The 2026 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2026-2028 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 17, 2025 
 
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [218]
Secretarial Area: Education
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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $11,402,948 $1,321,287 $12,724,235
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $11,402,948 $1,321,287 $12,724,235
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $12,385,654 $1,349,326 $13,734,980
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $11,940,654 $1,349,326 $13,289,980
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $15,653,822 $1,403,487 $17,057,309
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $15,177,649 $1,403,487 $16,581,136
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Proposed Budget $18,177,928 $1,431,460 $19,609,388
    Base Budget $15,177,649 $1,403,487 $16,581,136
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $3,000,279 $27,973 $3,028,252
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Proposed Budget $18,177,928 $1,431,460 $19,609,388
    Base Budget $15,177,649 $1,403,487 $16,581,136
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $3,000,279 $27,973 $3,028,252
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 185.50 0.00 185.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 185.50 0.00 185.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 185.50 0.00 185.50
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 185.50 0.00 185.50
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 179.00 0.00 179.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 179.00 0.00 179.00
2026-2028 2027 Proposed Positions 206.00 0.00 206.00
    Base Budget 179.00 0.00 179.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 27.00 0.00 27.00
2012-2014 2028 Proposed Positions 206.00 0.00 206.00
    Base Budget 179.00 0.00 179.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 27.00 0.00 27.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Support enrollment growth and increased operating expenses Decision Package
  Increases appropriation and positions to accommodate actual and projected increases in enrollment and ensure full compliance with federal and state special education laws. Additionally, as a result of this support, the agency can reallocate existing appropriation to support the increased costs of operations and educational programming.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $2,169,479 $2,169,479
Positions 27.00 27.00
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $506,929 $506,929
Nongeneral Fund $20,971 $20,971
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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 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $233,024 $233,024
Nongeneral Fund $9,643 $9,643
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $66,519 $66,519
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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 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $65,315 $65,315
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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 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($24,959) ($24,959)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,033) ($1,033)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the assumed increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2026, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 Q. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $12.00 per hour to $12.89 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $26,811. The actual minimum wage for January 1, 2026 will be communicated by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry by October 1, 2025.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $22,832 $22,832
Nongeneral Fund $950 $950
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 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 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($17,390) ($17,390)
Nongeneral Fund ($720) ($720)
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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 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($8,491) ($8,491)
Nongeneral Fund ($703) ($703)
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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 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($5,133) ($5,133)
Nongeneral Fund ($686) ($686)
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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 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($4,322) ($4,322)
Nongeneral Fund ($449) ($449)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($3,534) ($3,534)
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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 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $10 $10


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