Here is a look at the differences among the three versions of the state budget. All three are premised on paying off $10.7 billion of the state's deficit over five years and more than $8 billion in higher taxes, including a temporary half-cent sales tax boost to retire the deficit. A budget conference committee is working this weekend to reconcile the Senate plan and Assembly Budget Committee plan.

GOVERNOR'S PLAN
Total spending

$94.5 billion

Public schools and community colleges

$37.1 billion. Cuts suggested by educators of more $1.1 billion reduce or eliminate various programs including maintenance and textbook purchases. Community colleges receive $200 million more than governor's initial budget to reduce size of cut and increase per unit fees from $11 to $18.

Social services

$21.5 billion. Scales back previous plan to transfer $8.3 billion in programs to counties in favor of a $1.8 billion proposal. Previous plan to reduce aid checks to poor, aged, blind and disabled Californians abandoned.

Transportation

$6.6 billion on highway and transit projects - nearly 10 percent less than this year. Loans of $1.7 billion in transportation money to the state general fund to be repaid by 2009.

Local government

Ends the state's $3.1 billion subsidy of cities and counties to cover money lost by a more than two-thirds reduction in vehicle license fees. License fees will go up to make cities and counties whole. Takes $250 million in local property taxes from redevelopment agencies and uses it to help cover state aid to public schools.

UC and CSU

Cuts of $373 million for UC and $326 million for CSU mostly in outreach programs and administration. Student fee increases of 25 percent are anticipated to erase some of the cuts to both systems.

Prisons

$5.3 billion. The budget for the 33-prison system is one of few parts of state government to see an increase in spending.

Fee increases

$431 million including business owners paying $75 million more to cover the costs of the state's administration of the workers' comp system. .

SENATE PLAN
Total spending

$95.6 billion

Public schools and community colleges

Mirrors the governor's proposals.

Social services

Spends $1 billion more than governor by rejecting $800 million in cuts to Medi-Cal, the state's health program for the poor. Gives cost of living increases to welfare recipients and the aged, blind and disabled.

Transportation

Largely mirrors governor's proposal.

Local government

Generally mirrors governor's plan.

UC and CSU

Same as the governor's.

Prisons

Cuts $138 million deeper than governor proposes by speeding release of "seriously ill" inmates and in drug treatment programs. Also orders the prison system to devise alternative punishments for parole violators other than returning to prison.

Fee increases

$674 million, which includes all of the governor's fee increases, plus: -- Raising water rights permit fees from $110 to $36,000 -- $50 million in fire protection fees on homeowners and businesses. .

ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE PLAN
Total spending

$95.6 billion

Public schools and community colleges

The Assembly follows the governor's plan by restoring class size reduction program spending in K-12 education. It adds money for deferred maintenance and instructional materials and rejects cuts the governor proposed in library materials and adult education. The Assembly plans to set community college fees at $15 per unit.

Social services

The Assembly added in more than $800 million in social services spending, including rejecting a proposed cut in Medi-Cal service provider rates by 15 percent. Lawmakers also put in $200 million for medical supplies, wheelchairs and prosthetics.

Transportation

Rejects the governor's plan to suspend Proposition 42, thereby spending $459 million more on transportation projects than the governor had proposed. This will allow some projects in the works to continue to move forward.

Local government

Rejects the governor's shift of redevelopment money to education, keeping $250 million for local government.

UC and CSU

Mirrors the governor's cuts

Prisons

Cuts spending by eliminating many management positions for both prisons and parole agents.

Fee increases

Largely mirrors the governor's proposal.

Source: Chronicle reporting.