HARRISBURG – Senator David G. Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) released the following statement regarding the governor’s veto of the emergency funding budget:
“Today’s veto by the governor is another blow to local school districts, social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. Specifically, the emergency funding package would have provided $88.6 million in funding for school districts in the 29th Senatorial District. The voters in the last election voted for a divided government; not a dysfunctional government. I suggest we look at issues where there is agreement that the state needs to act, including school property tax reform, as a starting point.”
Below is a list of school districts in the 29th Senatorial District, the amount of funding vetoed by the governor and estimations when school districts will be jeopardy with cash flow without the emergency budget:
| School District | County | Total Major Subsidy Distribution | Est. Months to Cash Flow Difficulty Without Stop Gap |
| Conrad Weiser Area SD | Berks | 3,969,104 | March |
| Fleetwood Area SD | Berks | 3,731,985 | March |
| Hamburg Area SD | Berks | 3,918,798 | March |
| Kutztown Area SD | Berks | 2,363,052 | April |
| Schuylkill Valley SD | Berks | 2,280,987 | May |
| Tulpehocken Area SD | Berks | 2,634,913 | April |
| Wilson SD | Berks | 5,701,858 | April |
| Panther Valley SD | Carbon | 3,872,138 | December |
| Hazleton Area SD | Luzerne | 18,177,116 | December |
| Blue Mountain SD | Schuylkill | 4,652,574 | April |
| Mahanoy Area SD | Schuylkill | 3,499,006 | October |
| Minersville Area SD | Schuylkill | 2,709,418 | January |
| North Schuylkill SD | Schuylkill | 4,505,141 | January |
| Pine Grove Area SD | Schuylkill | 3,436,256 | January |
| Pottsville Area SD | Schuylkill | 6,350,836 | February |
| Saint Clair Area SD | Schuylkill | 1,587,847 | November |
| Schuylkill Haven Area SD | Schuylkill | 2,996,161 | January |
| Shenandoah Valley SD | Schuylkill | 3,118,360 | December |
| Tamaqua Area SD | Schuylkill | 3,778,435 | March |
| Tri-Valley SD | Schuylkill | 2,192,163 | November |
| Williams Valley SD | Schuylkill | 3,220,376 | November |
| TOTAL | 88,696,524 |