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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. 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. Check it out here

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	$36,534,717	$2,506,996	$39,041,713
2012-2014	2014	Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly	$36,234,516	$2,506,996	$38,741,512
2014-2016	2015	Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly	$38,315,431	$2,506,996	$40,822,427
2014-2016	2016	Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly	$39,225,894	$2,506,996	$41,732,890
2016-2018	2017	Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly	$42,232,539	$2,029,930	$44,262,469
2016-2018	2018	Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly	$43,695,743	$2,030,144	$45,725,887
2018-2020	2019	Governor's Proposed Budget	$45,673,674	$2,043,270	$47,716,944
		Base Budget	$43,570,743	$2,030,144	$45,600,887
		Addenda (Changes to the Base)	$2,102,931	$13,126	$2,116,057
2018-2020	2020	Governor's Proposed Budget	$46,029,174	$2,043,270	$48,072,444
		Base Budget	$43,570,743	$2,030,144	$45,600,887
		Addenda (Changes to the Base)	$2,458,431	$13,126	$2,471,557

Positions Budget Summary

Biennium	Fiscal Year	Source	GF	Total
2012-2014	2013	Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly	310.00	310.00
2012-2014	2014	Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly	310.00	310.00
2014-2016	2015	Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly	310.00	310.00
2014-2016	2016	Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly	310.00	310.00
2016-2018	2017	Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly	318.00	318.00
2016-2018	2018	Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly	318.00	318.00
2018-2020	2019	Proposed Positions	326.00	326.00
		Base Budget	318.00	318.00
		Addenda (Changes to the Base)	8.00	8.00
2012-2014	2020	Proposed Positions	326.00	326.00
		Base Budget	318.00	318.00
		Addenda (Changes to the Base)	8.00	8.00

Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)

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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded three percent salary increase for state employees

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for the three percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 X. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$725,744	$725,744
Nongeneral Fund	$8,484	$8,484

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Increase staffing for controlled substances section and provide funding for overtime

Decision Package

Funds six additional controlled substances forensic scientist positions and provides for overtime funding for existing scientists to help address the case backlog in this section.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$595,000	$660,000
Positions	6.00	6.00

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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$554,709	$554,709
Nongeneral Fund	$5,976	$5,976

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Finance purchase of scientific instruments

Decision Package

Provides funding for debt service through the Commonwealth’s master equipment lease program (MELP) to replace or update several pieces of equipment in the toxicology, DNA, controlled substances, and breath alcohol sections.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$167,750	$403,250

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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 H. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	($142,209)	($142,209)
Nongeneral Fund	($1,662)	($1,662)

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Provide funding for one research scientist in the forensic biology section

Decision Package

Funds one full-time research scientist position in the DNA analysis section. This position will develop methodologies to increase efficiency and help reduce case processing times in this area. CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) .

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$82,500	$110,000
Positions	1.00	1.00

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Increase staffing for the digital and multimedia evidence section

Decision Package

Funds one forensic scientist position in the digital and multimedia evidence section to help address case backlogs. These scientists analyze criminal evidence data on computers, mobile devices, and videos.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$82,500	$110,000
Positions	1.00	1.00

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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 K. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$46,758	$46,758
Nongeneral Fund	$546	$546

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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded changes in agency information technology costs

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	($41,229)	($41,229)
Nongeneral Fund	($522)	($522)

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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 476 J. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$37,382	$37,382
Nongeneral Fund	$436	$436

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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 475 V. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	($10,390)	($10,390)
Nongeneral Fund	($132)	($132)

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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 the Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 O. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	$5,413	$5,413
Nongeneral Fund	$64	$64

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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes in Cardinal charges

Base Budget Adjustment

Adjusts appropriation for the reduction in Cardinal charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 L. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.

	FY 2019	FY 2020
General Fund	($997)	($997)
Nongeneral Fund	($64)	($64)

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