The 2017 Executive Budget Document
Governor McAuliffe's Proposed Amendments to the 2016-2018 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 16, 2016 
 
Department of Social Services [765]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
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
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $377,008,290 $1,503,226,380 $1,880,234,670
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $388,926,339 $1,465,172,076 $1,854,098,415
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $392,352,241 $1,569,200,595 $1,961,552,836
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $403,251,996 $1,589,470,738 $1,992,722,734
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Proposed Budget $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
    2016 Appropriation $410,241,710 $1,604,856,248 $2,015,097,958
    Governor's Amendments $5,567,385 $2,312,715 $7,880,100
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Proposed Budget $410,693,565 $1,602,863,644 $2,013,557,209
    2016 Appropriation $404,965,432 $1,593,965,976 $1,998,931,408
    Governor's Amendments $5,728,133 $8,897,668 $14,625,801
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 405.21 1,297.29 1,702.50
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 400.21 1,305.29 1,705.50
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 559.21 1,162.29 1,721.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,213.29 1,828.50
2016-2018 2017 Proposed Positions 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
    2016 Appropriation 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Proposed Positions 618.49 1,221.01 1,839.50
    2016 Appropriation 618.49 1,221.01 1,839.50
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated TANF benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services and child care.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund ($15,247,974) ($15,915,079)
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Restore Virginia Information Technologies Agency reductions Decision Package
  Provides funding to meet projected VITA and other information systems costs resulting from the transition from the UNISYS mainframe to the Virginia Case Management System (VaCMS). The agency is projected to terminate use of the UNISYS mainframe in FY 2017; as a result, the agency's VITA costs will decrease in FY 2018.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $3,950,788 $4,629,778
Nongeneral Fund $7,215,939 $8,453,724
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Fund the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adds funding to cover the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments. Based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes, this amendment adjusts appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $2,038,282 ($383,328)
Nongeneral Fund $6,041,002 $6,736,422
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Appropriate additional Child Care and Development Fund grant award Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal grant funds awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The goal of this federally funded program is to provide financial assistance for child care and to improve the quality of care and programs provided.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund $4,203,748 $4,203,748
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Invest in mobility software for the child welfare information system as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Funds updates to the current child welfare information system in order to make it mobile.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 $977,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,500,000
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Provide additional local staff to address mandated activities as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for local workers to handle increasing workloads for mandated activities such as child protective services, adult protective services, and adoption case management.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 $3,194,938
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Transfer support of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($1,250,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,250,000
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Transfer support of child advocacy centers to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of child advocacy centers from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($1,231,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,231,000
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Fund foster care costs for substance exposed infants Decision Package
  Funds a projected increase in foster care placements involving substance exposed infants.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 $957,600
Nongeneral Fund $0 $957,600
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Reduce general fund appropriation for program management, administrative support services, and licensing services Decision Package
  Reduces the general fund appropriation for program management, administrative support services, and licensing services.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($819,747)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($819,747)
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Provide additional local staff to address an increase in child protective services assessments and investigations of substance exposed infants as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for local workers to handle a projected increase in child protective services (CPS) assessments and investigations of all reports of children born exposed to controlled substances, regardless of whether the substance has been prescribed for the mother, when she has sought or gained substance abuse counseling or treatment.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 $1,333,031
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Capture anticipated surplus in the auxiliary grant program Decision Package
  Removes $0.5 million of general fund savings in the auxiliary grant (AG) program based on the latest spending projections. The auxiliary grant program is appropriated at $21.9 million general fund. Due to fewer individuals participating in the auxiliary grant program, it is estimated that the program will only spend $21.4 million annually. This strategy will have no impact on clients or services.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($500,000)
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Capture anticipated surplus in the unemployed parents program Decision Package
  Removes $0.5 million of general fund savings in the unemployed parents (UP) program based on the latest spending projections. The UP program is appropriated at $7 million general fund. Due to fewer people participating in the program, it is estimated that the program will only spend $6.5 million annually. This strategy will have no impact on clients or services.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($500,000)
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Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets Decision Package
  Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund ($421,685) $0
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Transfer support of Northern Virginia Family Services to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of Northern Virginia Family Services from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($200,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Move Birmingham Green appropriation to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services Decision Package
  Transfers the general fund appropriation for contractual services at Birmingham Green from the Department of Social Services to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Birmingham Green is an assisted living facility that provides residential services to low-income, disabled individuals.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($250,000)
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Increase appropriation for central registry search fees Decision Package
  Increases the special fund appropriation for operational expenses for the child protective services (CPS) hotline.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Eliminate general fund support of Youth for Tomorrow Decision Package
  Eliminates state support of the Youth for Tomorrow program.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($100,000)
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Eliminate general fund support of Virginia Alzheimer's Association chapters Decision Package
  Eliminates state support of Virginia Alzheimer's Association chapters.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($70,000)
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Transfer funding to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services for adult protective services curriculum developer Decision Package
  Transfers $60,139 in general fund from the Department of Social Services (DSS) to fund a part-time adult protective services (APS) curriculum developer in the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($60,139)
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Modify reporting frequency requirement for the report on adoption of children in foster care Decision Package
  Reduces the frequency with which the Department of Social Services is required to report on the adoption of children in foster care from quarterly to annually.
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Transfer general fund to align with organizational structure Decision Package
  Moves appropriation between funds to align the program budget with anticipated expenditures. This action nets to zero.


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