• |
Increase appropriation for educational and general programs and corresponding positions |
Decision Package |
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Increases nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for educational and general programs, supported by anticipated nongeneral fund revenues from board-approved increases in tuition and fees. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$10,435,828 |
$10,435,828 |
Positions |
86.00 |
86.00 |
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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 |
$4,414,333 |
$4,414,333 |
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• |
Provide support to higher education institutions to achieve the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity 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 |
$3,345,282 |
$3,345,282 |
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• |
Reallocate and increase auxiliary appropriation |
Decision Package |
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|
Reallocates auxiliary appropriation in the first year to better reflect projected spending and increases auxiliary nongeneral fund appropriation in the second year, based on projected revenues from auxiliary fees. This action also increases the position level for auxiliary services to support the auxiliary programs. |
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|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$2,458,422 |
Positions |
7.00 |
7.00 |
|
• |
Redesign courses for student success |
Decision Package |
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|
Appropriates general and nongeneral funds and positions to redesign high priority courses as online, video-based, or hybrid courses to improve student success. |
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|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$303,912 |
$323,652 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$149,668 |
$159,411 |
Positions |
3.00 |
3.00 |
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• |
Annualize faculty salary increases |
Decision Package |
|
|
Annualizes the funding for a three percent faculty salary increase provided in 2014. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$193,324 |
$193,324 |
|
• |
Increase support for 4-VA initiative |
Decision Package |
|
|
Provides general fund appropriation to create labs and support faculty involved in the university's participation in the 4-VA partnership. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$0 |
$264,000 |
|
• |
Support increasing STEM-H enrollment and graduation |
Decision Package |
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|
Appropriates general and nongeneral funds to support increasing enrollment in STEM and health disciplines through continuing a successful summer bridge program for mathematics, shadowing and internship programs, and research opportunities. CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) |
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|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$79,220 |
$79,220 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$39,019 |
$39,019 |
|
• |
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. |
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|
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 |
|
• |
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 |
$10,186 |
$10,186 |
|
• |
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 |
$7,694 |
$7,694 |
|
• |
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 |
$5,254 |
|
• |
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 |
($264) |
$4,410 |
|
• |
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. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
($276) |
($274) |
|
• |
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. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
($251) |
($251) |
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