HARRISBURG – With a majority of line items in the most recently voted down budget proposals agreed to by the PA House and Senate, York County Rep. Seth Grove plans to introduce a Reconciliation Budget to immediately send funding to school districts, counties, and programs as the final details are hashed out. Grove noted the two sides agree to fully fund 510 items, or 53.4% of the 934 in total appropriations. In the Reconciliation Budget, those items would be fully funded while 424 items would be partly funded since funding is partially agreed to. Grove said, “The Reconciliation Budget is a commonsense approach to partially fund state government operations while all sides continue to work on finding middle ground in areas where difference remain. Since the sides agree on the majority of funding, there is no reason why Pennsylvanians should continue to suffer because of a few hang ups.”
REP. SETH GROVE