EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
	2008-2009 BUDGET COMPARISON
	(Amounts in thousands)
									- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -
									EXECUTIVE		EXECUTIVE
			2007-2008		2008-2009		2008-2009		REC. AND		REC. AND
			ADJUSTED		REGENTS		EXECUTIVE		2007-2008 ADJ.		REGENTS
	PROGRAM		APPROP.		REQUEST		REC.		APPROP.		REQUEST
	STATE OPERATIONS- GENERAL FUND
	Accountability Initiative		15,000		20,000		15,000		0		(5,000)
	Addressing and Preventing Teacher Misconduct (P-16/OHE)		0		1,450		0		0		(1,450)
	Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs (P-16/OHE)		0		220		0		0		(220)
	Cultural and Museum Education Act (CE)		0		2,500		0		0		(2,500)
	Cultural Resources and Resources for Literacy, Learning and Workforce Development (CE)		0		1,650		0		0		(1,650)
	Digital Education: Technology to Advance Teaching (OMS)		0		7,000		0		0		(7,000)
	Ensuring Care of Govt. Records and Cultural Resources (CE)		0		1,650		0		0		(1,650)
	Fingerprinting Teacher Certification Applicants (P-16/OHE)		1,000		1,000		500		(500)		(500)
	Leadership Development Initiatives		0		0		250		250		250
	Mandated Salary Increases and Inflation		0		1,004		1,675		1,675		671
	P-16 Data System (P-16/EMSC)		0		2,000		0		0		(2,000)
	P-16 Regional Education Alliances (P-16/EMSC)		0		880		0		0		(880)
	Permanent Statewide Internet Library (CE)		0		7,500		0		0		(7,500)
	Planting the Seed		0		1,000		0		0		(1,000)
	School Health and Safety Program (P-16/EMSC)		0		400		0		0		(400)
	Smart Scholars Program (P-16/OHE)		0		440		0		0		(440)
	State Fringe Benefits (OMS)		1,903		0		1,903		0		1,903
	Tenured Teacher Hearings (P-16/OHE)		3,300		3,650		3,300		0		(350)
	Other State Operations		38,688		38,688		38,688	(a)	0		0
	Total State Operations		59,891		91,032		61,316		1,425		(29,716)
	STATE OPERATIONS- SPECIAL REVENUE
	Archives Partnership Trust (CE)		1,000		1,000		1,000		0		0
	Archives Records Management Account (CE)		1,530		1,960		1,960		430		0
	Automation and Printing Chargebacks (OMS)		16,801		16,801		17,508		707		707
	Biodiversity Research Fund (CE)		0		900		0		0		(900)
	Cultural Education Account (CE)		36,000		36,000		38,000		2,000		2,000
	Cultural Resource Survey (CE)		8,850		8,850		10,600		1,750		1,750
	Education Archives Account (CE)		289		289		289		0		0
	Education Library Account (CE)		820		820		820		0		0
	Education Museum Account (CE)		2,555		2,555		3,241		686		686
	GED High School Equivalency (P-16/EMSC)		311		311		311		0		0
	Gifts, Grants and Bequests Account (OMS)		7,800		7,800		7,800		0		0
	Indirect Cost Recovery Account (OMS)		22,346		22,346		22,346		0		0
	Local Government Records Management
	Improvement Fund (CE)		4,504		4,504		4,644		140		140
	Love Your Library Account (CE)		0		100		0		0		(100)
	National Cooperative Education Statistics (P-16/EMSC)		0		100		100		100		0
	NYS School for the Blind at Batavia (VESID)		9,910		9,910		9,910		0		0
	NYS School for the Blind - Gifts, Grants, Bequests Acct		40		40		40		0		0
	NYS School for the Deaf at Rome (VESID)		9,522		9,522		9,522		0		0
	NYS School for the Deaf - Gifts, Grants, Bequests Acct		20		20		20		0		0
	Office of the Professions (OP)		44,061		44,061		44,061		0		0
	Proprietary Vocational School Supervision (P-16/OHE)		4,756		4,756		4,756		0		0
	Social Security Reimbursement Account (VESID)		1,000		1,000		1,000		0		0
	Student Lending Accountability, Transparency
	and Enforcement (P-16/OHE)		0		1,800		1,200		1,200		(600)
	Summer School for the Arts Account (P-16/EMSC)		1,768		1,768		1,768		0		0
	Teacher Certification Account (P-16/OHE)		8,255		8,255		8,255		0		0
	Teacher Education Accreditation Account (P-16/OHE)		271		271		271		0		0
	Tuition Reimbursement Account (P-16/OHE)		1,725		1,725		1,725		0		0
	VR - Workers Compensation Account (VESID)		100		200		200		100		0
	(a) Includes $2.283 million of technology projects that will be bonded in 2008-09.
									- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -
									EXECUTIVE		EXECUTIVE
			2007-2008		2008-2009		2008-2009		REC. AND		REC. AND
			ADJUSTED		REGENTS		EXECUTIVE		2007-2008 ADJ.		REGENTS
	PROGRAM		APPROP.		REQUEST		REC.		APPROP.		REQUEST
	AID TO LOCALITIES
	Academic Intervention for Nonpublic Schools (P-16/EMSC)		1,000		1,000		1,000		0		0
	Adult Basic Education (P-16/EMSC)		2,000		2,000		2,000		0		0
	Adult Literacy Aid (P-16/EMSC)		6,325		6,325		5,325		(1,000)		(1,000)
	After School Programs		0		0		10,000		10,000		10,000
	Aid to Independent Colleges and Universities (P-16/OHE)		46,238		53,868		40,950	(a)	(5,288)		(12,918)
	Aid to Educational Television and Radio (CE)		18,830		26,450		18,830		0		(7,620)
	Aid to Public Libraries Including New York Public Library's (NYPL)
	Science, Industry and Business Library and
	NYPL Services to CUNY (CE)		102,200		102,650		97,200	(b)	(5,000)		(5,450)
	Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs (P-16/OHE)		0		6,620		0		0		(6,620)
	Apprenticeship Training (P-16/EMSC)		1,830		1,830		1,830		0		0
	Case Services (VESID)		54,600		54,600		54,600		0		0
	Center for School Safety (P-16/EMSC)		475		475		475		0		0
	Charter School Development (P-16/EMSC)		6,000		6,000		6,000		0		0
	Civility, Citizenship and Character Ed. (P-16/EMSC)		475		475		0		(475)		(475)
	College Readers Aid (VESID)		300		300		300		0		0
	County Vocational Education and Extension Boards		700		700		1,000		300		300
	Cultural and Museum Education Act (CE)		0		27,500		0		0		(27,500)
	Cultural Resources and Resources for Literacy, Learning and Workforce Development (CE)		0		5,900		0		0		(5,900)
	Early Childhood Direction Centers (VESID)		656		656		656		0		0
	Ensuring Care of Government Records
	and Cultural Resources (CE)		0		3,350		0		0		(3,350)
	Expansion of Programs that Close the Student Achievement										0
	Gap in Higher Education (P-16/OHE)		0		12,600	(c)	0		0		(12,600)	(c)
	Extended Day/School Violence (P-16/EMSC)		30,200		30,200		30,200		0		0
	Family and Parent Outreach (P-16/OHE)		0		6,500		0		0
	Health Education Program (P-16/EMSC)		750		750		750		0		0
	Healthy School Program		0		0		5,000		5,000		5,000
	Higher Education Opportunity Program (P-16/OHE)		25,237		25,237	(c)	24,200		(1,037)		(1,037)	(c)
	Independent Living Centers (VESID)		13,231		18,231		11,731		(1,500)		(6,500)
	Liberty Partnerships (P-16/OHE)		12,556		12,556	(c)	12,018		(538)		(538)	(c)
	Math and Science High Schools (P-16/EMSC)		1,500		1,500		1,500		0		0
	Mentoring and Tutoring Program		0		0		1,000		1,000		1,000
	Migrant Education (P-16/EMSC)		90		90		90		0		0
	Missing Children Education (P-16/EMSC)		1,000		1,000		0		(1,000)		(1,000)
	National Boards for Prof. Teaching Standards (P-16/OHE)		500		500		500		0		0
	Nursing Degree Program (P-16/OHE)		1,027		1,027		0		(1,027)		(1,027)
	P-16 Regional Education Alliances (P-16/EMSC)		0		14,120		0		0		(14,120)
	Permanent Statewide Internet Library (CE)		0		2,500		0		0		(2,500)
	Postsecondary Education of Native
	Americans (P-16/EMSC)		635		750		635		0		(115)
	Prekindergarten (Targeted) (P-16/EMSC)		25,100		0		1,400	(d)	(23,700)		1,400
	Prevention of Instructor Turnover (VESID)		4,000		4,000		0	(e)	(4,000)		(4,000)
	Primary Mental Health Project (P-16/EMSC)		970		970		970		0		0
	School Aid (P-16/EMSC)		See NOTE at the end of this document.
	School Lunch and Breakfast (P-16/EMSC)		31,700		31,700		31,700		0		0
	Schools Under Registration Review (P-16/EMSC)		1,900		1,900		1,900		0		0
	Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)/ Collegiate
	Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) (P-16/OHE)		19,000		19,000	(c)	19,000		0		0	(c)
	Smart Scholars Program (P-16/OHE)		0		99,560		0		0		(99,560)
	(a)   Although $42.562 million is appropriated, the Executive intends to fund Aid to Indep. Colleges/Univ. at $40.95 million in 2008-09.
	(b)  The Executive budget includes $866,100 of operations funding for Conservation and Preservation and TBBL.
	The Executive also recommends $14 million in capital funds for local library construction (see below).
	(c)  The "Expansion of Programs that Close the Student Achievement Gap in Higher Education" initiative requests additional funding
	for the following programs:  Higher Education Opportunity Program (a $4.5 million increase); Liberty Partnerships (a $5.6
	million increase); and Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)/Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program
	(CSTEP) (a $2.5 million increase).
	(d)  This represents remaining payments for the 2007-08 school year.  In the 2007-08 school year, the program was merged
	into Universal Prekindergarten.
	(e)  The Executive budget earmarks $4 million in Federal IDEA funds for the Prevention of Instructor Turnover Program.
									- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -
									EXECUTIVE		EXECUTIVE
			2007-2008		2008-2009		2008-2009		REC. AND		REC. AND
			ADJUSTED		REGENTS		EXECUTIVE		2007-2008 ADJ.		REGENTS
	PROGRAM		APPROP.		REQUEST		REC.		APPROP.		REQUEST
	Summer Food Program (P-16/EMSC)		3,300		3,300		3,300		0		0
	SUNY Center for Autism (VESID)		500	(a)	1,000		0	(b)	(500)		(1,000)
	Supported Employment (VESID)		16,402		16,402		16,402		0		0
	Teachers Opportunity Corps (P-16/OHE)		713		713		713		0		0
	Transferring Success (P-16/EMSC)		630		630		0		(630)		(630)
	Workplace Literacy (P-16/EMSC)		1,376		1,376		1,376		0		0
	AID TO LOCALITIES - PROGRAMS WITH STATUTORILY MANDATED COSTS
	Education of Native Americans (P-16/EMSC)		Included in Regents State Aid Proposal
	Nonpublic Mandated Services Aid (P-16/EMSC)		127,400		167,300		142,400		15,000		(24,900)
	Preschool Education (4410) (VESID)		663,100		685,000		681,500		18,400		(3,500)
	Private Schools for the Blind and the
	Deaf (4201) (VESID)		118,100		124,000		118,100	(c)	0		(5,900)
	Summer School Program (4408) (VESID)		243,400		271,200		243,400		0		(27,800)
	AID TO LOCALITIES - SPECIAL REVENUE
	Biodiversity Research Fund (CE)		0		1,600		0		0		(1,600)
	Charter School Stimulus Account (P-16/EMSC)		20,000		20,000		20,000		0		0
	Local Government Records Management
	Improvement Fund (CE)		13,150		13,150		13,150		0		0
	School Tax Relief Program (P-16/EMSC)		4,888,000		4,888,000 </