(State College) -- Governor Tom Corbett's proposed 2012 budget -- to be unveiled March 8th -- could have an impact on Penn State University's cooperative extension offices across the state. Penn State's College of Agriculture Sciences is under review, as officials decide how to whittle down its academic departments from twelve to about six. Dean Bruce McPheron says the only change restructuring would have on the 67 county extension offices is they'd have new people to report to back on campus. But he says, funding could be a problem. "We're making our plans now with the idea that we anticipate a difficult budget year at the state level. If we see a significant cut from state funding, that is what we use to actually pay the salaries of these educators out in the counties. So we're waiting until we see what the action from Harrisburg is." McPheron says department consolidation plans should be made by April, but won't be implemented for at least a year. He says the changes could improve extension programs since the school hopes to put additional agricultural educators in the county offices.