Virginia Employment Commission [182]
Secretarial Area: Labor
formerly under: Commerce and Trade
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 $0 $611,635,577 $611,635,577
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $0 $611,635,577 $611,635,577
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $560,608,306 $560,608,306
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $555,408,306 $555,408,306
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $558,430,056 $558,430,056
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $34,984,242 $555,225,400 $590,209,642
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $0 $715,689,968 $715,689,968
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $34,984,242 $555,225,400 $590,209,642
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments ($34,984,242) $160,464,568 $125,480,326
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $0 $642,307,116 $642,307,116
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $34,984,242 $555,225,400 $590,209,642
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments ($34,984,242) $87,081,716 $52,097,474
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 865.00 865.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 865.00 865.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 865.00 865.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 865.00 865.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 865.00 865.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 5.00 865.00 870.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 5.00 865.00 870.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 5.00 865.00 870.00
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 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 5.00 865.00 870.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 5.00 865.00 870.00
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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Remove funding for overpayment forgiveness by the Commission Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time general fund support for reimbursement and administrative costs for the Virginia Employment Commission to forgive the overpayment of benefits under certain conditions pursuant to Chapter 539, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($18,973,959) ($18,973,959)
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Remove funding for unemployment insurance customer service support Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time general fund support to cover costs associated with the increase in staffing necessary to process the high volume of unemployment insurance claims as a result of the pandemic.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($9,960,283) ($9,960,283)
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Remove funding to integrate Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act programs Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time general fund support to incorporate CARES Act programs into the newly modernized unemployment insurance system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000)
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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 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $4,872,395 $4,872,395
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,129,234 $2,129,234
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Remove funding for interest payments on federal cash advances Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time general fund support for estimated interest on federal cash advances for unemployment insurance benefits as a direct result of the pandemic.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($750,000) ($750,000)
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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 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $319,905 $319,905
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Remove funding to support actuarial study on Paid Family and Medical Leave Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time general fund support for the Virginia Employment Commission to complete an actuarial study to better understand the costs associated with the implementation of a Paid Family and Medical Leave program in Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($300,000) ($300,000)
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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 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $224,425 $224,425
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $170,469 $170,469
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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 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($56,244) ($56,244)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $15,970 $15,970
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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 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($13,197) ($13,197)
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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 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($11,379) ($11,379)
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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 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($5,766) ($5,766)
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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 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,399 $3,399
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Increase nongeneral funds for program administration and benefit payments Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal funds and revenue generated by unemployment insurance taxes for administration and benefit payments
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $152,815,357 $79,432,505
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Continue to hold harmless pandemic claim activity Decision Package
  Adds language to continue to hold employer Unemployment Insurance tax rates harmless from pandemic-related claims beyond calendar year 2022. Chapter 1, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session II, excludes pandemic related claims in calendar year 2022.
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Eliminate the UI Fund Builder Tax General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment instructs the Virginia Employment Commission to exclude the Unemployment Insurance (UI) fund builder tax from an employer's 2023 UI tax rate.
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VEC: JLARC Policy Option #3 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission to review federal Department of Labor guidance for any changes that may be needed, consistent with Policy Option 3 of the JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021.
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VEC: JLARC Recommendation #14 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission to develop a remediation plan for outstanding adjudication and claims issues and provide quarterly status reporting to the General Assembly, consistent with Recommendation 14 of the JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021.
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VEC: JLARC Recommendation #20 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission to maintain at least two positions in the new Office of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman. The JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021 recommends the creation of this Office in Recommendation 20.
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VEC: JLARC Recommendation #26 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission to collect user feedback on the usability of the Unemployment Insurance benefits claim system and report summary information to the General Assembly consistent with Recommendation 26 of the JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021.
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VEC: JLARC Recommendation #30 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to work with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to provide an independent audit of VEC s IT security systems and identify any necessary IT security improvements, consistent with Recommendation 30 of the JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021.
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VEC: JLARC Recommendation #31 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Employment Commission to fully transform all agency IT systems and servers to the state s central IT infrastructure as soon as possible consistent with Recommendation 31 of the JLARC Report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission,' from November 2021.


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