Department of Education, Central Office Operations [201]
Secretarial Area: Education
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $52,142,706 $65,276,490 $117,419,196
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $49,646,001 $65,881,378 $115,527,379
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $49,883,183 $45,077,378 $94,960,561
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $49,344,671 $45,077,378 $94,422,049
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $51,178,037 $42,557,083 $93,735,120
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $52,375,428 $42,557,083 $94,932,511
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $51,089,771 $42,550,868 $93,640,639
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget $52,375,428 $42,557,083 $94,932,511
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments $1,838,466 ($6,215) $1,832,251
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments ($3,124,123) $0 ($3,124,123)
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $51,192,480 $42,551,242 $93,743,722
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget $52,375,428 $42,557,083 $94,932,511
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments $1,955,389 ($5,841) $1,949,548
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments ($3,138,337) $0 ($3,138,337)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 141.50 175.50 317.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 141.50 175.50 317.00
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 139.50 177.50 317.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $611,223 $611,223
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Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $533,674 $533,674
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Support for full implementation of the Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching Decision Package
  Provides the full annual cost of the center's residential summer professional development academies for exemplary teachers at George Mason University.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $315,923 $330,137
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Increase funding for academic reviews Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for the academic reviews the Department of Education is required to conduct on underperforming schools that are not fully accredited. With an increase in the number of schools that are accredited with warning or provisionally accredited, the cost for the reviews has increased.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $309,680 $309,680
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Consolidate grant programs Decision Package
  Combines grant programs to provide a single source for grants for extended learning time models as well as alternative instructional delivery or school governance models. A companion action is included in the Direct Aid to Public Education budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,812) ($200,812)
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Transfer the Opportunity Educational Institution to a new agency code Decision Package
  Moves funding previously appropriated to the Opportunity Educational Institution to a separate agency code established for the Institution.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($150,000) ($150,000)
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Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $123,270 $156,462
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Expand positive behavioral interventions and supports initiative Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for statewide training for public school teachers and administrators on the implementation of a positive behavioral interventions and supports program that reduces disruptive behavior in the classroom.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $125,000 $125,000
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Increase Funding for Early Reading Intervention Diagnostic (PALS) Decision Package
  Provides funding to align the literacy assessment diagnostic tool with revisions to the English Standards of Learning. The requested funding will also provide support to teachers on how to coordinate assessment results with lesson plans.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $104,752 $89,652
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Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $59,971 $81,562
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Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,405 $71,274
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Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,609) ($2,452)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,215) ($5,841)
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Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($11) ($11)
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Conform Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program budget language to Code of Virginia Decision Package
  Aligns budget language with statutory changes made during the 2013 General Assembly Session.
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Reduce funding for administration of SOL assessments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures anticipated savings in test costs pursuant to Senate Bill 306 and House Bill 930 reducing the number of Standards of Learning assessments.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,900,000) ($2,900,000)
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Remove funding for full implementation of Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching General Assembly Adjustment
  s amendment saves $315,923 the first year and $330,137 the second year from the general fund by funding the Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching, located at George Mason University, at the current FY 2014 adopted amount of $220,191 each year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($315,923) ($330,137)
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Provide funding for Education Commission of the States dues General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores funding to the Department's budget to pay Virginia's dues as a member of the Education Commission of the States. The reduction was included in Central Accounts in the introduced budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $91,800 $91,800


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