| • |
| Appropriate benefits for the summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding for the benefits portion of the new permanent summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children. This program was made permanent by the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$105,203,000 |
|
| • |
| Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work childcare forecast |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits, which includes cash assistance payments, employment services, and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work child care. This package also includes adjustments to the Unemployed Parents program. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$1,993,498 |
$1,791,103 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($22,800,242) |
($27,778,979) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriations to align with agency operations |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Transfers funding between programs to reflect agency reorganization and to reduce the need for administrative adjustments during the budget year. In addition, appropriation for child support collections is adjusted to better align with anticipated revenues. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($25,000,000) |
($25,000,000) |
|
| • |
| Fund the child welfare forecast |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Adjusts funding for the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
($14,344,210) |
($12,992,409) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($9,763,277) |
($9,243,568) |
|
| • |
| Increase appropriation for local operations and the background information system |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Appropriates the nongeneral fund portion of the 2025 salary increases for state-supported local employees and increases the federal appropriation for pass through funding at local departments of social services. Additionally, this amendment appropriates background search fee revenue for ongoing Background Information System/Central Registry System operations and maintenance expenses. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$14,463,813 |
$14,463,813 |
|
| • |
| Appropriate anticipated federal energy assistance revenue |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Increases appropriation to account for the estimated federal revenue that will be received for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a subsidy program offered through local departments of social services to assist low-income households meeting their energy needs. There is no impact on general fund expenditures. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$12,003,176 |
$12,003,176 |
|
| • |
| Fund increase in employment and income verification contractual services |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding to supplement existing support for employment and income verification services. In addition, the department is required to investigate alternatives to its current employment and income verification services contract that may offer more affordable contract opportunities. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$7,310,288 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$6,482,709 |
|
| • |
| Enhance child protective services |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding to implement recommendations from the Office of the State Inspector General to improve child protective services. Additionally, one-time funding is provided to enhance the Interactive Voice Response system. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$500,000 |
$7,466,148 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
5.00 |
|
| • |
| Fund foster care and adoption cost of living adjustments |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Raises the maximum payments for foster care families and adoption assistance by three percent. Appropriation Act language requires that rates be increased in the year following a salary increase provided to state employees. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$1,534,927 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$1,360,628 |
|
| • |
| Cover administrative costs of child support enforcement |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides support for the Division of Child Support Enforcement to cover the increased cost of mail and legal services. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$449,239 |
$457,563 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$872,053 |
$888,213 |
|
| • |
| Enhance electronic identity validation efforts |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding for electronic identity validation services, which utilize a digital platform to verify applicant identities online. Through this effort the agency aims to decrease improperly provided benefits and services. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$805,000 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$805,000 |
|
| • |
| Provide funding to modernize the 2-1-1 system |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides one-time funding to support costs associated with modernizing the statewide 2-1-1 Information and Referral System. As part of the required modernization, the Department of Social Services will integrate information that is required to be included in the Opioid Impact Reduction Registry at the Virginia Department of Health. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$500,000 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$500,000 |
|
| • |
| Address increased procurement workload |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Adds resources to support the agency's procurement efforts and meet increasing workload demands. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$310,875 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$310,875 |
| Positions |
0.00 |
4.00 |
|
| • |
| Expand the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Full Employment Program |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Expands the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Full Employment Program to agencies and community organizations that offer volunteer work with the goal of improving the participant’s employability. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$440,000 |
|
| • |
| Clarify Percentage of Income Payment Program language |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Updates the Percentage of Income Payment Program language to clarify administrative costs. |
| • |
| Move child care employees to the Virginia Department of Education |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Transfers seven currently filled positions to the Virginia Department of Education for the child care subsidy program. |
| |
| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Positions |
(7.00) |
(7.00) |
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