District/School Administration Administration
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Revised House 1 Budget

On June 4, 2009, Governor Patrick released a revised House 1 Budget as a result of further reductions to FY10 revenue projections. The difference between the original House 1 and the revised House 1 is a reduction of $91 million for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The attached spreadsheet compares the agency's FY2009 Budget post all 9C cuts, the Governor's original FY2010 House 1 Budget, the Governor's revised House 1 Budget, and the final FY2010 House and Senate Budgets. The format of the attached spreadsheet is sorted by two categories as identified in both House 1 budgets: Consolidated Programs and Non Consolidated Programs.

The largest cuts in the Governor's revised budget compared to his initial House 1 budget occurred in the SPED Circuit Breaker account (a reduction of $75 million) and the Regional Transportation Line item (a reduction of $11 million).

While recognizing that the Legislature's own budget proposal is now before the Conference Committee, the Governor released the revised House 1 Budget in the hopes of bridging the gap between the House and Senate versions of the budget. The Governor's revised House 1 Budget does not rely on sales tax revenue, and relies more heavily on federal stimulus monies than the original House 1 Budget. Consequently, under the revised House 1 Budget, the federal stimulus monies would be used up (largely, if not fully) in FY09 and FY10, rather than extending into FY11.

We are hopeful that Conference Committee budget will be finalized by the end of the month.

If you have any questions regarding this budget, please feel free to call me.