Department of State Police [156]
Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
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 $208,872,941 $74,724,931 $283,597,872
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $219,399,383 $72,321,845 $291,721,228
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $230,575,781 $63,216,524 $293,792,305
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $233,051,188 $64,562,234 $297,613,422
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $249,410,233 $64,808,765 $314,218,998
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $250,348,710 $61,092,524 $311,441,234
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $275,113,214 $63,376,961 $338,490,175
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $250,348,710 $61,092,524 $311,441,234
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $24,239,533 $2,284,437 $26,523,970
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $524,971 $0 $524,971
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $276,409,808 $63,604,548 $340,014,356
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $250,348,710 $61,092,524 $311,441,234
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $24,073,655 $2,285,224 $26,358,879
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $1,987,443 $226,800 $2,214,243
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 2,498.00 336.00 2,834.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 2,463.00 386.00 2,849.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 2,526.00 372.00 2,898.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 2,541.00 372.00 2,913.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 2,544.00 378.00 2,922.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 2,546.00 378.00 2,924.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 2,588.00 378.00 2,966.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 2,546.00 378.00 2,924.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 31.00 0.00 31.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 11.00 0.00 11.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 2,603.00 378.00 2,981.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 2,546.00 378.00 2,924.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 40.00 0.00 40.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 17.00 0.00 17.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded compression pay adjustment for the Department of State Police Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the additional compression pay adjustment plan for the Department of State Police budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.V. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,410,000 $4,410,000
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.P. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,153,510 $3,153,510
Nongeneral Fund $615,427 $615,427
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded compression pay adjustment for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the compression pay adjustment for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.Q. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,889,572 $2,889,572
Nongeneral Fund $430,784 $430,784
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Adjust appropriation to accelerate the employer retirement contribution phase in schedule Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.U. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,505,335 $2,505,335
Nongeneral Fund $463,513 $463,513
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.G. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,093,639 $2,093,639
Nongeneral Fund $288,337 $288,337
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates to 80 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.H. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly. A companion adjustment provides funding to increase state employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,881,469 $1,881,469
Nongeneral Fund $383,161 $383,161
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.K.3. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $163,162 $163,162
Nongeneral Fund $30,707 $30,707
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Adjust appropriation for changes in information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the changes in information technology costs budgeted in Central Appropriations, Items 468.M. and 470.B. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $89,871 $89,871
Nongeneral Fund $33,515 $33,515
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees in high turnover roles Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees in high turnover roles budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.T. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $88,581 $88,581
Nongeneral Fund $16,561 $16,561
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Remove one-time equipment funding Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time equipment funding provided for a new search and rescue coordinator position in FY 2016.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($44,502) ($44,502)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded increase in internal service fund costs due to salary adjustments Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to agencies to offset increases in internal service fund costs due to the salary and benefit adjustments in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,792 $10,792
Nongeneral Fund $3,928 $3,928
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Provide additional resources to maintain adequate information technology infrastructure Decision Package
  Provides funding to upgrade and maintain mission critical systems: Law Enforcement Management System which is used for all criminal investigations; Computerized Criminal History which tracks all criminal cases and dispositions; and the Virginia Intelligence Management System which is used to track criminal investigation related to terrorism and high profile cases. Funding is also provided for four IT staff.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,215,079 $1,125,079
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Provide additional staff for the Blackstone training facility Decision Package
  Provides adequate level of staffing due to the expanded operations at the Driver and Firearms Training Facility in Blackstone. The funding is for additional fifteen sworn positions for the driver’s safety and firearms training, and three civilian positions for the facility maintenance and training support.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,198,779 $3,090,705
Positions 9.00 18.00
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Provide additional personnel to enhance cyber crime investigation resources Decision Package
  Provides eight sworn and two civilian positions to enhance the Department's capacity for conducting cyber-crime investigations, digital forensic analysis, and other investigations to include child exploitations and abductions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,427,157 $1,370,014
Positions 10.00 10.00
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Expand cyber capabilities at the Virginia Fusion Center Decision Package
  Provides four cyber security analysts positions to be located at the Virginia Fusion Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $325,000 $325,000
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Adjust appropriation to support workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Supports the agency's workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 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 $232,762 $294,150
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Provide funding to support the restoration of rights program Decision Package
  Provides three additional positions to enable the Department to adequately manage increased workload resulting from policy changes concerning the restoration of civil rights for felons.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $180,801 $197,237
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Provide position for administrative support of background checks on firearms transactions Decision Package
  Funds one position to provide additional administrative support of background checks for the purchase or transfer of firearms at firearms shows.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Adjust appropriation to support Line of Duty Act premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's appropriation based on the premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System and most recent roster of eligible state employees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $99,536 $99,536
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Adjust appropriation for the costs of the new Cardinal financial system Decision Package
  Reflects the agency's share of the costs of 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 $77,801 $81,026
Nongeneral Fund $18,504 $19,291
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Provide one position for the Virginia Fusion Center Decision Package
  Provides funding to support one position at the Virginia Fusion Center. The position was inadvertently removed during the 2014 Session of the General Assembly when the homeland security responsibilities were transferred from the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security. This position is critical to the operations of the Fusion Center’s information exchange, which is used for sharing criminal and intelligence information to address various threats posed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $91,189 $99,479
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Fund a tip line for reporting illegal gun activity Decision Package
  Provides funding to support the Virginia State Police tip line which will allow citizens to report violations of gun laws.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000
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Amend budget language on the Department of Military Affairs STARS equipment needs report Decision Package
  Makes a technical change to the budget language by eliminating a reference to a report on STARS radio which must be submitted to the Secretary of Secretary of Public Safety and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget.
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Authorize State Police to charge a fee for the use of the Blackstone Training Facility to support its repair and maintenance costs Decision Package
  Authorizes the Department to charge law enforcement agencies a fee for the use of the Virginia State Police Driver and Firearms Training facility in Blackstone related to training activities. The fee revenue collected is to be deposited into a special dedicated fund and be used to support the cost of major repairs and maintenance of the facility. The fee schedule and subsequent changes is subject to executive review and exempt from the Administrative Process Act regulations.
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Realign cafeteria operations appropriation Decision Package
  Realigns general fund appropriation between service areas due to implemented operational efficiency related the record keeping of cafeteria operations.
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between funds Decision Package
  Transfers Cafeteria fund appropration to other fund details via a zero sum adjustment that aligns appopriation with actual programmatic spending levels. The Cafeteria fund appropriation is no longer necessary since the cafeteria operations have been supported by the general fund.
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State Police Special Operations Division General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1,050,000 and ten positions the first year and $2,400,000 and 20 positions the second year from the general fund for the Department of State Police to establish a new special operations division.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,050,000 $2,400,000
Positions 10.00 20.00
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Driver Training Facility at Blackstone General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces the proposed second year increase for the new Department of State Police training facility at Blackstone by $600,000 from the general fund and four positions and provides a dedicated special fund appropriation of $226,800 the second year. With this adjustment, the additional funding for the new facility includes $1,198,779 and nine positions the first year and $2,490,705 and 14 positions the second year from the general fund, plus the dedicated special funds in the second year. This amendment also removes a proposed exemption from the normal requirements of the Administrative Process Act concerning the fees to be charged for the use of the new facility by local and other law enforcement agencies. It is anticipated that the dedicated special funds from fees generated through the use of the facility will help support some of the additional costs of operating the facility. Finally, this amendment calls for a report on the proposed fee structure and the use of the dedicated special revenues.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($600,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $226,800
Positions 0.00 (4.00)
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Phase-in Cyber-Crime Positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces funding in the first year for new cyber-crime positions by $700,000 from the general fund. With this amendment, the budget provides an increase of $727,157 the first year and $1,370,014 the second year from the general fund and ten positions each year to strengthen capacity for cyber-crime investigations and digital forensic analysis.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($700,000) $0
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Establish New Area Office in New River Valley General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $205,772 the first year and $234,680 the second year and two positions to establish a new area office in the New River Valley.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $205,772 $234,680
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Background Checks at Gun Shows General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 and two positions each year from the general fund to expand background checks at gun shows. The budget as introduced included $100,000 and one position each year for this purpose.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Remove Restoration of Rights Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes new funding and positions each year included in the introduced budget for the State Police to handle increased workload related to the restoration of rights process.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($180,801) ($197,237)
Positions (3.00) (3.00)
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Gun Law Violation Tip Line General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $50,000 the first year from the general fund which was included in the introduced budget for the Department of State Police to establish a gun law violation tip line.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($50,000) ($50,000)
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Exchange property with the City of Staunton
  Includes budget language that authorizes the Department to transfer a property occupied by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation field office located in Staunton in exchange for a property owned by the Economic Development Authority of the City of Staunton, once the City has successfully completed the facility to the Department's satisfaction. The included funding is to cover the exchange transaction costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $10,000 $0
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Construct Area 12 Office Building
 
 
  FY FY
General Fund $800,000 $0


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