o Abolish 181 vacant positions. $5.3 million.
EDUCATION
o A 1.5 percent reduction to the University of Maryland System. $15.6 million.
o A 10 percent reduction for the Sellinger program, which funds private colleges. $5.6 million.
o Increased aid for community colleges reduced by 50 percent for fiscal year 2009. $8.2 million.
o A 33 percent reduction for workforce training related to military base realignment preparation. $1 million.
o A 2 percent reduction for Education Excellence Awards. $1.3 million.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
o Reduced funding from $6.5 million to $4.2 million for grants to local governments and community development organizations.
AGRICULTURE
o Cover crop program loses $3.1 million because available funding exceeds projected demand.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
o Maryland State Arts Council funding reduced by $15.2 million.
o Maryland Tourism Development Board funding reduced by $2.2 million.
LOCAL AID
o Payments for inmates housed in local jails reduced by 25 percent. $6 million.
o Local health budget reduced by 2.6 percent. $1.8 million.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
n Eliminate 100 vacant correctional officer positions and correctional supply officers. $2.9 million.
n Abolish 61 vacant positions, including ones in information technology support, fingerprint specialists, secretaries, clerical and administrative support and customer service. $1.6 million.
STATE POLICE
n Cuts to reflect current vacancy level among state troopers, leaving enough for new trooper class late in the fiscal year. $4.5 million.
STATEWIDE
n No additional fiscal year 2009 Other Post Employment Benefits contribution, $46 million.
SOURCE: Gov. Martin O'Malley administration