Direct Aid to Public Education [197]
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 $5,172,176,944 $1,513,919,428 $6,686,096,372
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $5,240,274,596 $1,551,511,573 $6,791,786,169
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $5,405,446,474 $1,616,964,155 $7,022,410,629
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $5,520,990,008 $1,786,229,047 $7,307,219,055
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,675,304,086 $1,698,600,564 $7,373,904,650
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,962,959,274 $1,680,290,210 $7,643,249,484
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,258,717,882 $1,813,268,450 $8,071,986,332
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $6,258,717,882 $1,813,268,450 $8,071,986,332
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,556,846,161 $1,819,319,667 $8,376,165,828
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $6,516,907,074 $1,834,700,304 $8,351,607,378
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $30,799,724 ($15,380,637) $15,419,087
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments $9,139,363 $0 $9,139,363
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 1283, 2020 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 1283, 2020 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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Update Lottery proceeds for public education Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect a decrease in the estimate of Lottery proceeds from $628.8 million to $613.4 million. This amount includes a revised FY 2020 profits estimate of $586.6 million and residual FY 2019 profits from August 2019 of $26.9 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $15,380,635
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($15,380,637)
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Update student enrollment projections Decision Package
  Updates the state cost for Direct Aid using enrollment projections based on the latest fall membership counts, which are higher than projected.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $21,140,077
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Update Incentive programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. These programs are designed to address educational needs of specific targeted student populations. Funding for these programs is primarily formula-driven and subject to changes in membership, participation rates, and test scores.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($10,651,200)
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Update sales tax revenues for public education Decision Package
  Updates funding provided to local school divisions based on the latest sales tax projections provided by the Department of Taxation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,700,704
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Update English as a Second Language program projections Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the English as a Second Language Standards of Quality program to reflect the number of students with limited English proficiency reported by local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,836,751
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Update Remedial Summer School program participation Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the Remedial Summer School Standards of Quality program to reflect actual data reported by local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,801,103)
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Update compensation supplement participation Decision Package
  Updates the cost of the fiscal year 2020 salary increase for funded Standards of Quality instructional and support positions to reflect actual local participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,303,882)
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Update Lottery supported programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for Lottery-funded programs based on actual and updated projections for participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,159,079
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Update the National Board Certification Program participation Decision Package
  Updates state support for National Board Certified Teacher bonuses based on the number of teachers eligible for this bonus in fiscal year 2020.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($358,514)
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Update categorical programs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for educational programs that are not included in the Standards of Quality. State or federal statutes or regulations mandate most categorical programs. These adjustments update the cost of continuing the current programs with the required data revisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($302,823)
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Update Sales Tax Estimate for FY 2020 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $6.9 million from the general fund the second year based on updating the sales tax distribution estimate for fiscal year 2020.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $6,939,363
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Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.2 million from the general fund the second year to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia to support field trips and traveling exhibitions aligned to SOL content on African American History.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,200,000
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American Civil War Museum General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund the second year to the American Civil War Museum to support field trips aligned with SOL content on the American Civil War.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Prorate Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation payments in case of Lottery shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Adds budget language allowing DOE to temporarily suspend FY20 Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation payments made to school divisions from Lottery funds to ensure that any unanticipated shortfall in Lottery revenue can be accounted for in the remaining payments to be made for the year.
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Technical Update - VPSA Technology Grants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces the VPSA Educational Technology Grant program by $26,000 the second year as a program currently receiving a grant plans to disband. This is a language only amendment.
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Waive required local effort and required local match obligations due to school closures (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Waives local school divisions’ required local effort and required local match obligations for FY20 due to the state of emergency and school closures resulting from COVID-19.


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