Gov. Mark Dayton declared an end to the Minnesota budget stalemate Wednesday, saying he and legislative leaders have tentatively settled the remaining differences on a set of bills that lawmakers will vote on in a special session.

Dayton won’t formally schedule the session until he and leaders of the Republican and Democratic legislative caucuses sign a written agreement on the session’s parameters after reviewing finalized language, the Democrat said in a written statement.

He also said the three-week standoff between him, a House Republican majority and a Senate Democratic majority has proven difficult.

“The sign of a true compromise is that no one is happy with it,” Dayton said. “Proponents and opponents of various policies across the political spectrum will be as unhappy with certain features as we, who ultimately had to accept them to avoid another government shutdown, the indefinite layoffs of 9,500 state employees and severe disruptions of important public services.”

House Speaker Kurt Daudt, the Legislature’s top Republican, had yet to arrive at his office Wednesday.

The remaining budget bills include billions of dollars for public schools, state parks, economic development and energy programs and farm assistance, including for poultry producers affected by the bird flu. Three budget bills containing the money had been vetoed by Dayton, who said the initial schools plan had insufficient spending and the other two had policy changes he couldn’t stomach.

Dayton said the last bits of negotiation resulted in $5 million to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and assist people with mental illness in attaining housing. The agreement also allows for energy rate accommodations for the hard-hit steel industry and gives Rochester flexibility in using local tax dollars toward expansions related to the Mayo Clinic’s Destination Medical Center project.

Aside from waiting on the actual bills, legislative leaders also need to scramble 201 members back to St. Paul. With a nearly $1.9 billion surplus this year, many at the Capitol thought the chances for an overtime session were remote and made June vacation plans.

House Minority Leader Paul Thissen went ahead Sunday with a trip to Europe as part of a bid team for the 2023 World’s Fair. His spokesman said the Minneapolis Democrat was hurrying back Wednesday.