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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $139,548,040 $120,327,905 $259,875,945
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $160,205,978 $119,327,905 $279,533,883
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($44,352,854) $32,151,611 ($12,201,243)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $23,694,916 ($31,151,611) ($7,456,695)
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $222,997,731 $120,327,905 $343,325,636
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $160,205,978 $119,327,905 $279,533,883
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $58,646,934 $162,808,760 $221,455,694
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $4,144,819 ($161,808,760) ($157,663,941)
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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 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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Distribute savings to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Moves savings budgeted centrally in Paragraph A, Item 471.10, Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly from Central Appropriations to the individual budgets of state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $79,046,891 $79,046,891
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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 ($70,367,427) ($70,367,427)
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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 ($37,847,008) ($37,847,008)
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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 ($36,539,221) ($36,539,221)
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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 ($32,341,432) ($32,341,432)
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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 ($26,277,547) ($26,277,547)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.R. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($13,302,324) ($13,302,324)
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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 ($3,786,466) ($3,786,466)
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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 ($3,675,000) ($3,675,000)
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Transfer funding to support undergraduate in-state financial aid Base Budget Adjustment
  Transfers amounts to certain institutions of higher education to support increased access for undergraduate in-state students as provided in Item 464.10 of Chapter 665 (2015).
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,100,000) ($3,100,000)
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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 ($3,065,528) ($3,065,528)
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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 ($2,420,841) ($2,420,841)
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Transfer funding to support the operation and maintenance of physical plant Base Budget Adjustment
  Transfers amounts to certain agencies and institutions of higher education to support the operation and maintenance of physical plant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,008,493) ($2,008,493)
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Remove one time funding for the Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes funding included as a one-time infusion for the Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site in Richmond.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) ($2,000,000)
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Remove one time savings Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes savings associated with fuel costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded local employee other post employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state supported local employee other post employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.K.4. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($863,918) ($863,918)
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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 ($357,664) ($357,664)
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Allocate funding from closing the Medicaid coverage gap Decision Package
  Allocates the net savings from closing the Medicaid coverage gap after providing for associated costs. Provides for tax relief to corporations and individuals, additional funding for regional grants under the GO Virginia program, research funding for Massey Cancer Center and the Global Genomics and Bioinformation Research Institute, funding for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, and funding for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for the 2019 Commemoration.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $28,071,815 $23,068,254
Nongeneral Fund $32,151,611 $162,808,760
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Provide additional funding for the state employee health insurance program Decision Package
  Provides funding to cover the general fund share of increased premiums for the state employee health insurance program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $45,575,724 $91,731,143
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Provide two percent salary increase for state employees and state-supported local employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for a two percent salary increase effective July 10, 2017 for all state employees and August 1, 2017 for state-supported local employees. The salary increase is contingent upon there not being a downward revision to the revenue forecast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $76,165,132
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Provide funding for changes in the cost of state employee retirement Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for the increased costs associated with state employee retirement benefits based on the June 30, 2015 Virginia Retirement System (VRS) valuation for 2017 and 2018. The funding amounts assume a seven percent investment rate of return, a 2.5 percent rate of inflation, and a 30 year amortization. The funding also assumes that retirement contributions are funded at 100 percent of the VRS Board certified rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,508,646 $12,009,015
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Adjust funding for changes in other post-employment benefit programs for state employees Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for changes in costs associated with the group life insurance program, the sickness and disability program, and the retiree health insurance credit based on the June 30, 2015 Virginia Retirement System valuation for 2017 and 2018. The individual amounts include increased costs of $3.0 million (2017) and $3.1 million (2018) for the group life insurance program, decreased costs of approximately $201,000 (2017) and $210,000 (2018) for the sickness and disability program, and increased costs of $3.3 million (2017) and $3.4 million (2018) for the retiree health insurance credit.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,055,177 $6,318,390
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Adjust funding for changes in agency information technology costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding at agencies for the general fund's share of costs for information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies. The funding reflects the latest utilization estimates provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and proposed rates for 2017 and 2018.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,277,653 $2,935,960
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Provide support to agencies for information technology auditors and security officers Decision Package
  Provides support to agencies for information technology auditors and security officers. When the Commonwealth adopted its information security standard, SEC-501, agencies were not funded for the costs generated by the standard’s requirements. This amendment provides agencies with funding to meet the requirements on their own or to participate in the Virginia Information Technologies Agency’s new shared security service center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,018,677 $3,163,956
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Provide funding for the employee share of health insurance premiums Decision Package
  Provides funding to pay for increases in the employee share of health insurance premiums. State employees will not see an increase in their monthly premiums in 2017, as the projected increase will be paid by the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,884,370 $0
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Provide information technology contingency funding for the Department of State Police Decision Package
  Provides information technology contingency funding for the Department of State Police.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Restore one-time funding for the Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site Decision Package
  Provides funding to be allocated for the planning, design, and construction of the Pavilion at Lumpkin's Jail, improvements to the Richmond Slave Trail, and planning and design of a slavery museum. Prior to the receipt of any state funding, the City of Richmond shall appropriate $5.0 million in local matching funds and provide and dedicate appropriate contiguous real estate for the purposes mentioned above. The Department of General Services shall act as the fiscal agent of these funds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $0
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Adjust funding for changes in Health Insurance Credit rates for state-supported locals Decision Package
  Funds changes to the retiree health insurance credit rates for state-supported local employees based on the June 30, 2015, actuarial valuation. Contributions for state-supported local employees are made through the Compensation Board, Department of Social Services, and Department of Elections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $661,062 $661,062
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Provide additional funding for Economic Contingency Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for unbudgeted costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Eliminate Medicaid Expansion, Related Spending and Hospital Assessment General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates $28.1 million the first year and $23.1 million the second year from the general fund for a number of economic development and research projects, and tax policy changes set out in Central Accounts. Funding for these items was to be generated from savings to the Medicaid program based on a proposal to expand Medicaid pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contained in the introduced budget. Language is also eliminated earmarking the funding for these projects and authorizing an assessment on hospitals as a mechanism to pay for future Medicaid expansion costs. A companion amendment in Item 306 eliminates Medicaid expansion.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($28,071,815) ($23,068,254)
Nongeneral Fund ($32,151,611) ($162,808,760)
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Provide Salary Increase in FY 2017 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment includes an additional $69.1 million from the general fund the first year and $45.0 million from the general fund the second year to expedite and increase the salary adjustment proposed in the introduced budget for state employees and state supported local employees. The introduced budget proposed a 2% salary adjustment in the second year. The amendment provides a 3% adjustment the first year for state employees, 2% for state supported local employees and provides $6.3 million over the biennium to fund the second phase of the state police compression adjustment pay plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $69,127,326 $44,956,112
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Adjust VRS Rates and Funding to Reflect Expedited Repayment General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding included in the introduced budget pursuant to contribution payments to the VRS for the state employee retirement systems. An amendment in House Bill 29 provides for a lump sum payment to the VRS to repay in full the retirement contributions that were deferred during the 2010-12 biennium. Based on the lump sum payment the rates have been reduced to reflect that the deferred contributions have been repaid in full.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($21,530,922) ($22,467,024)
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Higher Ed: Interest Earnings and Credit Card Rebates General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores the amounts previously provided to higher education institutions related to interest earned on tuition and fees, and other non-general fund Education and General Revenues, as well as credit card purchase rebates deposited to the state treasury. These amounts are allocated once performance benchmarks have been met.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides for one-time incentive packages to attract high performing researchers, renovations to research labs and the acquisition of research equipment in partnership with INOVA, other institutions and private sector companies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,000,000 $0
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Eliminate Proposal to Pick-up Employee Health Ins. Premium Increase General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates funding of $5.9 million from the general fund in the first year, included in the introduced budget to pay the employee share of the health insurance premium increase taking effect for fiscal year 2017. The funding has been redirected to a companion amendment which provides a 3% salary adjustment to employees in fiscal year 2017.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,884,370) $0
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Remove Duplicative Funding for Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates duplicative funding included in the introduced budget of $2.0 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 for development of the Slavery and Freedom Heritage Site in Richmond. Funding of $2.0 million for the project is included in the fiscal year 2016 appropriation and the funds have not yet been accessed. The amendment in the introduced budget was intended to ensure the original funding would remain available.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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Fund Agency Information Technology Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $631,326 the second year from general funds to reflect the general fund cost share of VITA's anticipated costs of transitioning certain information technology services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $631,326
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General Fund Share of Agency IT Costs (Compensation Actions) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides for the agency general fund share of internal service fund costs resulting from compensation actions in this act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $54,697 $92,659
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Contingent Use of Revenue Surplus General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the contingent use of any revenue surplus available at the close of fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 towards defraying the issuance of authorized general fund supported debt. A surplus may be realized due to a portion of general fund revenues, generated from nonwithholding, which is excluded from the official revenue estimate reflected in SB 29 and SB 30, as introduced.
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Correction for Group Life Rate General Assembly Adjustment
  This language amendment corrects the group life rate for school divisions in the first year from 0.47 percent to 0.52 percent. There is a companion amendment in Item 139 that provides $1.4 million in fiscal year 2017 to pay for the increased rate.
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Pilot Program for Treatment of Musculoskeletal Injuries General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment establishes a pilot program under the state employee health insurance program which sets a single payment per episode for all services and costs spanning multiple providers across multiple settings for musculoskeletal injury claims. This pilot program is consistent with recommendations of a report completed by the Department in June of 2014.
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State Police IT Needs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the State Police to report on a priority list of information technology projects, a justification for such projects, and the costs of implementing such projects to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.
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Tornado Damage (February 24, 2016) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides authority to pay damages to the localities impacted by the February 24, 2016, tornadoes pursuant to the existing provisions for natural disasters.


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