The 2014 Executive Budget Document
Governor McDonnell's Proposed Budget for the 2014-2016 Biennum
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Released on December 16, 2013 
 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [208]
Secretarial Area: Education
Mission:
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public land-grant university serving the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world community. The discovery and dissemination of new knowledge are central to its mission. Through its focus on teaching and learning, research, and outreach, the university creates, conveys, and applies knowledge to expand personal growth and opportunity, advance social and community development, foster economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life.
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
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $191,440,256 $752,424,246 $943,864,502
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $168,702,035 $784,574,246 $953,276,281
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $166,174,063 $837,513,145 $1,003,687,208
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $153,170,625 $816,667,628 $969,838,253
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $159,705,380 $933,531,318 $1,093,236,698
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $166,461,364 $954,067,718 $1,120,529,082
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Proposed Budget $181,904,672 $994,955,696 $1,176,860,368
    Base Budget $166,461,364 $936,317,694 $1,102,779,058
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $15,443,308 $58,638,002 $74,081,310
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Proposed Budget $182,051,564 $994,955,704 $1,177,007,268
    Base Budget $166,461,364 $936,317,694 $1,102,779,058
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $15,590,200 $58,638,010 $74,228,210
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,276.45 6,187.98
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,276.45 6,187.98
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,280.45 6,191.98
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,283.45 6,194.98
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
2014-2016 2015 Proposed Positions 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
    Base Budget 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2016 Proposed Positions 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
    Base Budget 1,911.53 4,933.45 6,844.98
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Increase appropriation to reflect sponsored program revenue Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional grant and contract activity in sponsored programs.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund $21,500,000 $21,500,000
Increase appropriation to reflect additional auxiliary enterprise revenue Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional auxiliary enterprise revenue.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund $19,396,017 $19,396,017
Provide additional nongeneral fund appropriation for increased enrollment Decision Package
  Provides additional tuition and fee revenue for board-approved tuition increases and increased enrollment.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund $9,100,024 $9,100,024
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $8,686,088 $8,686,088
Increase appropriation for additional tuition and fee revenue Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional tuition and fee revenue collected in 2013.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund $8,650,000 $8,650,000
Provide support to higher education institutions to achieve the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 Decision Package
  Provides funding to higher education institutions in support of achieving the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 (Top Jobs Act). The Top Jobs Act strives to incentivize higher education institutions to educate and graduate more Virginians, while encouraging more graduates in the sciences, technology, engineering, math, and health care fields, as well as supporting underrepresented students to graduate from higher education institutions. The goal is to achieve 100,000 additional undergraduate degrees by 2025 in order to keep the Commonwealth economically competitive, both nationally and internationally. The funding is also intended to slow the rising costs of tuition and fees in order to keep higher education both affordable and accessible.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $4,032,730 $4,032,730
Provide funding to advance neurological and life science research Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation to expand neurological and brain disorder research.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $1,650,000 $1,650,000
Annualize faculty salary increases Decision Package
  Annualizes the funding for a three percent salary increase provided in 2014.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $393,418 $393,418
Increase graduate student financial assistance Decision Package
  Increases financial aid to retain and attract qualified graduate students to assist with the university's research program.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $271,420 $271,420
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $170,948 $170,948
Establish veteran and military educational consortium Decision Package
  Provides funding to establish a higher education consortium to help military personnel and veterans apply previous military training and education towards completing existing bachelor’s degree and professional certificate programs.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $46,000 $175,000
Increase undergraduate student financial assistance Decision Package
  Increases funding for need-based financial aid for in-state undergraduate students.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $74,817 $90,395
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $16,468 $16,468
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund ($1,751) ($1,750)
Nongeneral Fund ($8,039) ($8,031)
Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $3,170 $3,170
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $0 $2,313
Align educational and general funding with program activity Decision Package
  Aligns previously approved general fund support across the appropriate programs.
Provide language to expand airport authority runway Decision Package
  Provides authorization to convey land to the Virginia Tech-Montgomery Regional Airport Authority to grant a restrictive runway protection zone easement in favor of the Authority.


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