State Council of Higher Education for Virginia [245]
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $81,272,260 $9,426,916 $90,699,176
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $82,793,038 $9,430,265 $92,223,303
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $91,038,468 $7,241,490 $98,279,958
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $93,519,193 $7,241,548 $100,760,741
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $97,787,040 $7,277,153 $105,064,193
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $109,316,939 $7,277,153 $116,594,092
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $115,525,499 $7,319,679 $122,845,178
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget $109,316,939 $7,277,153 $116,594,092
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $7,463,185 $42,526 $7,505,711
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,254,625) $0 ($1,254,625)
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $120,275,499 $7,319,679 $127,595,178
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget $109,316,939 $7,277,153 $116,594,092
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $7,463,185 $42,526 $7,505,711
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $3,495,375 $0 $3,495,375
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 34.00 17.00 51.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 36.00 17.00 53.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 45.00 17.00 62.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 45.00 17.00 62.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 46.00 17.00 63.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 46.00 17.00 63.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 46.00 17.00 63.00
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget 46.00 17.00 63.00
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 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 46.00 17.00 63.00
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget 46.00 17.00 63.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $244,908 $244,908
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 T. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $93,113 $93,113
Nongeneral Fund $19,362 $19,362
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 V. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $61,348 $61,348
Nongeneral Fund $13,763 $13,763
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $28,692 $28,692
Nongeneral Fund $6,468 $6,468
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 J. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $16,965 $16,965
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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 475 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $12,046 $12,046
Nongeneral Fund $3,210 $3,210
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,521 $5,521
Nongeneral Fund ($27) ($27)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 H. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $818 $818
Nongeneral Fund $170 $170
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($818) ($818)
Nongeneral Fund ($170) ($170)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 M. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $416 $416
Nongeneral Fund ($279) ($279)
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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 474 R. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $208 $208
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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 Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 O. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($32) ($32)
Nongeneral Fund $29 $29
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Increase funding for the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to help individuals earn a workforce credential.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
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Increase funding for Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (TAG) Decision Package
  Provides funding to increase the maximum annual undergraduate TAG award to $4,000 in order to support Virginia's degree completion goals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Increase funding for Virginia Military Survivors & Dependent Education Program Decision Package
  Adds funding to educational stipends for qualifying veterans to account for growth in program participation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $750,000 $750,000
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Remove one-time funding for graduate survey Decision Package
  Removes funding for a one-time survey.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($750,000) ($750,000)
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Reallocate appropriation for internship program Decision Package
  Moves appropriation for the Innovative Internship Program to the correct program for accounting purposes.
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SCHEV - Repurpose New Credential Grant Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment repurposes a proposed increase to the workforce credential grant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,000,000) ($4,000,000)
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SCHEV - Tuition Assistant Grant (TAG) Award General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides the funds necessary to increase the Tuition Assistant Grant (TAG) award to $3,750 the first year and $4,000 the second year. The amendment also eliminates the restriction on eligibility to existing students taking online or distance education programs, however the award for online students is limited to $3,400. New students in online or distance education programs, however, are not eligible for TAG awards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,100,000 $4,900,000
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SCHEV - Innovative Internship Fund and Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funds to support the Innovative Internship Fund and Program. The funds will go to advancing the role of internships in post-secondary education, and to improve access and affordability to internship opportunities for students, including (1) consistency in the delivery of internship programs within and across institutions and the ability to bring experiential learning to scale equitably, 2) creation of a vision at institutions that experiential learning is integral (not extra), 3) development of readiness materials and information for new programs to support quality, 4) growth of new business partnerships, 5) improved affordability for students, and 6) improving and leveraging federal work-study opportunities through redesigned work-study internship experiences. The Innovative Internship Fund and Program was created during the 2018 Session to support institutional grants and a statewide initiative to facilitate the readiness of students, employers, and institutions of higher education to participate in internship and other work-related learning opportunities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $1,300,000
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SCHEV - Virtual Library General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional funding for the Virtual Library of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $400,000
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SCHEV - Guidance to Postsecondary Success General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 from the general fund to maintain the Guidance to Postsecondary Success Program. Virginia will not meet its goal of becoming number one in the country for adult credential attainment at 70 percent without engaging populations that have traditionally not attended higher education. The GPS initiative focuses on enhancing existing efforts such as SCHEV's 1-2-3 Go! initiative to help students prepare, apply, and pay for college through awareness campaigns and events. It also includes coordinating professional development for secondary and access-provider staff, increasing advising capacity in underserved high schools, supporting early college testing for students in high school, and improving financial aid application completion activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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SCHEV - Virginia Space Grant Consortium General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for the Virginia Earth System Science Scholars program, a free interactive, online Earth System Science course plus problem-based summer academy at NASA Langley offering five college credits to high school juniors and seniors statewide. The program is managed by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and offered in partnership with NASA Langley Research Center and Hampton University. Funding will sustain this existing award-winning best practice STEM program that uses real-world NASA data for 300 students each year when the existing funding source ends in summer 2020. Without State support, the program is not expected to continue.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $220,375 $220,375
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SCHEV - Higher Education Cost Study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment will allow SCHEV to partner with a national expert to review Virginia's higher education costs and efficiencies and develop a plan to align finances with state needs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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SCHEV - Grow Your Own Teacher Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional funding for and makes technical language changes to the Grow Your Own Teacher program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $125,000 $125,000
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SCHEV - Title IX Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to support statewide training and professional development for staff of public and private institutions of higher education on student disciplinary practices and procedures and compliance with federal Title IX regulations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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SCHEV - Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional funding to establish and maintain the legislatively mandated Qualified Education Loan Borrower Education Course. SCHEV conducted an RFI and an RFP process to identify vendors who could develop the content and provide a content hosting platform for the course. After extensive review of submitted proposals, it was determined that none could provide the minimum quality content and hosting needs within a price point that was within the office's available funds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $50,000
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Amend language for new TAG requirements (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Adds language that makes clear that online students eligible for the lower Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) funding over four years must serve those years continuously (no break); that grad students are not eligible for the higher TAG awards per present practice; and that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) will provide guidelines for dealing with possible student displacement in fall 2020 due to COVID-19.
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SCHEV - Statewide Survey Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment is self-explanatory.
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SCHEV - Board of Visitor Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment allows the use of online training modules to fulfill the requirements of § 23.1-1304 Code of Virginia and House Bill 611.
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SCHEV - Financial Aid Award Policies Study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs SCHEV to continue a review of financial aid. Its 2019 report made recommendations regarding allocation methodology, along with the recommendation to continue in 2020 to undertake further review of institutional award policies. This amendment also corrects language inadvertently retained in the 2019 Appropriation Act.
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Unallot spending increases in response to potential revenue shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language item to require the unallotment of new discretionary spending amounts ($6,395,375 in FY2021 and $11,195,375 in FY2022).


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 15:58:59