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
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $51,089,771 $42,650,868 $93,740,639
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $54,996,424 $43,289,345 $98,285,769
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $60,320,026 $44,312,669 $104,632,695
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $58,499,393 $44,314,603 $102,813,996
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $61,947,187 $46,717,981 $108,665,168
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $61,297,187 $46,317,981 $107,615,168
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $650,000 $400,000 $1,050,000
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $64,519,602 $56,618,929 $121,138,531
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $61,297,187 $46,317,981 $107,615,168
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $4,607,148 $400,000 $5,007,148
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,384,733) $9,900,948 $8,516,215
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 136.00 178.50 314.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 141.00 178.50 319.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 150.00 178.50 328.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 144.00 180.50 324.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 144.00 185.50 329.50
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 144.00 185.50 329.50
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 149.00 185.50 334.50
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 144.00 185.50 329.50
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 6.00 0.00 6.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments (1.00) 0.00 (1.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Transfer certain Virginia Preschool Initiative program appropriations from Direct Aid to Department of Education Central Office Decision Package
  Transfers the appropriations for Virginia Preschool Initiative teacher professional development and Virginia Preschool Initiative classroom observations from Direct Aid to the Department of Education, Central Office Operations. The Department of Education is required to contract with the University of Virginia to provide these services, and funding for Department of Education contracts is appropriated under the central office.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $650,000 $1,050,000
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Transfer Virtual Virginia nongeneral fund appropriation from Direct Aid to Department of Education Central Office Decision Package
  Transfers the nongeneral fund appropriation for Virtual Virginia tuition revenues from Direct Aid to the Department of Education Central Office, which is where the receipt and expenditure of these revenues occurs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $400,000 $400,000
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Replace Online Management of Education Grant Awards (OMEGA) System Decision Package
  Provides funding to support a new grants management system to replace the aging OMEGA system. Addresses recommendations of recent audit reports.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $600,000
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Support computer science education and training needs Decision Package
  Provides funding to support statewide computer science education and training needs through a contract between the Department of Education and the University of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $553,000
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Automate the teacher licensure application and intake process Decision Package
  Provides funding to automate the teacher license application system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $552,500
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Address agency finance and information technology security risks Decision Package
  Supports four positions to address material weaknesses in finance, risk management, and information technology security, as identified through recent audits. Positions include two Information Technology Security Operations Specialists, one Oracle Financials Functional Administrator, and one Agency Risk Management and Internal Control Standards (ARMICS) Controls Testing/Documentation Specialist.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $549,573
Positions 0.00 4.00
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Update the Virginia Studies and the Civics and Economics Standards of Learning tests Decision Package
  Updates the Virginia Studies and the Civics and Economics Standards of Learning tests to measure the revised History standards adopted by the Board of Education in 2015.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,000
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Support local implementation of seclusion and restraint regulations Decision Package
  Supports statewide training and assistance for local school divisions to implement the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia, which are expected to be effective in FY 2020. Funding supports training for one staff member per local school division, as well as the human resources and technical assistance supports necessary for the Department of Education to implement the regulation and provide ongoing assistance to divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $492,755
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Enhance local capacity and quality of Virginia Preschool Initiative programs Decision Package
  Supports two Early Childhood Education positions to provide individualized professional development and to support local implementation of evidence-based curriculum and classroom observations in Virginia Preschool Initiative programs. These positions support implementation of the Department of Education's November 2018 Plan to Ensure High-Quality Instruction in All Virginia Preschool Initiative Classrooms and are funded by savings realized under the Direct Aid Virginia Preschool Initiative - Provisional Teacher Licensure program based on actual eligibility and participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $300,320
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Increase state support for military compact state membership fee Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for Virginia's annual Military Interstate Compact Commission dues based on a formula increase approved by the Commission and effective FY 2020.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $9,000
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Federal Preschool Development Grant General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $9.9 million the second year from federal funds for an awarded grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. These federal funds will be used by VDOE and its partners to support statewide initiatives that bolster Virginia's early childhood system. These initiatives include producing a statewide needs assessment and strategic plan, aligning early learning standards, and developing kindergarten-readiness tools for teachers and families.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $9,900,948
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Delay New System for Online Management of Education Grant Awards General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment saves $600,000 the second year from the general fund by deferring the purchase of a new replacement upgraded system to the existing Online Management of Education Grant Award system within the Department of Education's (DOE) central office. This amendment removes funding proposed in HB 1700 as introduced for a new computer system upgrade for DOE.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($600,000)
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Board of Education Computer Science Standards of Learning General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment saves $553,000 the second year from the general fund from eliminating a new proposed contract between the Department of Education and the University of Virginia for the institution to develop computer science related curriculum and training.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($553,000)
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Modernize Teacher Licensure Application Process General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures offsetting savings from efficiencies in automating the teacher licensure application and intake process. This provides $348,500 for the automation project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($204,000)
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New Early Childhood Education Position General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $162,587 from the general fund the second year for an additional early childhood education staff position at the Virginia Department of Education.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($137,733)
Positions 0.00 (1.00)
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Energy Career Cluster General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $80,000 the second year to the Department of Education to cover all of the costs associated with the set up and design of a seventeenth career cluster, pursuant to House Bill 2008 and Senate Bill 1348. The bills require the Department, in consultation with representatives from pertinent industries such as renewable energy, natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, and oil, to establish an energy career cluster. The bills also require the Department to base the knowledge and skill sets contained in such energy career cluster on the energy industry competency and credential models developed by the Center for Energy Workforce Development in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor. The bills direct the Department to report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than December 1, 2019, on its progress toward establishing such energy career cluster.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $80,000
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High School Student Survey General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for a survey of high school students related to civics education.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $20,000
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Establish Committee to Develop Microcredentialing Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to the Department of Education for expenditures related to developing a micro-credentialing program pursuant to Chapter 227, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $10,000
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Outcome Measures for Special Education Private Day Schools General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Education (DOE) to collect and report data that measures the progress and outcomes of students that are placed in special education private day schools and annually report on these data to legislative committees by the first day of the regular General Assembly Session. Language requires DOE and the Office of Children's Services to collaborate with an advisory group to assist in refining the outcome measures and the collection of any additional data, as necessary, and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to share data on student outcomes in special education private day schools.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-04-2025 01:05:00