Central Appropriations [995]
Secretarial Area: Central Appropriations
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
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly ($28,685,743) $90,333,589 $61,647,846
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $66,651,722 $89,257,200 $155,908,922
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $34,508,713 $89,277,896 $123,786,609
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $247,203,570 $89,288,104 $336,491,674
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $20,354,046 $119,423,439 $139,777,485
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $335,254,972 $119,327,905 $454,582,877
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $63,495,303 $119,327,905 $182,823,208
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $139,548,040 $120,327,905 $259,875,945
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($75,750,951) ($1,000,000) ($76,750,951)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments ($301,786) $0 ($301,786)
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $249,946,872 $119,827,905 $369,774,777
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $222,997,731 $120,327,905 $343,325,636
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments ($54,344,075) ($1,000,000) ($55,344,075)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $81,293,216 $500,000 $81,793,216
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 2.00 0.00 2.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Reflect the required reversal of funding for public employee salary increases Decision Package
  Reflects the required reversal of funding for public employee salary increases. The Appropriation Act directed the Governor to allocate this funding to offset any downward revisions in the general fund revenue forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($69,127,326) ($121,121,244)
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Provide compensation actions for state employees and state-supported local employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for a one and one-half percent bonus for full-time state employees and state-supported local employees, effective December 1, 2017, and a compression pay adjustment for the Virginia State Police. Separate adjustments under Direct Aid to Public Education and the Compensation Board provide funding for a teacher bonus and compensation actions for Constitutional Officers, respectively.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $60,037,502
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Reverse credit card and interest restoration to higher education Decision Package
  Removes $1,750,000 (GF) each year of the biennium for the estimated total payment to individual institutions of higher education of the interest earned on tuition and fees and other nongeneral fund Educational and General revenues deposited to the state treasury. Also, eliminates $2,250,000 (GF) each year of the biennium for the payment to individual institutions of a pro rata amount of the rebate paid on credit card purchases not exceeding $5,000 during the previous year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,000,000) ($4,000,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
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Provide funding for personnel related legislative and regulatory changes Decision Package
  Reserves funding for the potential cost of legislative and/or regulatory changes that impact the personnel practices of state government.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $3,000,000
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Reduce operating support for the INOVA Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute Decision Package
  Reduces the funding that would be used for one-time incentive packages to attract high performing researchers with an history of commercialization.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,000,000) $0
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Adjust funding to agencies for information technology costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies. The funding reflects the latest utilization estimates provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and updated rates for 2018.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $583,074 $2,367,876
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Fund inauguration and transition for statewide elected offices Decision Package
  Funds transition offices and inauguration costs associated with 2017 elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,213,438
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Provide funding for a government internship and training program Decision Package
  Provides funding to establish an internship and training program within state government for the purposes of improving the Commonwealth's succession planning capabilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,200,000
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Provide funding for potential litigation Decision Package
  Provides funding for the legal costs associated with potential litigation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,200,000
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Provide funding for state personnel system Decision Package
  Provides funding to support the operation of the Personnel Management Information System (PMIS) and its subsystems. A companion amendment through the Department of Human Resource Management establishes PMIS and its subsystems as an internal service fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $935,760
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Capture savings from reduced Cardinal billings Decision Package
  Captures savings as a result of lower Cardinal charges than originally anticipated. The Department of Accounts indicates that the statewide cost of the Cardinal financial system is lower than originally anticipated, resulting in decreased charges billed back to agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($387,737) ($78,479)
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Adjust funding for Line of Duty Act premiums to reflect enrollment changes Decision Package
  Adjusts funding provided to state agencies to reflect the actual premium charged in 2017 and the estimated premium charged in 2018 for the Line of Duty Act Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $181,038 $181,038
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Adjust the general fund cost of workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Captures the net general fund savings of workers' compensation premiums. The premiums have been updated to include a new actuarial valuation based on an additional year of payroll and claims data.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($279,966)
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Transfer appropriation between service areas Decision Package
  Transfers appropriation between the Adjustments to Employee Compensation and Adjustments to Employee Benefits service areas for proper accounting. This amendment is technical in nature and nets to zero.
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Revenue Cash Reserve General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment establishes a Revenue Cash Reserve from one-time resources from any additional Tax Amnesty collections above the amounts assumed in House Bill 1500/Senate Bill 900 as introduced. The amount contained in this item is an estimate and any additional amnesty revenues will also be deposited into the fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $35,000,000
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Additional Funding for Salary Increases in FY 2018 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding in fiscal year 2018 to provide a 3% salary increase for state employees, estimated at $64.7 million and a 2% salary increase for state supported local employees estimated at $15.6 million. A portion of the funding, $56.0 million, allocated in this amendment has been redirected from proposals in the introduced budget for a 1.5 bonus for state employees and state supported local employees. The amendment adds $24.3 million in additional funding to the funding included for the bonus to support the salary increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $24,306,817
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2% Raise for Faculty; Additional 1% for Faculty at Select Institutions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $16,993,399 for a two percent salary adjustment for faculty at public institutions of higher education, effective July 10, 2017. The amendment also provides $1,421,437 for an additional one percent salary adjustment for faculty m embers at institutions that did not provide a compensation adjustment in fiscal year 2017. The additional one percent salary adjustment is in addition to the two percent salary adjustment provided to faculty at all public higher education institutions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $18,414,836
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Funding for State Police Pay Increase General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $14.3 million to provide an additional salary increase for sworn officers of the Department of State Police by $6,793. This will increase the starting salary for sworn officers from $36,207 to $43,000. The amendment adds $10.3 million from the general fund to the $4.0 million from the general fund included in the introduced budget for a pay action to fund the proposed increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $10,308,309
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Miscellaneous Reversion Clearing Account Item 109 Reductions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment creates a central reversion clearing account for reductions to state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,869,271) ($6,625,797)
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Restore Reduction to Research General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores the proposed reduction to the Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,000,000 $0
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Reduce Funding for Potential Legislative or Regulatory Changes General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces funding included in the budget related to potential regulatory or legislative changes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($800,000) ($2,950,000)
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State Police - VITA Separation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the Department of State Police to assume full responsibility for procuring, developing, operating, and managing the cyber security and management tools required to protect the information technology used by the Department that is deemed not to be covered by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency pursuant to a written Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies. The amendment authorizes the Department to access unexpended balances of the information technology contingency fund established for State Police in Chapter 780 of the 2016 Session of the General Assembly. The amendment requires the Superintendent of State Police and Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth to provide a report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees detailing the timelines and estimated costs of transitioning the Department of State Police to procuring, operating, and managing all information technology infrastructure and services independent of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. The amendment also provides $2.9 million from the general fund the second year for projects necessary to begin transitioning information technology services pursuant to the report required by paragraph 4.a. being completed, and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of State Police and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency detailing such projects.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,900,000
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Additional 2% Salary Increase for 9 High Turnover Positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional 2% pay raise for nine job roles that continue to have high turnover.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,553,890
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Remove Additional Funding for Unbudgeted Legal Defense General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $1.2 million in additional funding included in the introduced budget for unbudgeted legal expenses.)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,200,000)
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Miscellaneous Reversion Clearing Account General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment is a technical amendment that creates a central reversion clearing account for reductions to state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($368,832) ($785,532)
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Capture savings based on updated health insurance enrollment and premiums General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment recognizes general fund savings in state health insurance programs based on updated 2016 enrollment figures and updated FY 2018 health insurance premiums for the COVA HealthAware, COVA High Deductible, and Kaiser Permanente health plans as identified in the plan's actuarial report. Premium savings are provided to the employee’s share of premiums where applicable.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($263,683) ($557,646)
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NGF Appropriation for Southwest VA Economic Development General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding of up to $500,000 from nongeneral fund revenues of the Coalfield Economic Development Authority the second year for economic development activities in Southwest Virginia. This represents the first of an anticipated three-year need totaling $1.5 million. Funding is intended to benefit the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Planning Districts with the expectation that marketing efforts will be conducted with collaboration from the Virginia Coalfields Economic Development Authority and other regional stakeholders. Funding is contingent upon equal matching funds being awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $500,000
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Establish Joint Pilot Program for Internship and Management Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies funding and language included in the budget related to a joint internship and management training program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($400,000)
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Provide General Fund Share of VITA Cost for 3.0 Percent Raise General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides the general fund share for increased internal service fund costs at VITA as a result of the 3.0 percent salary increase authorized in a separate amendment. A corresponding amendment provides additional internal service fund appropriation at VITA to pay for the 3.0 percent salary increase for state employees. It also increases the amount that the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer in the second year to state agencies and institutions of higher education to support the general fund costs associated with the salary increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $203,339
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Fully Fund the Cost of the Inaugaration General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $125,000 from the general fund for the inauguration. This would increase funding from $367,638 to $492,638 to reflect all of the projected cost.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $125,000
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Include Legislative Departments in Retirement Through WTA Language General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides that agencies in the legislative branch will not be required to pay to the Virginia Retirement System the costs of certain enhanced retirement benefits for employees who are involuntarily separated if the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules certify that the separation is the result of budget reductions enacted in the Appropriation Act, an agency reorganization to increase efficiency of operations or improve service delivery, or an agency downsizing due to a loss of nongeneral fund revenue. A similar provision presently is included in the Appropriations Act, Chapter 780, for agencies in the executive branch of state government.
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Richmond Tourism Project General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the temporary reversion of $1.5 million from amounts available to the City of Richmond for the development of the Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site based on cash flow needs of the project. The amendment further authorizes the Governor to utilize up to $500,000 from the unappropriated balance should the reimbursement requests exceed the appropriation available, expresses the intent of the General Assembly to meet its full commitment, and requires the Governor to include in his budget submission the full amounts due to the City of Richmond in the next budget.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-04-2026 15:28:24