Scott releases statement on PA state budget
Scott releases statement on PA state budget
Rep. Greg Scott July 6, 2023 | 4:15 PM
HARRISBURG, July 6 – State Rep. Greg Scott, D- Montgomery, issued the following statement regarding his vote to support the 2023-24 state budget that will head to the desk of Gov. Josh Shapiro.
“We have passed a significant investment in K-12 education funding, which will help to provide relief to our underfunded schools,” Scott said. “I’m happy that our school districts will see a boost from the budget’s $617 million increase for Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts. We have the money to help our students succeed, regardless of where they live, and they are worth the investment.”
Scott said state funding for the school districts he represents are set at the following amounts:
- Colonial Area School District - $7,039,010 (8.5% increase).
- Norristown School District - $31,953,809 (18.5% increase).
“This bill will invest significant money in the recently minted Whole Home Repair Program, in solving the Black maternal health crisis, in uplifting historically disadvantaged small businesses, in sickle cell research, in the Pennsylvania Prison Society, in establishing the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee and in overall violence intervention and prevention programs.” Scott said.
“The budget is not perfect; they never are, but it does make significant investments in the state’s most important resource: people. Budgets are statements of values and House Democrats showed that we value education and working people and that we want to build a state that is safe with good jobs and boundless opportunity. We believe that to address institutional inequalities, we must intentionally invest in equitable solutions, and this budget is a start toward that goal.”