• |
Increase funding for Tuition Assistance Grant program |
Decision Package |
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Provides additional funding for the Tuition Assistance Grant program (TAG) to increase awards to $3,300 for undergraduate students and accommodate increased enrollment. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$3,088,548 |
$3,088,548 |
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Increase funding for Virtual Library of Virginia |
Decision Package |
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Provides additional appropriation to provide access to STEM e-books and maintain existing electronic publications. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$1,474,764 |
$1,645,249 |
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Establish Veteran and Military Educational Module and Coordinate Related Consortium |
Decision Package |
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Provides funding to establish a dedicated module for veterans and military personnel on the Virginia Education Wizard website. In addition, provides funding and positions to coordinate 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 |
$341,525 |
$161,890 |
Positions |
2.00 |
2.00 |
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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 |
$166,672 |
$166,672 |
|
• |
Provide additional funding for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education program |
Decision Package |
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Provides additional appropriation in support of the Virginia Military and Dependents Survivors program due to increased enrollment in the program. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
|
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Reduce general fund appropriation for human resource services provided by the Department of Human Resource Management |
Decision Package |
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Reduces general fund appropriation each year based on 50 percent of the agency's Shared Services Center cost. This amendment will allow the agency to retain 50 percent of the general fund appropriation that would have been used to support the Shared Services Center. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
($17,170) |
($17,170) |
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Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$11,373 |
$18,555 |
|
• |
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 |
$1,690 |
$14,082 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$435 |
$3,630 |
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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. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
$8,012 |
$8,012 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$932 |
$932 |
|
• |
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 |
$3,251 |
$4,421 |
Nongeneral Fund |
$378 |
$515 |
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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. |
|
|
FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
General Fund |
($651) |
($617) |
Nongeneral Fund |
($335) |
($318) |
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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 |
$6 |
$6 |
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