If Pennsylvania begins its new fiscal year Wednesday without a budget in place, here's a rundown of what to expect:

- State agencies and offices will operate as usual at least in the short term, tapping unused 2014-15 appropriations or special and federal funds to cover the cost. But the state will lose its authority to pay vendors, including providers of services ranging from legal advice to lawn mowing, for work done from Wednesday on. Gov. Tom Wolf has said those bills will be paid once a 2015-16 budget is approved.

- Billions of dollars in state aid to local school districts would remain in limbo until a budget is approved. County governments, which rely on state dollars to help finance child protective services and other social programs, also would be squeezed if state reimbursements are delayed for too long.

- The administration would tap 2015-16 tax collections to continue services involving public health, welfare and safety and those required by law, including unemployment compensation, health care financed through Medicaid and home and community services for seniors and disabled people. Public safety agencies, such as state prisons and the state police, also would function as normal, the administration said.