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
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 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $63,495,303 $119,327,905 $182,823,208
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $368,377,588 $119,827,905 $488,205,493
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $87,776,606 $122,853,721 $210,630,327
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $81,261,023 $121,276,022 $202,537,045
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $15,324,275 $1,577,699 $16,901,974
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments ($8,808,692) $0 ($8,808,692)
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $273,058,763 $122,853,721 $395,912,484
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $288,771,539 $121,276,022 $410,047,561
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $28,859,027 $1,577,699 $30,436,726
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($44,571,803) $0 ($44,571,803)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust funding for agency health insurance premium costs Decision Package
  Reduces general fund appropriation provided for the employer share of health insurance premiums. The latest actuarial report projects health insurance costs will be lower than the premiums funded in the second year of Chapter 2, 2018 Special Session I, Virginia Acts of Assembly. The employer and employee contributions will remain equal to the premiums funded in the first year of Chapter 2, 2018 Special Session I, Virginia Acts of Assembly, for all employee health insurance plans, except for the employer contributions of the Kaiser health insurance plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($51,311,342)
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Provide one percent bonus to state and state-supported local employees Decision Package
  Funds a one percent bonus for full-time state employees and state-supported local employees, effective December 1, 2019.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $40,183,237
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Adjust funding for changes in agency information technology costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for the general fund share of information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies. The funding reflects the latest utilization estimates provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and assumes repayment of approved costs associated with replacing information technology services provided by the former statewide vendor.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,985,189 $20,083,105
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Adjust funding for Cardinal Payroll implementation delay Decision Package
  Removes funding previously budgeted for internal service fund charges of the new Cardinal Payroll system due to the project's adjusted implementation timeline.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,256,188) ($8,850,510)
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Provide education funds consistent with proposed workforce development initiatives Decision Package
  Provides funds to help address workforce needs by strategically investing in bolstering computer science-related education at both the public and higher education levels.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $11,000,000
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Adjust retiree health insurance credit benefit for public safety employees Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to increase the retiree health insurance credit benefit for public safety personnel. This amendment increases the retiree health insurance credit benefit from $4.00 to $6.00 per month for each year of service for State Police Officers' Retirement System (SPORS) and Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) members and increases the retiree health insurance credit benefit for sheriffs and deputies from $1.50 to $5.00 per month for each year of service.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $8,146,163
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Provide funding for workforce development case management Decision Package
  Provides funding to integrate workforce case management systems across state agencies. This funding will enable interagency information sharing, improve efficiency and provide customers with an easy-to-use entry point into the workforce development system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,000,000 $0
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Provide funding for reimbursement of presidential primary expenses Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to reimburse the Department of Elections and localities for presidential primary expenses. Section 24.2-545 (F), Code of Virginia, requires presidential primary costs to be paid by the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,898,631
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Provide funding to support higher education interest earnings Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for higher education institutions' share of tuition and fee interest earnings and small purchase credit card rebates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $687,601 $687,601
Nongeneral Fund $1,577,699 $1,577,699
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Adjust funding for changes in Cardinal Financials system charges Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for the general fund portion of internal service fund charges for the Cardinal Financials system. Changes primarily reflect the impact of delayed implementation of the Cardinal Payroll module. Funding previously budgeted to support new Cardinal Payroll internal service fund charges is adjusted separately.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,949,299
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Adjust funding for costs of the University of Virginia's health insurance plan Decision Package
  Funds the general fund portion of premium changes for the University of Virginia's Health Insurance Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $808,692 $808,692
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Fund commission to study paid parental leave Decision Package
  Provides funding to support a commission to study paid parental leave for workers in the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Adjust funding for Line of Duty Act (LODA) premiums based on current enrollment Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect the actual premium charged in the first year and the estimated premium charged in the second year for LODA.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $98,981 $98,981
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Adjust funding for agency workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for workers' compensation premiums based on the latest actuarial report. Premiums include the scheduled payback of the working capital advance used to settle workers' compensation claims.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($145,641)
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Adjust funding for Line of Duty Act (LODA) premiums to include eligible part-time state employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for LODA premiums to include eligible part-time state employees. The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) indicates that certain part-time employees are eligible for full benefits under LODA in the event of a death or disability. However, VRS has not included eligible part-time employees in the LODA premium invoices distributed to state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $60,811
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Capture Savings From Health Insurance Premium Holiday General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures savings of $46.1 million from the general fund in the second year from a health insurance premium holiday covering two pay periods. The premium holiday will apply to members in the state employee health benefits program and is possible due to a significant increase in the Health Insurance Fund balances in recent years.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($46,111,165)
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Central Appropriations - Proposed New Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces funding included in the introduced budget for new funding initiatives. The amendment eliminates a proposed new workforce case management system. In addition, $300,000 is transferred to SCHEV for an internship program. In addition, the amendment provides $1.35 million for computer science education, including professional development for teachers. Finally, a companion amendment in Item 475.20 creates funding for the Tech Talent Investment Program in accordance with House Bill 2490 / Senate Bill 1617 of the 2019 General Assembly and specific capital outlay projects are identified in Item C-20.20.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($8,000,000) ($9,650,000)
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Tech Talent Investment Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to support the Tech Talent Investment Program under House Bill 2490 / Senate Bill 1617.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $16,600,000
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Remove Funding for Retiree HIC Increase for Public Safety Personnel General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $8,146,163 from the general fund the second year and language related to a proposed increase to the retiree health insurance credit for certain state and local public safety personnel.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($8,146,163)
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Reverse Funding to Reimburse ELECT and Localities for 2020 Presidential Primary Expenses General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses $5.9 million from the general fund in the second year related to reimbursing the Department of Elections and localities for costs associated with the 2020 presidential primary, deferring the appropriation for reimbursement to localities. A separate amendment to Item 83 provides funding to the Department of Elections for costs incurred by the agency for the 2020 presidential primary.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($5,898,631)
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CO - Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium subject to the conditions of the item.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $4,000,000
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DOC Electronic Health Records General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Corrections to procure an electronic health records system using an existing state contract, and provides a $3.0 million contingency fund in the second year should existing appropriations for the Department of Corrections prove inadequate to do so.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,000,000
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Increase FY 2020 Salary Adjustments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the funding and language to enhance the fiscal year 2020 salary increases adopted in Chapter 2, 2018 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amendment increases the across the board increase for state employees from 2.0 to 2.75 percent, and for university faculty and state supported local employees from 2.0 to 3.0 percent. The state employee merit increases from 2.0 to 2.25 percent. The amendment also strikes the language in the introduced budget authorizing a one percent bonus and redirects the funding to support the higher salary increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,744,545
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Eliminate Funding in the First Year for UVA Health Insurance Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes proposed funding to reimburse the University of Virginia for the increase to health insurance premiums for employees who participate in the university's health plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($808,692) $0
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HB 1668 High Risk Contracts - Provide Funding for Increase in VITA Charges General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $400,000 from the general fund in the second year pursuant to the passage of House Bill 1668. The funding will be transferred to agencies to fund higher VITA charges as a result of the legislation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $400,000
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Remove excess funding for high risk contract review (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes excess funding in Central Appropriations for high risk contract review. These amounts were appropriated to support the general fund share of a possible new internal service fund within the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($400,000)
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Strike New Funding to Study Paid Family Leave General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses proposed funding for a workgroup to study the implications statewide paid family leave policies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($250,000)
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Additional Three Percent Salary Increase for General Registrars General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $139,611 from the general fund in the second year to provide an additional three percent increase to general registrars' salaries, effective July 1, 2019.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $139,611
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Amend VRS Surcharge Language Addressing Stranded Liabilities General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment alters language included in Chapter 2 regarding a surcharge that will be charged to certain universities related to employees who have migrated out of the VRS defined benefit program in an effort to address the stranded liability.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 21:56:41