Department of Criminal Justice Services [140]
Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $211,603,531 $53,561,022 $265,164,553
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $211,741,832 $53,582,738 $265,324,570
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $220,611,770 $50,073,692 $270,685,462
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $222,062,147 $50,073,692 $272,135,839
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $230,771,646 $86,881,326 $317,652,972
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $243,445,260 $86,881,326 $330,326,586
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $265,801,659 $104,402,746 $370,204,405
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $262,164,677 $104,402,746 $366,567,423
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $3,636,982 $0 $3,636,982
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $252,647,236 $108,402,746 $361,049,982
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $259,063,091 $108,402,746 $367,465,837
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments ($6,665,855) $0 ($6,665,855)
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $250,000 $0 $250,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 48.50 68.50 117.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 48.50 68.50 117.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 50.50 67.50 118.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 48.50 67.50 116.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 48.50 67.50 116.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 57.50 74.50 132.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 74.50 74.50 149.00
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 62.50 74.50 137.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 12.00 0.00 12.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 80.50 76.50 157.00
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 62.50 74.50 137.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 18.00 2.00 20.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($12,028,574) ($10,378,574)
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Local Police Department Funding (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 408 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $7.5 million from the general fund in the first year in additional state aid for local police departments, to be distributed on December 1, 2020, to promote the recruitment and retention of the most qualified local police department sworn personnel.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,483,828 $0
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Body Worn Camera Grant Fund (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 406 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides one-time funding of $6.4 million from the general fund for the Department to make grants to law enforcement agencies to support one-time costs for the purchase, operation, or maintenance of body worn camera systems. The funding is intended to be available to any law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth. An agency may apply for funding for accessory equipment if it has already purchased body-worn camera equipment. The amendment also provides $56,895 from the general fund in the first year and $113,790 from the general fund in the second year for a program coordinator position to manage the Body Worn Camera grants.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,459,095 $113,790
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide funding for proposed legislation to establish statewide mandatory minimum training standards for law–enforcement training academies Decision Package
  Provides funding and five positions to support proposed legislation to establish statewide mandatory minimum training standards for law–enforcement training academies. (Item 403)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,504,321 $605,185
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Provide security grant aid to localities Decision Package
  Restores general fund appropriation for competitive grants to localities to assist with security measures intended to address vulnerabilities related to hate crimes, initially approved and unalloted in Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly, and reduced in Chapter 56, 2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,500,000
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Provide funding for information technology positions Decision Package
  Provides funding to support four information technology positions to enable the agency to update and manage critical information systems.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $492,088
Positions 0.00 4.00
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Provide funding for proposed legislation related to the decertification of law-enforcement officers Decision Package
  Provides funding and two positions to support proposed legislation related to the decertification of law-enforcement officers. (Item 403)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $208,079 $249,695
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Fund Positions Related to HB 5109, HB 5051, and SB 5030 (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 403 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides for two additional positions related to the legislation to address policing reform that were not included in the introduced budget. The amendment maintains funding for the 8.0 FTE included in the introduced budget related to updating uniform training curriculum, and standards of conduct for law enforcement officers, and adds two additional positions - one to increase the total positions provided for annual evaluations of certified training academies to 6.0 evaluators, and one FTE to provide data analysis related to the Department's responsibilities under the Community Policing Act and Senate Bill 5030.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($195,795) $254,191
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Provide funding for additional positions in finance division Decision Package
  Provides funding to support two finance positions to assist with workload increases.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $211,575
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Provide funding for proposed legislation related to the expansion of the decertification process of law-enforcement personnel Decision Package
  Provides funding and one position to support proposed legislation related to the expansion of the decertification process of law-enforcement personnel. (Item 403)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $94,825 $113,790
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide funding for proposed legislation related to law-enforcement civilian review panels Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding to support proposed legislation related to law-enforcement civilian review panels. (Item 403)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $0
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Technical - Remove One-Time Funding Proposed for Bill with No Fiscal Impact (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 403 #2c) Decision Package
  This amendment removes funding that was proposed in the introduced budget associated with civilian review panels. According to the fiscal impact statement for Senate Bill 5035, there is no fiscal impact for the Department of Criminal Justice Services associated with authorizing civilian review panels.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,000) $0
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Fund Coordinator Position for HB 5043/SB 5038 (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 404 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides funding and a position for the Department to hire a program manager for the Mental Health Awareness Response and Community Understanding Services Alert System, established pursuant to House Bill 5043 and Senate Bill 5038.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $61,203 $122,405
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide funding for proposed legislation related to the development of a statewide officer database Decision Package
  Provides funding to support proposed legislation to develop a statewide officer database for purposes of sharing information between law-enforcement agencies. (Item 403)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000
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Allot restored amounts (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - Item 482.20) Decision Package
  Allots $1,850,000 in FY 2021 and $3,500,000 in FY 2022 for amounts originally unalloted in Item 409.10 of Chapter 1289 (2020) and subsequently restored via 2020 Special Session General Assembly action in Item 482.20.
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Increase nongeneral fund position authorization Decision Package
  Increases the agency's authorized employment level to accommodate workload increases associated with two federal grants.
 
  FY FY
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Big H.O.M.I.E.S. Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the second year for the Big H.O.M.I.E.S. program, a community-based nonprofit that focuses on reducing gun violence in the City of Portsmouth and Hampton Roads. The program's focus is the promotion of positive relationships, extracurricular activities, community services, sports activities, and the operation of a safe house for community youth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Clarify Law-enforcement firearm waiver General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that a Criminal Justice Services Board waiver must be obtained to use certain firearms.
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Remove Pre-Trial Reporting Language General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment strikes language regarding pre-trial data collection by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Such responsibilities will be assumed by the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission pursuant to House Bill 2110.


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