The final version of the K-12 school aid, community college and university budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2012. House Bill 5365 authorizes the rest of state government spending. This bill would appropriate $12.944 billion for K-12 public schools, compared to $12.359 billion the previous year.

The bill also appropriates $1.399 billion for state universities, compared to $1.364 billion the previous year, and $294 million for community colleges vs. $283 million. Of these amounts, $1.798 billion is federal money, vs. $1.829 billion the previous year.