Department of Workforce Development and Advancement [327]
Secretarial Area: Labor
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
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $5,517,058 $128,329,413 $133,846,471
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $4,892,993 $118,329,413 $123,222,406
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $6,684,937 $123,415,761 $130,100,698
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $4,892,993 $118,329,413 $123,222,406
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $91,944 $5,086,348 $5,178,292
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $1,700,000 $0 $1,700,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $4,984,937 $123,415,761 $128,400,698
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $4,892,993 $118,329,413 $123,222,406
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $91,944 $5,086,348 $5,178,292
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 21.00 438.00 459.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 26.00 438.00 464.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 26.00 388.00 414.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 26.00 438.00 464.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 0.00 (50.00) (50.00)
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 26.00 388.00 414.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 26.00 438.00 464.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 0.00 (50.00) (50.00)
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,869,705 $2,869,705
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $98,307 $98,307
Nongeneral Fund $2,370,036 $2,370,036
Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 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 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,368) ($3,368)
Nongeneral Fund ($81,204) ($81,204)
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 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,995) ($2,995)
Nongeneral Fund ($72,189) ($72,189)
Adjust maximum employment level for transferred positions Decision Package
  Corrects position level with a transfer of 50 positions to the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). This transfer is necessary to accurately reflect the composition of both agencies, as these positions were transferred out of VEC in error.
 
  FY FY
Positions (50.00) (50.00)
Allow agency to access line of credit Decision Package
  Allows the agency to access line of credit of up to $5.0 million to continue federally supported operations.
Reallocate positions to correct funds and service areas Decision Package
  Moves general and nongeneral fund positions between service areas and nongeneral funds for proper accounting.
Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund (357 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund the first year for the Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund established in ยง 2.2-2040.1, Code of Virginia, as matching funds for the Dental Hygienist Funding Pool.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $0
Health and Biomedical Sciences Workforce Development in the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands (357 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 over the biennium from the general fund to the Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board to support talent development for the health and biomedical sciences industry in the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
Talent Capital Initiative Support (357 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to serve as Virginia s share for maintaining and building the Talent Capital Initiative, which was established in 2025 to support both jobseekers and employers, including displaced federal employees and contractors.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $0


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