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State budget impasse leaves Cornwall-Lebanon awaiting major subsidies; insurance costs fall 1.2%
Summary
The district told the board Aug. 11 it adopted its budget June 16 but continues to await state subsidy payments because the Pennsylvania state budget remained unresolved after the June 30 deadline; administrators also reported a 1.2% decrease in insurance costs for 2025–26.
District finance officials told the board Aug. 11 that the state budget impasse remains unresolved and that Cornwall‑Lebanon is awaiting several expected state subsidy payments that normally begin in July.
"The state budget impasse is still happening. Deadline was June 30, still under negotiations," Mrs. Hents said while reviewing revenue assumptions. The administration said the district adopted its own budget on June 16 and is relying on approximately $34,100,000 in expected revenue for operations in 2025–26.
The administration listed the top state revenue items the district expects: basic education (the largest source), pension reimbursement for employee retirement (listed at about $7,200,000 in the presentation), special‑education funding (reported at about $3,150,000), a Ready‑to‑Learn grant (about $2,400,000) and the state property‑tax reduction payment (about $2,200,000). Presenters said the usual first subsidy payment for special education, typically received in July, had not arrived.
Officials said they will monitor the timing of state payments and that the district is in the same position as other Pennsylvania school systems awaiting action from the legislature. The packet also included routine finance items for board action next week: approval of insurance coverages for 2025–26 and authorization to sell used equipment. District staff said the insurance market produced a rare 1.2% decrease in overall premiums for the coming year and credited Liberty Mutual for a portion of the savings.
The administration asked the board to approve coverages at the upcoming vote and to authorize the sale of surplus equipment as in past years.
