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| Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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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. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$1,356,827 |
$1,356,827 |
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| • |
| Provide support to higher education institutions to achieve the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Act of 2011 |
Decision Package |
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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. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$1,314,772 |
$1,314,772 |
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| • |
| Increase auxiliary nongeneral fund appropriation |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional auxiliary enterprise revenues. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$1,217,448 |
$1,217,448 |
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| • |
| Increase undergraduate student financial assistance |
Decision Package |
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Increases funding for need-based financial aid for in-state undergraduate students. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
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| • |
| Increase self generated special funds in Dahlgren |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Increases appropriation for special funds derived from rent space and fees. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
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| • |
| Continue development of First-Year Experience Program |
Decision Package |
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Provides support for the continued development of the first-year experience program, designed to help produce better researchers, writers, and speakers. Through the program, students will have a stronger foundation upon which to develop the skills necessary to be valued contributors to the 21st century job market. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$79,060 |
$83,750 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$38,940 |
$41,250 |
| Positions |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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| • |
| Annualize faculty salary increases |
Decision Package |
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| |
Annualizes the funding for a three percent faculty salary increase provided in 2014. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$58,592 |
$58,592 |
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| • |
| Expand development of Online Learning initiative |
Decision Package |
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Expands the number of courses that have been completely redesigned to take full advantage of today’s technology. In addition to course redesign, this initiative will include comprehensive data collection of student success and learning outcomes and the application of these results in identifying methods for improving online course delivery. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$16,750 |
$33,500 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$8,250 |
$16,500 |
| Positions |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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| • |
| Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums |
Decision Package |
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| |
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. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
($7,809) |
($6,327) |
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| • |
| Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges |
Decision Package |
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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. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
($1,288) |
($1,279) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($4,415) |
($4,385) |
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| • |
| Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges |
Decision Package |
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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. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$2,380 |
$2,380 |
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| • |
| Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system |
Decision Package |
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| |
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. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$3,448 |
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| • |
| Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program. |
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| |
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$1,048 |
$1,048 |
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| • |
| Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$289 |
$289 |
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