1996. Penn State would go from the current year's initial appropriation of $338 million to $278 million in 2009-10.