formerly under: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
Mission:
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security elevates the status of veterans’ issues by supporting initiatives that assist Veterans, and service members transitioning to veteran status. The Secretary serves as the Commonwealth’s direct liaison between the Department of Homeland Security and the Governor, coordinating and developing a seamless, coordinated security and preparedness strategy and implementation plan. In addition, the Secretary serves as the Governor’s liaison to the active duty military community by leading the Governor’s initiatives pertaining to military installation and defense community issues as well as quality of life initiatives for service members in Virginia and their families.
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. more...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$1,053,299
$65,000
$1,118,299
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$1,053,299
$65,000
$1,118,299
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$473,958
$567,418
$1,041,376
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$473,958
$767,418
$1,241,376
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$479,656
$888,395
$1,368,051
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$948,902
$2,174,899
$3,123,801
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$699,823
$4,026,795
$4,726,618
Base Budget
$699,844
$2,174,899
$2,874,743
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
($21)
$1,851,896
$1,851,875
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$691,320
$888,395
$1,579,715
Base Budget
$699,844
$2,174,899
$2,874,743
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
($8,524)
($1,286,504)
($1,295,028)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
9.00
0.00
9.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
9.00
0.00
9.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
6.00
3.00
9.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
6.00
3.00
9.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
6.00
3.00
9.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
6.00
3.00
9.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
6.00
3.00
9.00
Base Budget
6.00
3.00
9.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
6.00
3.00
9.00
Base Budget
6.00
3.00
9.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Adjust funding to address encroachment of the Master Jet base
Decision Package
Provides the nongeneral fund appropriation ($3,138,400) of the $7.5 million state contribution to address encroachment of military bases in 2015. The nongeneral fund appropriation is supported with the state's share of the revenue from the sale of property that was purchased using funding previously provided to address encroachment. The general fund portion of the funding ($4,361,600) is provided in the Federal Action Contingency Account (FACT) Fund.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,851,896
($1,286,504)
•
Remove surplus general fund grant match funding
Decision Package
Removes surplus general fund support provided to match federal grant funding.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($20,000)
($30,000)
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the costs of items such as salary increases, changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$17,494
$17,494
•
Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$2,253
$3,676
•
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to the agency’s budget to pay for the agency’s share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$192
$262
•
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$69
$69
•
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($52)
($52)
•
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$17
$21
•
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state’s Automobile Insurance Liability program.
