Bauer said the plan to be voted on did not have a limit on charter schools, which House Democrats had sought earlier. He also said there was some money to provide tax credits for people who donate to scholarship organizations that allow students to attend private schools — something else Democrats did not favor.

The Republican-controlled state Board of Finance was prepared to meet in an emergency session Wednesday to potentially transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to keep essential services such as prisons and state police running if a new budget or temporary funding measure was not enacted on time.

The Daniels’ administration also has said unemployment benefits, child support payments and welfare assistance would continue to be rendered for those already eligible.

But Daniels has said state parks would close, as would Bureau of Motor Vehicles branches and most state offices; most of the state’s 30,900 full-time employees would be furloughed.

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Associated Press Writer Deanna Martin contributed to this report from Indianapolis.