Budget Coordination

2009-2010 Budget Summary

The Department budget proposal lays out three major pieces of information:

resources available to the Department in the current year (this becomes the “base budget” for the new year);
additional resources the Department requires to maintain existing operations and for priority initiatives; and
resources the Department will need for the next three fiscal years, including new initiatives.

The 2008-2009 base budget outlined in this proposal assumes level funding from the 2007-2008 allocations.
Increased General Fund costs associated with three percent mandated salary increases for all Department areas have been included in the Operations and Management Services’ section.
Inflation for nonpersonal services has been excluded pending notification of the appropriate increases (if any) by the Division of the Budget.
All requests above level funding are detailed in the narrative sections. Where Aid to Localities projections for 2009 through 2011 are shown at the 2007-2008 level, it should not be construed to reflect projected need.
General Support for Public Schools reflects the Regents State Aid proposal.

Cost of living adjustments (COLA) of three and one-half percent for State Operations and Aid to Localities costs have been included for each of the three years.
Where expenditures have increased but a need for additional appropriation authority is not anticipated, “n/a” appears in the “2009-10 ADDITIONAL REQUEST” column.