Department of Forensic Science [778]
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $45,818,010 $2,043,270 $47,861,280
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $50,014,798 $2,259,770 $52,274,568
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $52,605,974 $2,447,593 $55,053,567
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $53,325,654 $2,438,930 $55,764,584
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $56,446,890 $2,680,488 $59,127,378
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $55,888,025 $2,680,488 $58,568,513
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $61,295,876 $2,780,056 $64,075,932
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $55,639,990 $2,680,488 $58,320,478
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $5,543,899 $99,568 $5,643,467
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $111,987 $0 $111,987
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $61,373,834 $2,780,056 $64,153,890
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $55,639,990 $2,680,488 $58,320,478
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $5,663,958 $99,568 $5,763,526
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $69,886 $0 $69,886
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 326.00 0.00 326.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 326.00 2.00 328.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 328.00 3.00 331.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 331.00 4.00 335.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 341.00 14.00 355.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 345.00 14.00 359.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 342.00 27.00 369.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 341.00 14.00 355.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 13.00 13.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 342.00 27.00 369.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 341.00 14.00 355.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 13.00 13.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 1.00 0.00 1.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,182,310 $3,182,310
Nongeneral Fund $90,299 $90,299
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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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $179,561 $179,561
Nongeneral Fund $5,682 $5,682
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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 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $123,258 $123,258
Nongeneral Fund $403 $403
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $83,341 $83,341
Nongeneral Fund $16 $16
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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 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $43,558 $43,558
Nongeneral Fund $1,236 $1,236
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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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $29,101 $29,101
Nongeneral Fund $1,331 $1,331
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,691 $7,691
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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 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,505) ($5,505)
Nongeneral Fund $570 $570
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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 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,563) ($5,563)
Nongeneral Fund $179 $179
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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 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,880) ($3,880)
Nongeneral Fund ($91) ($91)
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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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,304) ($1,304)
Nongeneral Fund ($57) ($57)
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $684,584 $684,584
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide general fund support for Physical Evidence Recovery Kit (PERK) coordinator position Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Provides funding and four positions to address increased caseloads and changes in federal funding, including a full-time technician, laboratory specialist, two biologists, and a PERK coordinator position for which federal funds are expiring.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $496,070 $496,070
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Fund increase in staffing for Forensic Biology (DNA) Section Decision Package
  Funds one forensic scientist position and two biologist positions to address workload issues in the forensic biology section. These positions screen evidence submitted to the department for the presence of DNA and perform other preliminary analyses and reporting.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $278,026 $353,976
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Fund increase in staffing and oversight for Evidence Receiving Section Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to convert three wage evidence receiving technician positions to full-time status. These positions maintain the chain of custody for evidence samples that are submitted to the department.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $225,548 $225,548
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Fund strangulation kits and DNA forensic scientist position Decision Package
  Provides funding and one forensic scientist position and supplies, pursuant to legislation that mandates the department to provide Trace Evidence Collection Kits for victims of strangulation to health care providers and to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $119,333 $163,442
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Fund tools used to unlock mobile cellular devices Decision Package
  Appropriates funding to cover the cost of software used to unlock cell phones that may contain evidence related to criminal investigations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $107,770 $107,770
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Reclassify positions to align with fund source Decision Package
  Transfers existing general fund positions to the nongeneral fund to align with fund source and adds two nongeneral fund positions.
 
  FY FY
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Impaired Driving Drug Testing General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $238,729 from the general fund the first year and $196,638 from the general fund the second year and one position for the collection and reporting of data for drug impaired driving by testing all blood submissions of impaired drivers and driver decedents. This action was unanimously endorsed by the Virginia State Crime Commission as a result of the Commission's 2022 study on driving under the influence.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $238,739 $196,638
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Technical: Remove Unnecessary Funds Continued from Chapter 1 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment makes a technical correction of amounts included in House Bill 30 which incorrectly calculated annualization of costs of amounts included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($126,752) ($126,752)


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