Quinn's budget proposal, agency by agency
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed budget would increase spending overall while cutting some services, including state police training and pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly.
Here's a look at some of the major agencies, the amount they get now, what Quinn proposes for fiscal 2012, the percentage difference and examples of what would be changed. The amounts include federal funds administered by the state.
Aging
FY2011: $718.2 million
FY2012: $882.9 million
Difference: Up 22.9 percent
Change: End Circuit Breaker program ($24.1 million)
Agriculture
FY2011: $96.8 million
FY2012: $96.8 million
Difference: 0 percent
Change: Cut soil and water conservation districts ($600,000)
Board of education
FY2011: $11.2 billion
FY2012: $10.8 billion
Difference: Down 3.6 percent
Change: Reduce school transportation ($95 million)
Central Management Services
FY2011: $4.01 billion
FY2012: $5.08 billion
Difference: Up 26.7 percent
Change: Purchase new vehicles
Children & Family Services
FY2011: $1.27 billion
FY2012: $1.29 billion
Difference: Up 1.6 percent
Change: Reduce support-service contracts
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
FY2011: $2.38 billion
FY2012: $2.0 billion
Difference: Down 15.9 percent
Change: Increase job-retraining program 152 percent ($18.7 million)
Corrections
FY2011: $1.23 billion
FY2012: $1.36 billion
Difference: Up 10.6 percent
Change: Eliminate Franklin County Methamphetamine Project ($1.5 million)
Higher education
FY2011: $2.59 billion
FY2012: $2.63 billion
Difference: Up 1.5 percent
Change: Increase MAP investment and equalization grants
Human Services
FY2011: $6.1 billion
FY2012: $5.5 billion
Difference: Down 9.8 percent
Change: Don't fund new field office staff for caseload administration ($53 million)
Healthcare and Family Services
FY2011: $15.6 billion
FY2012: $15 billion
Difference: Down 3.8 percent
Change: Reduce Medicaid rates ($552 million)
Labor
FY2011: $10 million
FY2012: $11.2 million
Difference: Up 11.9 percent
Change: Take over an occupational-safety program from the commerce department
Natural Resources
FY2011: $279 million
FY2012: $259 million
Difference: Down 7.2 percent
Change: No new conservation police ($2 million)
Public Health
FY2011: $567.1 million
FY2012: $581 million
Difference: Up 2.5 percent
Change: Reduce grant to Comprehensive Sickle-Cell Center ($420,000)
Revenue
FY2011: $1.2 billion
FY2012: $1.66 billion
Difference: Up 38.8 percent
Change: Increase hardship refunds
State police
FY2011: $403.8 million
FY2012: $402 million
Difference: Down 0.4 percent
Change: No new troopers ($10 million)
Transportation
FY2011: $2.55 billion
FY2012: $2.68 billion
Difference: up 4.9 percent
Change: Technology upgrades for faster updates on driving conditions
Veterans Affairs
FY2011: $121.8 million
FY2012: $125.3 million
Difference: up 2.9 percent
Change: Warrior Assistance Program cut 25 percent to $300,000