Central Appropriations [995]
Secretarial Area: Central Appropriations
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
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $63,495,303 $119,327,905 $182,823,208
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $368,377,588 $119,827,905 $488,205,493
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $87,776,606 $122,853,721 $210,630,327
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $344,190,723 $122,853,721 $467,044,444
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly ($9,023,428) $72,853,721 $63,830,293
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $336,159,327 $9,268,622,446 $9,604,781,773
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $451,066,949 $1,128,512,166 $1,579,579,115
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $451,066,949 $1,128,512,166 $1,579,579,115
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments ($9,559,818) $12,516,096 $2,956,278
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $9,559,818 ($12,516,096) ($2,956,278)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $807,228,780 $237,424,740 $1,044,653,520
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $732,548,633 $221,995,400 $954,544,033
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $226,503,708 $0 $226,503,708
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($151,823,561) $15,429,340 ($136,394,221)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide funding for merit bonus payment for state employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for a bonus payment of up to ten percent of an employee's salary to state employees on December 1, 2023. The bonuses will be distributed to top performing employees, based on an employee's most recent performance evaluation and in the case of employees appointed by the Governor, a determination by the Governor or his designee. Any amounts remaining at the end of the fiscal year are directed to be reappropriated in the next fiscal year for additional bonus payments.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000,000
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Provide one-time bonus payments to state employees Decision Package
  Provides funding for a $1,500 bonus payment for full-time state employees, effective December 1, 2023. A separate amendment provides for an additional bonus payment to state employees who achieve high ratings on their most recent performance evaluation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $99,775,661
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Adjust appropriation for American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocations Decision Package
  Provides appropriation for American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocations not previously authorized. The amendment also includes language directing the reversion of certain previous allocations where the prior authorized amounts would not be fully utilized.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $15,439,647 $0
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Provide additional funding for transformation initiatives Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for transformation initiatives identified by the Chief Transformation Officer.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $15,000,000
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Reflect one-time savings in higher education credit card rebates and interest earnings Decision Package
  Reflects one-time savings in higher education credit card rebates and interest earnings. Credit card rebates and interest earnings were lower than originally anticipated in the enacted budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,772,723) $0
Nongeneral Fund ($2,923,551) $0
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Provide funding for reimbursement of presidential primary expenses Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to reimburse the Department of Elections and localities for presidential primary expenses. Section 24.2-545 (F), Code of Virginia, requires presidential primary costs to be paid by the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,898,901
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Align Tech Talent Investment Fund appropriation to match institutions' authorized memorandums of understanding Decision Package
  Aligns the Tech Talent Investment Fund (TTIF) appropriation to match institutions' authorized memorandums of understanding. The general fund appropriation provided to support the TTIF is currently more than what is transferred annually to institutions of higher education pursuant to their authorized memorandums of understanding. This amendment will align the funding provided with what is actually distributed to the institutions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,869,546) ($2,869,546)
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Provide funding for statewide network transformation Decision Package
  Provides funding to support the Virginia Information Technologies Agency's (VITA) efforts to enhance the statewide network. VITA will begin deployment of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution to all customer agency locations to enhance network connectivity and resiliency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,249,993
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Increase funding for the Innovative Internship Fund and Program Decision Package
  Increases funding provided for the Innovative Internship Fund and Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Adjust funding for changes in agency information technology costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies. The funding reflects the latest utilization estimates provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, actual rates for 2023, and proposed rates for 2024.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,312,643) ($446,357)
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Adjust funding for state workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for the workers' compensation premiums based on the latest actuarial report. Premiums include the scheduled payback of the working capital advance used to settle workers' compensation claims.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,603,179)
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Adjust funding for agency health insurance premium costs Decision Package
  Adjusts general fund support for the employer share of health insurance premiums. The latest actuarial report projects health insurance costs will increase by approximately 8.2 percent each year, however, the state Health Insurance Fund is projected to support a portion of the increase due to lower participant utilization. The actuarially determined rates for the state's self-insured plans assume an increase of 4.1 percent the second year, which is less than the 4.5 percent increase assumed in the current Appropriation Act. The rates for the state's two fully insured plans, Kaiser Permanente and Optima Health, are funded at the estimated contractually determined rates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,015,713)
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Adjust funding for Line of Duty Act premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts funding to reflect the Line of Duty Act (LODA) premiums charged to agencies based on the latest employee enrollment data provided by the Virginia Retirement System. The funding in 2024 also reflects an increased rate of $830 per eligible employee as certified by the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $395,094 $850,819
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Provide reimbursement for state-issued fines for COVID-19 related violation Decision Package
  Provides funding to reimburse individuals who paid fines, fees, or interest due to the withdrawal, suspension, or cancellation of a state-issued license or certification due to violations of COVID-19 related practices, guidelines, rules, or operating procedures. Language associated with the funding directs that such licenses or certifications be restored. The Secretary of Finance is directed to lead a Cabinet-level work group to develop a procedure for providing reimbursement for impacted individuals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Adjust funding for changes in agency rent costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for changes in the cost of rent charged to state agencies occupying state-owned space. This adjustment reflects updated costs due to changes in agency square footage occupancy.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $893,421
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Develop plan for relocation of Washington Commanders Decision Package
  Provides funding for the Secretary of Finance to conduct planning and evaluate potential economic incentives related to the potential relocation of the Washington Commanders to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Any economic incentives contemplated in such a plan shall be developed in the best interest of Virginia taxpayers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,000
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Provide general fund support to agencies for updated Cardinal Financial system charges Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for changes in the general fund share of Cardinal Financials system charges.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $269,708
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Revert surplus general fund balance Decision Package
  Adds language requiring the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, to revert $6,601,678 of surplus general fund balances.
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Reverse Introduced Operating Budget Amendments (2023 Session HB 1400 Conference Action) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses the operating budget amendments proposed in HB 1400 / SB 800 as introduced. The passage of the conference substitute to HB 1400 nullifies the introduced amendments. To reflect the General Assembly action, this amendment reverses the aggregate total of proposed introduced budget changes for this agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $9,559,818 ($226,503,708)
Nongeneral Fund ($12,516,096) $0
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Two Percent Salary Increase to State Employees and State Supported Locals General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment funds an increase in base salaries of state employees, state-supported local employees, adjunct faculty, and graduate teaching assistants by an additional 2.0 percent during the middle of fiscal year 2024.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $60,587,430
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: American Rescue Plan Act Funds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the distribution of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) received from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The amendment reduces previously authorized spending by $90.9 million to redeploy to new priorities. Savings are primarily generated through remaining funding from compensation adjustments for direct care staff at state facilities ($41.0 million), the utility debt relief program ($18.5 million), and Rebuild Virginia ($14.2 million). New spending of SLFRF totals $106.3 million, and includes funding for the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program ($71.1 million), the Virginia Employment Commission to finish the appeals backlog of unemployment claims from the COVID-19 pandemic ($10.6 million), school security grants ($8.0 million), upgrades to Poor Creek Pump Station in Petersburg, Virginia ($5.0 million), and the Earn to Learn Nursing Education Acceleration program ($5.0 million).
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $15,429,340
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Mass Violence Care Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $10.0 million from the general fund the second year for the purpose of expanding support for victims of mass violence. The Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall convene a work group with various state agencies and stakeholders to assess options for providing sustainable coverage for out-of-pocket health and mental health expenses that are connected to a violent event, especially a mass violent event, but are not covered by insurance. The work group shall examine ways to compliment, but not duplicate, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; help ensure sustainability of available funding; and fill gaps in the current availability of services for individuals impacted by violent events. The work group shall report its findings by September 1, 2024 to inform the General Assembly as it adopts a structure for administering the funds. The funds will not be expended until the structure is adopted.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $10,000,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: 2024 Presidential Primary Expenses General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $7.3 million from the general fund to cover costs associated with the 2024 presidential primary.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $7,263,564
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Transformation Office General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides general fund in the second year to continue efforts of the Governor's Office of Transformation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Tech Talent Savings General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment defers unused funding in the Tech Talent Investment Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,869,546)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: State Workers' Compensation Premiums General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for the workers' compensation premiums based on the latest actuarial report. Premiums include the scheduled payback of the working capital advance used to settle workers' compensation claims.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,603,179)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Transfer Language Access Program to DSS General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers $2.5 million from general fund the second year to the Department of Social Services to provide state agencies with funding to facilitate and improve language access. A companion amendment in Item 347 provides the funding for this initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,500,000)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Agency Health Insurance Premiums General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts general fund support for the employer share of health insurance premiums. The latest actuarial report projects health insurance costs will increase by approximately 8.2 percent each year, however, the state Health Insurance Fund is projected to support a portion of the increase due to lower participant utilization. The actuarially determined rates for the state's self-insured plans assume an increase of 4.1 percent the second year, which is less than the 4.5 percent increase assumed in the current Appropriation Act. The rates for the state's two fully insured plans, Kaiser Permanente and Optima Health, are funded at the estimated contractually determined rates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($2,015,713)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Agency Rent Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for changes in the cost of rent charged to state agencies occupying state-owned space. This adjustment reflects updated costs due to changes in agency square footage occupancy.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $893,421
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Line of Duty Act Premiums General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding to reflect the Line of Duty Act (LODA) premiums charged to agencies based on the latest employee enrollment data provided by the Virginia Retirement System. The funding in 2024 reflects an increased rate of $830 per eligible employee as certified by the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $850,819
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Agency Information Technology Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($446,357)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Agency Charges for Cardinal System General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for changes in the general fund share of the Cardinal Financials system charges.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $269,708
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Relocation of Sports Teams to the Commonwealth General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 from the general fund for the Secretary of Finance to evaluate economic development incentives that will aid in the relocation of sports teams and their associated facilities to the state.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Revert Prior Year Balances General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the reversion to the general fund of prior year unexpended balances. The reversion was included in the introduced budget.
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Revert Prior Year GF Balances General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the reversion to the general fund of prior year unexpended balances. The reversion was included in the introduced budget.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 01-24-2026 12:06:26