Department of Social Services [765]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
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 $392,352,241 $1,569,200,595 $1,961,552,836
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $403,251,996 $1,589,470,738 $1,992,722,734
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $420,181,314 $1,631,832,563 $2,052,013,877
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $429,427,587 $1,678,486,822 $2,107,914,409
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $431,177,854 $1,788,437,837 $2,219,615,691
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $434,112,881 $1,819,379,011 $2,253,491,892
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $469,712,196 $1,789,329,766 $2,259,041,962
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments ($15,606,680) $18,806,520 $3,199,840
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments ($19,992,635) $11,242,725 ($8,749,910)
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $468,644,651 $1,638,047,324 $2,106,691,975
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $477,257,300 $1,596,003,115 $2,073,260,415
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments ($14,804,001) $24,828,047 $10,024,046
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $6,191,352 $17,216,162 $23,407,514
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 559.21 1,162.29 1,721.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,213.29 1,828.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 676.99 1,163.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 624.00 1,198.50 1,822.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 638.00 1,213.50 1,851.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 653.00 1,224.50 1,877.50
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 653.00 1,224.50 1,877.50
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 661.00 1,074.50 1,735.50
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 2.00 5.00 7.00
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 ($31,066,312) ($31,309,565)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated TANF benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services and child care.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,747,069 $1,378,372
Nongeneral Fund ($17,693,963) ($2,585,687)
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Contract with local partners to increase capacity for in-person child care for school-aged children Decision Package
  Transfers federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from the Department of Social Services (DSS) to Direct Aid to Public Education to support the Virginia Preschool Initiative in FY 2021. A like amount of general fund support is transferred from Direct Aid to Public Education to DSS to address the critical need for in-person child care access for families of school-aged children. Funding from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) block grant balances is appropriated to back-fill the TANF funding at DSS, in order to allow those child care-related services to continue uninterrupted. Budget language is modified to allow centers serving families in need of in-person care to be exempt from licensure. (Items 350 and 357)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $16,600,000 $0
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Appropriate federal funds for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Increases the appropriation for federal pass through funding for local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $8,000,000 $8,000,000
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Fund statewide Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) prevention services program Decision Package
  Provides evidence-based and trauma-informed mental health, substance use disorder, and in-home parent skill based training to children at imminent risk of entering foster care and their families. The reimbursable services are included in the federal title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. Also provides funding to create an evidence-based practices evaluation team. An evaluation team is required by the FFPSA to ensure that the provision of evidence-based practices provided to children and families are producing the desired outcomes to improve the safety, permanency and well-being of children. Funding was separately reallotted during the 2020 Special Session I to provide phased-in funding for local departments of social services to begin hiring staff and creating their prevention services departments in response to the FFPSA.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $9,211,378
Nongeneral Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Fund the replacement of the agency licensing system Decision Package
  Funds the replacement of the licensing system, background investigation system, and central registry system with a modular system that integrates digital technologies with no code/low code development.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,653,124 $911,369
Nongeneral Fund $7,991,048 $125,000
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Reduce general fund appropriation for foster care and adoption to account for enhanced FMAP Decision Package
  Reduces the general fund appropriation and increases the nongeneral fund appropriation for foster care and adoptions to account for the temporary enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate. This adjustment has been calculated through December 2020, when the enhanced rate is set to expire. (Item 354)
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,763,812) $0
Nongeneral Fund $5,763,812 $0
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Transfer funding for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities to the Office of Children's Services Decision Package
  Removes funding at the Department of Social Services that funds foster care placements in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities with federal Title IV-E funding. These placements qualify for Medicaid funding and are reflected in a corresponding decision package at the Office of Children's Services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($5,024,583)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($5,024,584)
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Fund the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to cover the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments. Based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes, this amendment adjusts the appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($917,838) ($716,572)
Nongeneral Fund $2,365,422 $2,164,156
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Account for enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate Decision Package
  Reduces the general fund appropriation and increases the nongeneral fund appropriation for foster care and adoptions to account for the temporary enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate. This adjustment has been calculated for January 1 through March 31, 2021, when the enhanced rate is set to expire.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,923,178) $0
Nongeneral Fund $2,923,178 $0
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Expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAPET) program Decision Package
  Provides funding to expand the SNAP Employment and Training (SNAPET) program to 95 additional local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,034,699
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,923,675
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Fund Virginia Case Management System non-Medicaid modifications Decision Package
  Funds systems updates to the case management system that correspond with federal and state changes to benefits programs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $923,804 $923,804
Nongeneral Fund $1,224,577 $1,224,577
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Fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) error rate reinvestment and repayment Decision Package
  Provides the agency with the funding for the repayment of $1.9 million resulting from the federal penalty for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rate sanction for federal fiscal year 2018 and reinvestment of $2.3 million resulting from the federal penalty for its SNAP payment error rate sanction for federal fiscal year 2019.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,903,760 $2,265,379
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Provide household food benefit to families with children in Head Start Decision Package
  Provides a one-time benefit payment from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to qualifying families with children in Head Start who did not receive the federal Pandemic-EBT food benefit payment for school-aged children. (Items 349 and 359)
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,738,901 $0
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Revise Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Full Employment Program (FEP) Decision Package
  Funds changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Full Employment Program. This package has corresponding legislation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $104,814
Nongeneral Fund $600,000 $2,504,815
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Fund the Virginia Facilitated Enrollment Program Decision Package
  Provides funding for two positions in the Central Office and staffing costs for local departments of social services to implement the Virginia Facilitated Enrollment program. There is a corresponding package that the Department of Medical Assistance Services that include one-time funding for related changes to the Virginia Case Management System.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $376,910
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,709,776
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Fund the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP) Decision Package
  Funds the administrative costs for the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP) at the Department of Social Services. Language has also been included to ensure that the administrative program is funded by fees collects from utilities, as the law stipulates. A separate package transfers a portion of the funding to the Department of Housing and Community Development for administration of the weatherization program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $3,000,000
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant funding to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks Decision Package
  Continues Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant funding to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks to provide child nutrition programs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $3,000,000
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Fund adult and child welfare licensing programs to achieve transfer of early childhood programs to the Department of Education Decision Package
  Provides general fund dollars for the adult and child welfare licensing units in the second year. The programs currently share funding and other resources with the child licensing unit, which is scheduled to transfer to the Department of Education by July 1, 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,130,394
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Transfer funding for non-Qualified Residential Treatment Programs to the Office of Children's Services Decision Package
  Removes funding at the Department of Social Services that funds foster care placements that will no longer be eligible for federal Title IV-E once the Commonwealth implements the federal Family First Prevention Services Act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($815,306)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($815,306)
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Support for Cornerstones (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 356 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $750,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for Cornerstones, a human services agency, to support their wrap-around services to families in Northern Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $750,000 $750,000
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Transfer general fund appropriation for assisted living facility screenings from the Department of Medical Assistance Services Decision Package
  Moves general fund appropriation from the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to the Department of Social Services (DSS) to cover the assisted living facility screening being conducted by local departments of social services. In addition, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) is directed to modify regulations to remove obsolete language that identifies DMAS as being responsible for supporting this activity.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $641,050 $641,050
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Increase child support enforcement incentive fund appropriation due to award increase Decision Package
  Provides a one-time appropriation increase to account for an additional incentive fund award amount from the federal government.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,178,888 $0
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Support for Northern Virginia Family Services (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 356 #5c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides an additional $500,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for Northern Virginia Family Services to provide supportive services to families in crisis.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Fund foster care and adoptions cost of living adjustments Decision Package
  Raises maximum maintenance payments made to foster family homes on behalf of foster children by two percent. This increase is also assumed for adoption subsidy funding to ensure that adoption subsidies keep pace with foster family rates and to avoid any disincentives to adoption.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $953,491
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Build a stronger 2-1-1 system for citizen information and referral Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to support the 2-1-1 VIRGINIA contract.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $362,305
Nongeneral Fund $0 $362,305
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Fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) knowledge base annual license fee Decision Package
  Provides funding in the second year for licensing fee costs for a knowledge-based application for local departments of social services to assist with SNAP cases and help reduce the state's error rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $333,351
Nongeneral Fund $0 $333,351
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Provide funding to food banks for emergency food supply packages Decision Package
  Provides funding to build capacity in the emergency food supply package program provided by food banks and other non-profits as a low-touch, convenient way to address food shortages during fall 2020 and winter 2021. (Item 356)
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $650,000 $0
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Implement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Broad Based Categorical Eligibility (SNAP BBCE) Decision Package
  Implements state-wide Broad Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) in order to increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). BBCE is a state option for SNAP eligibility determination, by which every household member receiving a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funded service is assumed to qualify for SNAP.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $281,292
Nongeneral Fund $0 $342,558
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Transfer appropriation for Virginia Case Management System Medicaid modifications from the Department of Medical Assistance Services Decision Package
  Transfers appropriation from the Department of Medical Assistance Services to fund systems updates to the case management system that correspond with federal and state changes to the Medicaid program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Support trauma-informed responses to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through the Virginia Helping Everyone Access Linked Services (HEALS) program Decision Package
  Provides general fund to support a program that focuses on early identification and intervention to lessen the impact of trauma in children, including COVID-19 related challenges.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $517,553
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Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 356 #2c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $250,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless to support wrap-around services for homeless individuals.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $250,000 $250,000
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Provide personal protective equipment for licensing inspectors Decision Package
  Funds the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE) for licensing inspectors who are required to perform field visits and inspections of high-traffic areas. The first year funds PPE for child licensing and adult and child welfare licensing, while the second year funds only adult and child welfare licensing because child licensing transfers to the Department of Education.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $45,653 $182,610
Nongeneral Fund $103,404 $0
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Transfer funding for the Percentage Income Payment Program (PIPP) to the Department of Housing and Community Development Decision Package
  Transfers $300,000 in nongeneral funds from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Housing and Community Development to facilitate the administration of the program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($300,000)
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Family Restoration Services in Hampton (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 356 #4c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $125,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for Family Restoration Services of Hampton to provide supportive services to families in need.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $125,000 $125,000
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Provide funding to Children's Harbor to expand child care on the Eastern Shore Decision Package
  Provides funding to Children's Harbor, a child care provider on the Eastern Shore, to expand center-based child care services on the Eastern Shore.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Support for Menchville House (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 356 #3c) Decision Package
  This amendment provides $125,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for Menchville House to provide supportive services for homeless individuals.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $125,000 $125,000
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One-time payment to TANF Unemployed Parent program participants Decision Package
  Funds a one-time payment to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Unemployed Parents (TANF UP) program participants that is equivalent to 15 percent of the monthly benefit payment for four months. (Item 350)
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $211,253 $0
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Fund local department of social services criminal background checks Decision Package
  Provides funding for criminal background checks for local department of social services employees who view federal tax information. This action is in accordance with federal Internal Revenue Service requirements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $78,254
Nongeneral Fund $0 $113,411
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Implement emergency approval process for kinship caregivers Decision Package
  Funds an emergency approval process for kinship caregivers. Children in the foster care system often move from placement to placement and this process will help place children with eligible kin.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $75,000
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Allot restored amounts (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - Item 482.20) Decision Package
  Allots $579,951 in FY 2021 and $9,878,632 in FY 2022 for amounts originally unalloted in Item 361.10 of Chapter 1289 (2020) and subsequently restored via 2020 Special Session General Assembly action in Item 482.20.
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Consider temporary regulatory change for in-home child care providers during the COVID-19 emergency Decision Package
  Authorizes a temporary regulatory change to provide a flat rate for in-home child care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extend line of credit to the Department of Social Services Decision Package
  Extends a line of credit in the amount of $17.0 million to the Department of Social Services to reimburse localities, pay public assistance benefits, and process vendor invoices that are partially or fully funded by the federal government due to the timing of the federal cash draw downs.
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Support Short-Term Child Care Needs (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 350 #1c) Decision Package
  Modifies language to add $16.6 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to support short-term child care efforts. The introduced budget provided $16.6 million from the general fund to expand the potential providers of space for short-term child care. This amendment also includes other entities such as religious institutions and community centers and encourages the development of local partnerships with a diverse set of providers. With the addition of the federal CARES Act amount, a total of $33.2 million will be available for these efforts. A companion amendment in Central Accounts provides the nongeneral fund appropriation from the CARES Act.
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Account for Title IV-E foster care and adoption enhanced federal match General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $2.9 million the first year and $5.8 million the second year from the general fund and includes an offsetting amount of federal Title IV-E foster care funding to reflect a higher federal match rate. The federal Families First Coronavirus and Response Act, passed in March 2020, increased the federal match rate for Medicaid by 6.2 percentage points until the end of the quarter in which the declared COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expires. The federal Title IV-E programs used the Medicaid match rate to determine the state and federal share of the program. The PHE is extended in 90-day increments and was recently extended into the fourth quarter of state fiscal year 2021. In addition, the Acting U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has informed all state Governors of their intention to extend the PHE through the end of calendar year 2021 to provide greater budget certainty to states. Therefore, this amendment also captures the savings from the first and second quarters of state fiscal year 2022.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,923,178) ($5,846,356)
Nongeneral Fund $2,923,178 $5,846,356
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Supplant general fund with nongeneral funds for child care for school-aged children General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment supplants $16.6 million from the general fund with $16.6 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) funding to provide support to school divisions, local governments and other entities for the provision of space to increase local capacity to provide care for school-age children, purchase personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies and provide a stable financial environment for the operation of these programs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($16,600,000) $0
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Temporarily expand the Child Care Subsidy Program due to the effects of COVID-19 (HB 2206) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment appropriates $9.6 million the first year from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to implement the provisions of House Bill 2206, 2021 Special Session I, which temporarily expands the Child Care Subsidy Program. Recently, additional CCDF funds became available to states through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260).
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $9,647,528 $0
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Increase TANF cash benefits by ten percent General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $670,476 from the general fund and $7.7 million from nongeneral funds the second year to increase Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits by ten percent. The general fund amount reflects the increase for the TANF Unemployed Parent program which is state-funded. The General Assembly provided a 15 percent increase beginning July 1, 2020, bringing the average monthly payment for a TANF family to $361. Language requires the Department of Social Services to develop a plan to increase the standards of assistance by 10 percent annually until the standards equal 50 percent of the federal poverty level. TANF eligibility is tied to the monthly cash assistance value. In 1985, a three person family in the City of Richmond could be eligible with net income below 48 percent of the federal poverty level. To qualify now, the family's net income must be less than 30 percent of the federal poverty level.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $670,476
Nongeneral Fund $0 $7,658,812
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Provide funding for the CASA Welcome Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $5.0 million the second year from the general fund to Prince William County for the development of the CASA Welcome Center. Funding is contingent upon private and other nonprofit or governmental funding provided in cash and/or in an in-kind basis. The multipurpose center will assist in providing work-readiness and vocational training, employment placement services, English and adult education, citizenship education, and case management assistance to connect individuals and families with health care and social services in the community.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Increase the Auxiliary Grant rate by ten percent General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $4.4 million from the general fund the second year to increase the Auxiliary Grant (AG) rate, a state supplement that provides maintenance and care to aged, blind, and disabled adults residing in assisted living facilities (ALF), adult foster care homes, or supportive housing settings, by 10 percent, or $142, on July 1, 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $4,400,000
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Fund local staff minimum salary increase to stabilize workforce General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.2 million from the general fund and $2.2 million from nongeneral funds the second year to increase the minimum pay band for local departments of social services positions in fiscal year 2022. The pay band minimum would increase by 20 percent for family services positions and 15 percent for all other benefit program services positions, self sufficiency services positions, and administration positions that are currently below the new minimum threshold.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,150,048
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,175,528
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Remove funding for non-Medicaid system modifications General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $923,804 from the general fund and $1.2 million nongeneral funds each year included in the introduced budget for Virginia Case Management System (VaCMS) non-Medicaid modifications.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($923,804) ($923,804)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,224,577) ($1,224,577)
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Reduce funding for the expansion of the SNAP Employment and Training (SNAPET) program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces $1.0 million from the general fund and $1.4 million from federal funds the second year for the Supplemental Nutrition Employment and Training Program. This amendment reduces that additional funding by about half, thereby reducing the number of localities to which the program would expand.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,000,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($1,436,986)
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Fund TANF individual development accounts General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $2.1 million the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the implementation of individual development accounts for TANF recipients by the Department of Social Services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,120,420
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Provide funding for the development of the Northampton County Community Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $2.0 million the second year from the general fund for the development of the Northampton County Community Center, a multi-use facility which includes space for Northampton County's emergency operations center, a temporary emergency shelter in times of natural and other disasters, recreational and educational opportunities for adults and senior citizens, and space for other governmental and private agencies for needed services for county citizens.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,000,000
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Provide one-time funding to the Laurel Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 the first year from the general fund for the Laurel Center to support the rehabilitation of an existing freight station building located adjacent to the emergency shelter. This building will house the Empowerment Program and provide a safe and convenient location for job readiness and skills training for survivors of domestic violence.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for Northern Virginia Family Services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant funds the second year to Northern Virginia Family Services. The additional funds are for the specific purpose of providing services and wrap-around supports to Virginians suffering impacts from COVID-19 in all northern Virginia counties, cities and towns. Services and supports include but are not limited to: the provision of food, financial assistance to prevent homelessness, access to health and mental health care, childcare and workforce development programs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $500,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for United Community General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $500,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the United Community, a non-profit organization, to provide wrap-around services for low-income families in Northern Virginia, including child care, parenting classes, supportive services, a food pantry, and literacy and citizenship services and other needed services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This additional funding will provide $1.2 million in TANF funding for United Community in fiscal year 2022.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $500,000
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Reduce funding to account for the State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (SB 1338) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces $260,406 from the general fund and $99,594 from nongeneral funds the second year for the fiscal impact of Senate Bill 1338, 2021 Special Session I, which establishes the State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (State KinGAP), which allows payments to be made to relatives, including fictive kin, who receive custody of a child. A corresponding amendment in the Children's Services Act reflects the increase in maintenance payments from the State KinGAP program while this amendment reflects the decrease in Title IV-E program costs as some children will transition to the State-Funded Kinship Guardship Assistance Program, which has lower maintenance payments than the Title IV-E program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($260,406)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($99,594)
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Remove funding for personal protective equipment for licensing inspectors General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces $45,653 from the general fund and $103,404 from nongeneral funds the first year and $182,610 from the general fund the second year for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) for licensing inspectors related to COVD-19. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management should be able to secure PPE for the Department of Social Services' licensing inspectors based on the substantial funding that agency has received to purchase PPE.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($45,653) ($182,610)
Nongeneral Fund ($103,404) $0
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for FACETS General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $250,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for FACETS, a non-profit organization in Northern Virginia, to provide to homeless assistance services and other related services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This additional funding will provide a total of $350,000 in TANF funding for FACETS in fiscal year 2022.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $250,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for BritePaths General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $200,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the BritePaths, a non-profit organization serving Northern Virginia, for services to low-income families related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $200,000 the second year from the general fund for Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, a non-profit organization serving Northern Virginia that provides housing, emergency services, children's services, budgeting counseling and other resources for low-income families.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for Koinonia General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $200,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the Koinonia Foundation, a non-profit organization serving Northern Virginia, for services to low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for the Lorton Community Action Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $200,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the Lorton Community Action Center for services to low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Fund local staff workload impact for confirmatory adoptions (SB 1321) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $84,004 from the general fund and $51,203 from nongeneral funds the second year to fund the fiscal impact of Senate Bill 1321, 2021 Special Session I, which increases the workload on local departments of socials services from the expansion of the stepparent adoption provisions to allow a person who is not the child's stepparent but has a legitimate interest in the child to file a joint petition for adoption with the child's birth parent or parent by adoption.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $84,004
Nongeneral Fund $0 $51,203
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Provide interpretation and translation services for immigrants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the second year from the general fund for the Department of Social Services to increase interpretation and translation services to help immigrants in Virginia access local resources through 2-1-1, including healthcare, housing, and other social services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for the Visions of Youth STRIVE Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $75,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the Visions of Youth Community Development Corporation in Portsmouth to support the Students Taking Responsibility in Valuing Education (STRIVE) suspension/dropout prevention program. This will bring funding for the program to $150,000 the second year of the biennium.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $75,000
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Add language for reappropriation authority for agency licensing system replacement General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment sets out the funding included in the administrative budget for replacing the Department of Social Services' licensing system. Language allows for any unexpended funding to be reappropriated in fiscal year 2022 for this purpose. The COVID-19 public health emergency has resulted in delays in replacing the system in fiscal year 2021. A companion amendment in Item 357 allows for similar authority for system funding included in agency's budget for the regulation of adult and child welfare facilities.
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Add language for reappropriation authority for agency licensing system replacement General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment sets out the funding included in the budget for replacing the Department of Social Services' licensing system. Language allows for any unexpended funding to be reappropriated in fiscal year 2022 for this purpose. The COVID-19 public health emergency has resulted in delays in replacing the system in fiscal year 2021. A companion amendment in Item 359 allows for similar authority for system funding included in administrative budget.
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Adjust Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant balance General Assembly Adjustment
  This technical amendment adjusts the Commonwealth's accumulated balance for authorized federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to reflect TANF spending included in the amendments to House Bill 1800, 2021 Special Session I.
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Correct nongeneral fund source for school age child care grants General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment corrects the source of nongeneral funds for school age child care grants. It changes the source from federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to federal Child Care Development Block Grant funds.
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Create an iInteragency working group for local criminal justice diversion programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment establishes an interagency working group to develop recommendations for local criminal justice diversion programs to provide alternatives to arrest, conviction or incarceration for lower-level offenses.
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Develop digital equity pilot program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Social Services to design a program to increase the number of low-income Virginians with access to reliable and affordable access to broadband. The department shall report on the design of such a program by November 1, 2021, for consideration by the 2022 General Assembly.
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Expand use of federal funds to be used for child care services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment expands the use of $33.2 million of federal funds currently dedicated specifically to school age child care and permits the funding to be used for broader purposes within the range of child care services.


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