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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($51,311,342) |
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• |
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Funds a one percent bonus for full-time state employees and state-supported local employees, effective December 1, 2019. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$40,183,237 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$7,985,189 |
$20,083,105 |
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• |
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Removes funding previously budgeted for internal service fund charges of the new Cardinal Payroll system due to the project's adjusted implementation timeline. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
($2,256,188) |
($8,850,510) |
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• |
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Provides funds to help address workforce needs by strategically investing in bolstering computer science-related education at both the public and higher education levels. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$11,000,000 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$8,146,163 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$8,000,000 |
$0 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$5,898,631 |
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• |
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Adjusts funding for higher education institutions' share of tuition and fee interest earnings and small purchase credit card rebates. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$687,601 |
$687,601 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$1,577,699 |
$1,577,699 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$1,949,299 |
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• |
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Funds the general fund portion of premium changes for the University of Virginia's Health Insurance Program. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$808,692 |
$808,692 |
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• |
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Provides funding to support a commission to study paid parental leave for workers in the Commonwealth. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$250,000 |
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• |
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Adjusts funding to reflect the actual premium charged in the first year and the estimated premium charged in the second year for LODA. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$98,981 |
$98,981 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($145,641) |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$60,811 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($46,111,165) |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
($8,000,000) |
($9,650,000) |
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• |
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This amendment provides funding to support the Tech Talent Investment Program under House Bill 2490 / Senate Bill 1617. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$16,600,000 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($8,146,163) |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($5,898,631) |
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• |
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This amendment provides funding for the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium subject to the conditions of the item. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$4,000,000 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$3,000,000 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$1,744,545 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
($808,692) |
$0 |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$400,000 |
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• |
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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 ( |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($400,000) |
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• |
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This amendment reverses proposed funding for a workgroup to study the implications statewide paid family leave policies. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
($250,000) |
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• |
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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. |
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FY |
FY |
General Fund |
$0 |
$139,611 |
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• |
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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. |