The 2022 Executive Budget Document
Governor Northam's Proposed Budget for the 2022-2024 Biennum
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Released on December 16, 2021 
 
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
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $420,181,314 $1,631,832,563 $2,052,013,877
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $429,427,587 $1,678,486,822 $2,107,914,409
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $431,177,854 $1,788,437,837 $2,219,615,691
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $434,112,881 $1,819,379,011 $2,253,491,892
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $470,241,998 $1,660,590,401 $2,130,832,399
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Proposed Budget $512,558,689 $1,745,558,363 $2,258,117,052
    Base Budget $468,644,651 $1,638,047,324 $2,106,691,975
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $43,914,038 $107,511,039 $151,425,077
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Proposed Budget $522,499,647 $1,823,649,797 $2,346,149,444
    Base Budget $468,644,651 $1,638,047,324 $2,106,691,975
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $53,854,996 $185,602,473 $239,457,469
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 676.99 1,163.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 624.00 1,198.50 1,822.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 638.00 1,213.50 1,851.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 653.00 1,224.50 1,877.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
2022-2024 2023 Proposed Positions 668.50 1,083.00 1,751.50
    Base Budget 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 11.00 7.00 18.00
2012-2014 2024 Proposed Positions 668.50 1,083.00 1,751.50
    Base Budget 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 5.50 3.50 9.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Appropriate funds for the Percentage of Income Payment Program Decision Package
  Appropriates funding for the Percentage of Income Payment Program, which provides utility payments to eligible low-income households.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $59,500,000 $122,000,000
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Adjust Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding Decision Package
  Provides general fund for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant activities in order to prevent an annual structural deficit in funding compared to spending. This package also reduces funding for some TANF activities, based on previous years' spending.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $8,457,600 $8,457,600
Nongeneral Fund ($19,069,744) ($19,069,744)
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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 the appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $17,980,990 $17,980,990
Nongeneral Fund $6,550,175 $6,550,175
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Replace the Virginia Case Management System Decision Package
  Provides funding to replace the Virginia Case Management System. Language is included to require the agency to perform a thorough market check in accordance with Virginia Information Technology Agency requirements before starting development of the system.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $2,621,038 $8,469,600
Nongeneral Fund $12,313,962 $23,495,400
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Modernize the child support information system Decision Package
  Provides funding for the development of an updated child support information system.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $19,694,200 $20,011,800
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Appropriate federal funds for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Funds the nongeneral fund portion of the salary increase state-supported local employees received in Chapter 552 and increases the federal appropriation for pass through funding at local departments of social services.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $16,340,215 $16,340,215
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Enhance funding for child welfare information system Decision Package
  Provides funding for the development of an updated child welfare system that meets federal requirements.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $3,460,195 $7,121,181
Nongeneral Fund $3,460,195 $7,121,181
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Remove one-time funding for the development of the CASA Welcome Center and the Northampton Community Center Decision Package
  Removes general fund appropriation for one-time funding for development of the Northampton Community Center and the CASA Welcome Center in Prince William County.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($7,000,000) ($7,000,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $1,991,688 $1,991,688
Nongeneral Fund $4,187,032 $4,187,032
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state-supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state-supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Y. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $5,846,187 $5,846,187
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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 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($2,102,058) ($2,102,058)
Nongeneral Fund ($3,162,396) ($3,162,396)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services and child care. This package also includes adjustments to the TANF Unemployed Parents program.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund ($4,899,914) ($4,899,914)
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Provide funding for the statewide Family First Prevention Services program Decision Package
  Funds fidelity monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based prevention services, appropriates federal Transition Act funding and fully funds salaries for allocated program positions.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $400,000 $831,410
Nongeneral Fund $3,550,000 $3,981,410
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Fund foster care and adoption cost of living adjustments Decision Package
  Raises maximum maintenance payments made to foster family homes on behalf of foster children by five percent. This increase is also assumed for adoption subsidy funding to ensure that adoption subsidies keep pace with foster family rates and to avoid any disincentives to adoption.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $2,314,764 $2,314,764
Nongeneral Fund $1,900,838 $1,900,838
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Fully fund the Broad Based Categorical Eligibility program and agency portion of the Facilitated Enrollment Program Decision Package
  Annualizes the administrative funding for the Broad Based Categorical Eligibility program and the Department of Social Services portion of the Virginia Facilitated Enrollment Program.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $966,045 $966,045
Nongeneral Fund $3,240,629 $3,240,629
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Create a public benefit navigator pilot program Decision Package
  Funds a pilot program in the Office of New Americans that competitively award grants to immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations. These grants will provide intensive case management to limited English proficiency individuals to assist them with applying for critical public services. Grants also will be competitively awarded to refugee resettlement agencies to ensure that immigrants and refugees receive equitable services by expanding the agencies' capacity to provide legal services, case management, and assistance finding health care, housing, education, and employment. In addition, two restricted positions are funded for the duration of the pilot to handle the administrative needs of the program.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Fund mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for ongoing mandated activities such as post adoption case management services, mutual family assessments, foster care and adoption services, and substance abuse services.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $2,500,000 $2,500,000
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Appropriate child support enforcement non-matched incentive funds related to award increase Decision Package
  Adjusts the child support enforcement non-matched incentive fund appropriation to align with the federal award increase.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $1,629,378 $1,629,378
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Increase appropriation for the Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation for the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $1,350,000 $1,350,000
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Appropriate Medicaid expansion funding for state supported local worker salary increases Decision Package
  Funds the nongeneral fund portion of the salary increase state-supported local employees received in Chapter 552.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $1,131,932 $1,131,932
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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 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $299,238 $299,238
Nongeneral Fund $629,075 $629,075
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Remove pandemic-related Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding Decision Package
  Removes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant funding for pandemic-related assistance to Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, BritePaths, Koinonia Foundation, and the Lorton Community Action Center.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund ($800,000) ($800,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $200,625 $200,625
Nongeneral Fund $468,390 $468,390
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Appropriate funding to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program outreach Decision Package
  Provides funding to build a more robust outreach campaign for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to reach more vulnerable households.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $215,100 $215,100
Nongeneral Fund $215,100 $215,100
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Transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding for Healthy Families from the Virginia Department of Health to the Department of Social Services Decision Package
  Transfers Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding for Healthy Families from the Virginia Department of Health back to the Department of Social Services.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $417,822 $417,822
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Fund recommendations from the Emergency Shelter Capabilities and Readiness report Decision Package
  Provides funding for the Department of Social Services to re-evaluate state shelter sites on a rotating basis.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $191,978 $191,978
Nongeneral Fund $196,642 $196,642
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Fully fund the Division of Licensing Programs salary increase Decision Package
  Fully funds the Division of Licensing Programs salary increase provided in Chapter 552. Funding splits for the division were calculated using 2021 data, but all child care nongeneral fund appropriation was transferred to the Department of Education, effective July 1, 2021, leaving a shortfall in funding for the state employee salary increase.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $363,002 $363,002
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $111,147 $111,147
Nongeneral Fund $233,641 $233,641
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Remove development funding for agency licensing system Decision Package
  Removes funding for the development of the agency's licensing system. Funding for operation and maintenance remains in the agency's budget for the system.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($125,000) ($125,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($193,362) ($193,362)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state-supported local employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state-supported local employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 L. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($127,723) ($127,723)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($7,994) ($7,994)
Nongeneral Fund ($28,749) ($28,749)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $8,526 $8,526
Nongeneral Fund $23,662 $23,662
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($2,901) ($2,901)
Nongeneral Fund ($10,846) ($10,846)
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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 Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($2,101) ($2,101)
Nongeneral Fund ($7,860) ($7,860)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee 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 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $3,182 $3,182
Nongeneral Fund $6,689 $6,689
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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 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund ($1,348) ($1,348)
Nongeneral Fund ($5,667) ($5,667)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $1,858 $1,858
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Transfer funding and positions between programs due to agency reorganization Decision Package
  Transfers funding and positions between programs due to agency reorganization.
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Add language to create a criminal justice diversion program task force Decision Package
  Adds language to create a criminal justice diversion task force responsible for studying effective types of diversion tools for use in local criminal justice diversion programs.


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