Department of Veterans Services [912]
Secretarial Area: Veterans and Defense Affairs
formerly under: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
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 $9,676,067 $44,448,821 $54,124,888
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $10,192,355 $46,476,857 $56,669,212
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $11,073,397 $47,143,168 $58,216,565
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $14,088,521 $47,106,978 $61,195,499
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $16,964,655 $60,670,731 $77,635,386
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $19,700,803 $60,741,624 $80,442,427
2018-2020 2019 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 $20,661,608 $64,422,945 $85,084,553
2018-2020 2019 Base Budget $19,700,803 $60,741,624 $80,442,427
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $887,502 $3,681,321 $4,568,823
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments $73,303 $0 $73,303
2018-2020 2020 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 $21,222,312 $77,220,052 $98,442,364
2018-2020 2020 Base Budget $19,700,803 $60,741,624 $80,442,427
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $1,498,900 $16,478,428 $17,977,328
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments $22,609 $0 $22,609
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 112.00 561.00 673.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 112.00 561.00 673.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 113.00 563.00 676.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 124.00 563.00 687.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 161.00 600.00 761.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 201.00 600.00 801.00
2018-2020 2019 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 211.00 625.00 836.00
2018-2020 2019 Base Budget 201.00 600.00 801.00
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 10.00 25.00 35.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 216.00 865.00 1,081.00
2018-2020 2020 Base Budget 201.00 600.00 801.00
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 15.00 265.00 280.00
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 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 475 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $199,116 $199,116
Nongeneral Fund $913,516 $913,516
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded three percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the three percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 X. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $180,084 $180,084
Nongeneral Fund $664,553 $664,553
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Reduce Veterans Services Fund Base Budget Adjustment
  Deletes appropriation for Victim Services Fund. This appropriation is being transferred to the Veterans Services Commission in another action.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($795,000) ($795,000)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded changes in agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $151,531 $151,531
Nongeneral Fund $230,138 $230,138
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for high turnover positions Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees in high turnover job roles budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 BB. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $72,504 $72,504
Nongeneral Fund $275,429 $275,429
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 H. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($35,288) ($35,288)
Nongeneral Fund ($130,220) ($130,220)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 V. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $13,709 $13,709
Nongeneral Fund $103,316 $103,316
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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 475 K. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,602 $11,602
Nongeneral Fund $42,814 $42,814
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 J. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,452 $7,452
Nongeneral Fund $27,388 $27,388
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 O. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,861 $2,861
Nongeneral Fund $10,556 $10,556
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes in Cardinal charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the reduction in Cardinal charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 L. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($204) ($204)
Nongeneral Fund ($681) ($681)
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Open new veterans care centers Decision Package
  Provides funding to open two new veterans care centers, one each in Virginia Beach and Fauquier County. The funding will be provided through a working capital advance loan, to be repaid with revenues generated by the facilities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $12,292,626
Positions 0.00 240.00
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for care centers Decision Package
  Increases the federal appropriation for the two existing veterans care centers in Roanoke and Richmond.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $818,012 $1,257,493
Positions 29.00 29.00
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Increase funding for state veterans cemetery operations Decision Package
  Increases staff and funding for maintenance of veterans cemeteries.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $300,000
Nongeneral Fund $725,000 $790,000
Positions 0.00 4.00
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Provide nongeneral fund appropriation to support Veterans Services Foundation Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation needed for the Veterans Services Fund for the benefit of veterans, as designated by the Veterans Services Foundation.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $796,500 $796,500
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Open new benefits services offices Decision Package
  Provides funding and positions to open new veterans benefits offices in Virginia Beach and Ft. Belvoir in Fairfax County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $171,438 $370,142
Positions 4.00 5.00
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Establish entrepreneurship position Decision Package
  Provides funding for a position dedicated to help veterans develop the skills and identify the resources they need to become successful business owners.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $62,000 $124,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Establish program for women veterans Decision Package
  Provides funding for one position dedicated to developing programs and services for women veterans.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,697 $101,391
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Consolidate apropriations for administration of veterans benefits services Decision Package
  Transfers funding for the certification of higher education programs for eligibility for GI bill funding to the budget program that is generally used for administration of veterans benefits.
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between programs Decision Package
  Moves nongeneral fund appropriation between program areas to more accurately reflect agency activities.
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Transfer positions between program areas Decision Package
  Transfers positions between agency programs to more accurately reflect agency activities.
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Womens Veterans Coordinator General Assembly Adjustment
  Fully funds the new women's veterans coordinator position included in the Governor's budget. The introduced budget appropriation had assumed a lag in filling the position the first year and had not included miscellaneous costs in the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $73,303 $22,609
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Virginia Values Veterans Program Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  Language amendment requiring the Department of Veterans Services to develop a plan to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Virginia Values Veterans programs.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Expand Amelia Veterans Cemetery
  Provides funding for the expansion of the Amelia Veterans Cemetery. The project costs will be ultimately be reimbursed by the federal government. Also included is language directing the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, to approve a Treasury loan for $1.0 million to provide the funding for the planning costs in advance and to assist with the agency's cash flow during construction.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $4,500,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 04:33:45