 One hundred fifty school districts received the base 2% increase in 2010–11.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 where its enrollment had significantly declined.The amount of increase each school district received was set by then Governor Edward Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February.