The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services provides leadership and service to implement and improve Virginia's system of quality treatment and prevention services and supports for individuals and families whose lives are affected by mental health or substance use disorders or by developmental disabilities. It seeks to promote dignity, choice, recovery, and the highest possible level of participation in work, relationships, and all aspects of community life for individuals receiving services.
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
$42,680,426
$206,486,507
$249,166,933
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$37,498,132
$206,486,507
$243,984,639
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$33,663,419
$219,562,507
$253,225,926
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$30,788,419
$219,562,507
$250,350,926
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$32,123,078
$230,307,057
$262,430,135
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$32,123,078
$230,307,057
$262,430,135
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$42,550,042
$230,307,057
$272,857,099
Base Budget
$32,123,078
$230,307,057
$262,430,135
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$10,426,964
$0
$10,426,964
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$41,658,617
$230,319,860
$271,978,477
Base Budget
$32,123,078
$230,307,057
$262,430,135
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$9,535,539
$12,803
$9,548,342
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
2,541.00
1,849.00
4,390.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
2,519.00
1,849.00
4,368.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
2,419.00
1,849.00
4,268.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
2,219.00
1,849.00
4,068.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
2,219.00
1,849.00
4,068.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
2,219.00
1,849.00
4,068.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
1,447.00
1,217.00
2,664.00
Base Budget
2,219.00
1,849.00
4,068.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
(772.00)
(632.00)
(1,404.00)
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
1,447.00
1,217.00
2,664.00
Base Budget
2,219.00
1,849.00
4,068.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
(772.00)
(632.00)
(1,404.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
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
$8,596,964
$8,596,964
•
Provide funds associated with closure of state facilities
Decision Package
Provides funds for the non-Medicaid portion of separation costs of state employees laid off due to facility closures associated with implementation of the settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,830,000
$920,000
•
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
$0
$18,575
Nongeneral Fund
$0
$12,803
•
Eliminate facility allocation table
Decision Package
Eliminates a table that lists estimated facility allocations and position levels that is outdated by the beginning of the fiscal year. New language requires the agency to report actual allocations each year and post a link to the report on their public website.
•
Reduce positions to reflect reduction in staff
Decision Package
Reduces the number of authorized positions at Southside Virginia Training Center (SVTC) to reflect the continuing downsizing and eventual closure of the facility. There is an accompanying request to increase the number of support staff at Central State Hospital, which shares a campus with SVTC and will remain open.
