 The state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each district received at least the same amount as it received the prior school year, even when enrollment had significantly declined.The amount of increase each school district receives was determined by then Governor Edward Rendell and the Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak through the allocation set in the state budget proposal made in February each year.This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others.