Increase funding for technology expenses

Provides funding to support software license agreements, maintain information technology support contracts, and address data security risks.

Increase funding for mandated criminal sealing legislation

Provides additional funding and positions to meet sealing legislation requirements passed by the General Assembly.

Fund enterprise-wide identity access management (IAM) security solution

Provides funding to upgrade the current access management system with a commercial, off-the-shelf system.

Fund a new STARBASE program

Provides additional federal appropriation and positions to support a new federally-funded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics youth program (STARBASE) in Blackstone, Virginia.

Add a line of credit for federally-reimbursable capital projects

Provides an additional line of credit of $12.0 million for federally-reimbursable capital projects.

Establish nongeneral fund appropriation to support state active-duty response

Establishes nongeneral fund appropriation for state active-duty response missions.

Provide funding to support the construction of connector roads at the Army Aviation Support Facility

Supports the construction of two connector roads, including purchasing wetlands credits, at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Virginia.

Increase funding for hazardous materials response program

Provides additional Commonwealth Transportation Fund support for the agency's hazardous materials response efforts. The additional funding will be used to supplement hazardous materials first-responder salaries.

Replenish the HazMat Revolving Disaster Response Fund

Provides one-time general fund support to address a debt to the Treasurer of Virginia for use of a line of credit for the Disaster Response Fund. Historically, the agency has been provided periodic one-time funding to pay off the line of credit. Funding for this purpose was last provided in 2020.

Fund information security analyst position

Supports the cost of one full-time information security analyst position. This position will maintain, enhance, and monitor the agency's information security program to assure full compliance with the Commonwealth Security Standards.

Provide funding for the Commonwealth Leadership Academy

Provides funding both years for the Commonwealth Leadership Academy, a cabinet nomination-based executive development program.

Fund human resource service center

Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation in the second year to support increase the Shared Services Center rate to $2,000.00 per full-time equivalent and $800.00 per wage employee.

Continue migration of information and systems to the Cloud

Provides additional funding for the continued migration of information and systems to the Cloud.

Provide funding to plan upgrades for current elections software

Provides funding to develop a plan to upgrade the committee electronic tracking (COMET) and the campaign finance management (CFM) systems. The upgraded systems will address current issues and prepare for future requirements.

Provide appropriation to enhance current platforms' cybersecurity and accessibility

Provides general fund appropriation to continue the enterprise website modernization for cybersecurity and accessibility improvements. The general fund appropriation also supports the continuation of the Language Translation Program and PeopleSoft system.

Joint Subcommittee on Cyber Risk

Establishes an information security work group that will meet semi-annually.

Provide additional appropriation for optional enterprise services

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support the maintenance of optional enterprise information technology services. Currently the agency offers Robotic Process Automation, Box Enterprise Content Management Service, low-code application platform, and Adobe Cloud Platform services to agencies, but do not have the appropriation necessary to maintain these services.

Provide appropriation to facilitate the transition for the new administration

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support the transition of information technology services for the next administration, while supporting the operations of the current administration.

Increase positions to support supply chain management operations

Provides appropriation to support VITA supply chain management through the addition of five full time employees and one contractor position.

Transfer Office of Data Governance and Analytics to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency

Transfers the funding and positions for the Office of Data Governance and Analytics (ODGA) to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). The transfer will allow ODGA to achieve economies of scale and fully utilize the existing administrative support structure present at VITA. ODGA is currently funded via charges assessed to state agencies by VITA.

Increase cost share for federal cybersecurity grant

Provides general fund appropriation to increase the state matching dollars for the federal State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. Additional general fund state matching dollars are needed due to a higher than anticipated federal award.

Adjust appropriation for internal service fund updates

Adjusts the internal service fund appropriation for vendor pass-through payments to reflect the latest forecast of state agencies' utilization.

Increase positions to support cybersecurity, auditing and cloud oversight services.

Provides appropriation to increase staffing for information security, auditing, and support of the cloud security oversight program.

Increase positions for transition to new managed security services

Provides additional positions for the transition to new managed security services. Positions are needed to support the in-sourcing of cybersecurity functions from the managed security services contract.

Transfer appropriation from budgetary only fund

Transfers appropriation from the budgetary only fund to the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement Remediation fund (COAR). This amendment is technical in nature.

Provide appropriation to develop and operate a single sign-in and verification system

Provides appropriation to develop and maintain a single sign-in and verification system for agency websites. The appropriation also includes funding for a service manager position to support the initiative.

Establish the Project Management Center of Excellence

Provides general fund appropriation to create the Project Management Center of Excellence for the Commonwealth. The Center will provide extensive support and management to agencies undertaking complex information technology system and application projects.

Increase funding for the School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund

Provides additional one-time support in the first year for the School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund.

Increase funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program

Provides additional funding in the second year for the statewide administration of the DARE program.

Increase funding for the Victim Witness Grant Program

Provides additional funding for the Victim Witness Grant Program to increase the grant award amount for the Office of the Attorney General.

Provide funding for public safety communications infrastructure grants

Establishes a new grant program with one-time funding to assist localities with purchasing public safety radio and communications infrastructure equipment.

Fund Temporary Custody Order (TDO) and Emergency Custody Order (ECO) transportation

Provides funding to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for time spent transporting individuals under TDOs and ECOs.

Increase funding for the Office of First Responder Wellness

Provides additional operating funding and one position to support the Office of First Responder Wellness.

Fund the development of an online testing module

Provides one-time funding for the development of a new module that will integrate testing at regional law enforcement academies into the TRACER database, which is used by the agency to ensure that law enforcement officers in Virginia meet their certification requirements.

Increase the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund appropriation and carryforward

Increases the appropriation and allowable carryforward funds in the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund. The fund pays for outside experts and specialists and related costs when Virginia engages in consumer protection actions such as anti-trust investigations.

Provide funding for Electronic Nicotine Delivery System directory start-up costs

Provides one-time funding for Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) directory start-up costs. Fees deposited into the ENDS Fund are expected to cover the on-going operational costs of the directory, however, those fees will not be collected until after July 1, 2025. One-time funds are needed to ensure that the directory is fully operational by the statutorily required December 31, 2025 deadline.

Expand Operation Ceasefire program to Northern Virginia

Provides funding and one position for an additional attorney to expand the Operation Ceasefire program to Northern Virginia.

Increase rate payer protection staff

Provides funding and two positions for rate payer advocacy in energy rate cases and litigation.

Transfer appropriation to correct fund

Transfers appropriation from a budgetary placeholder fund to the Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Fund. A budgetary placeholder fund was used in the current Appropriation Act until the ENDS Fund was established. This amendment is technical in nature.

Expand New Urban Green Space

Funding for phase III of the Science Museum of Virginia project to expand the urban green space adjacent to the museum building.

Add executive assistant

Provides appropriation for an executive assistant position to address increased workload and ensure continuity of administrative services.

Add finance and administration analyst

Provides appropriation for an analyst position in order to ensure adequate succession planning for the team responsible for oversight of the Payroll Service Bureau.

Add staff assistant directors

Provides appropriation for two assistant director positions in the general accounting unit to ensure continuity of the Commonwealth's most critical internal controls.

Fund small purchase charge card analysts

Provides appropriation for two analyst positions to ensure adequate financial control and oversight of statewide small purchase charge cards.

Provide accounting staff

Provides appropriation for four analyst positions in the general accounting unit to ensure continuity of the Commonwealth's most critical internal controls.

Add senior engineering resource

Provides appropriation for an information technology analyst position to establish compliance with best practices of data encryption and address information technology audit deficiencies.

Provide VITA hosted servers for web application modernization project

Provides appropriation for the Department of Accounts to upgrade its server environment in order to ensure compliance with statewide information technology requirements.

Implement web application firewall

Provides appropriation for a firewall to enhance agency cybersecurity protections.

Add cybersecurity position

Provides appropriation for a cybersecurity position to address information technology audit deficiencies and mitigate the risk of cyberattacks.

Add statewide payroll operations assistant director

Provides appropriation for an assistant director position for the team that oversees administration of the Commonwealth's centralized payroll system in order to ensure adequate succession planning.

Implement application and source code security

Provides appropriation to ensure security for internal applications and to improve compliance with statewide information technology requirements.

Add general accounting lead analyst

Provides appropriation for a lead analyst position in the general accounting unit to ensure continuity of the Commonwealth's most critical internal controls.

Provide adequate staffing for trust accounting unit

Provides funding for a position in the trust accounting position to address the current lack of capability required to prepare key deliverables and to ensure adequate succession planning.

Subscribe to VITA disaster recovery services

Provides funding to subscribe to disaster recovery services in order to recover IT infrastructure in the event of a critical system failure.

Provide staffing to upgrade investments IT system

Provides funding for an information technology specialist position to expand the functionality of the funds management system. The funding also supports associated costs for training, computer hardware, and computer software.

Align appropriation with anticipated spending

Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to align with the agency's current financial plan.

Support mainframe replacement project

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support costs of modernizing the agency's mainframe system and transitioning to a modern server-based system.

Authorize credit card convenience fee for transactions $10,000 and over

Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to charge a 1.5 percent convenience fee for credit card transactions $10,000 and over.

Retain rental revenue

Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to retain the income generated by the rental of space in agency-owned facilities.

Renovate DMV Headquarters

Fund the next phase of the previously approved project to renovate the Department of Motor Vehicles headquarters.

Fund maintenance reserve

Adds additional nongeneral funds to existing maintenance reserve project for costs associated with continuing maintenance needs.

Adjust debt service estimates

Adjusts funding for debt service on bonds issued by the Virginia Public Building Authority and the Virginia College Building Authority for capital projects and higher education equipment.

Provide nongeneral fund positions for express lane enforcement

Provides positions to support the expansion of express lane enforcement on Interstate 66 and Interstate 95.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the Services Provided Fund

Recognizes increased revenues for services provided to outside entities for work including security services, work zone patrols, and extraditions.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the sale of surplus equipment and supplies

Recognizes increased revenues associated with the sale of surplus equipment and materials.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the eSummons system

Recognizes increased revenues associated with the electronic summons system.

Increase federal appropriation

Increases federal appropriation to align with increased federal grant revenue.

Provide salary increase for sworn positions

Provides a pay step increase to support efforts to retain and recruit sworn positions.

Remove general fund appropriation for vetoed legislation

Removes one-time funding for proposed voter registration legislation that was vetoed.

Procure additional LiveScan machines

Provides one-time funding to upgrade or replace LiveScan units. These machines take electronic fingerprint prints, which are more accurate than traditional ink fingerprints.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the Sex Offender Registry Fund

Recognizes increased revenue for the Sex Offender Registry Fund.

Provide nongeneral fund support for Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) upgrades

Provides one-time support to continue upgrading the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), which contains criminal records and other public safety information. Criminal justice agencies across the Commonwealth use VCIN.

Fund website modernization project

Provides funding to update the agency's public-facing website. First-year costs include implementation; second-year costs provide for maintenance and licensing fees.

Increase sheriffs' dispatcher salaries

Funds a 9.3 percent salary increase for sheriffs' dispatchers and dispatcher supervisors as of July 1, 2025.

Adjust salaries of elected constitutional officers based on increases in locality population

Adjusts salary of constitutional officers based on population growth as required by law.

Increase appropriation for the replacement of revenue management system

Provides general fund appropriation for the replacement of the Integrated Revenue Management System (IRMS). The current system is outdated, and a replacement solution is required to avoid future system failure.

Provide appropriation for the replacement of unsupported systems

Provides general fund appropriation for the replacement of four systems. These critical systems are nearing end of life and will be unsupported in 2025.

Transfer appropriation between service areas

Transfers general fund appropriation between service areas to reflect organizational realignment.

Amend refund procedures for internet service providers exemption

Amends budget language for refund procedures for internet service providers exemption. This amendment removes existing budget language requiring internet service providers to pay sales tax and subsequently seek a refund for exempt purchases, which is less burdensome to the taxpayer and generate revenues by reducing the amount of refund interest paid.

Increase appropriation to implement security initiatives

Provides general fund appropriation to implement information technology security initiatives. This funding will be used for data center security updates, the creation of a data catalog, and three information technology security positions.

Provide appropriation for postage cost increase

Provides general fund appropriation for increased postage costs. This funding will be used to mitigate increased postage costs.

Transfer appropriation to correct fund

Transfers appropriation from budgetary only fund to the Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems fund. This amendment is technical in nature.

Increase appropriation for development of open space values

Provides general fund appropriation to increase the scope of the existing memorandum of understanding between the department and Virginia Tech regarding the State Land Evaluation and Advisory Council duties. This appropriation will be used to develop open space values.

Provide appropriation for additional personnel

Provides general fund appropriation for additional personnel for the error resolutions and appeals divisions. Increased costs in information technology costs have caused the department to not fill vacancies in the divisions, which have led to backlogs in work.

Provide funding for Car Tax Credits

Provides funding for the creation of car tax relief credits for certain taxpayers. Separate language in the Additional Enactments section of the budget creates a refundable tax credit of $150 for single individuals and $300 for married persons whose federal adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 for single individuals or $100,000 for married persons filing jointly.

Appropriate required Revenue Reserve Fund deposit

Provides the required deposit to the Revenue Reserve Fund in 2025.

Remove language establishing two new programs utilizing Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund balances

Eliminates budget language requirement for the agency to establish a pilot program to provide down payment assistance and a pilot program to assist nonprofits and associations of tenants residing in manufactured home parks acquire land on which homes reside with balances in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund.

Fund natural gas study in Patrick County

Provides $100,000.00 from the general fund in the first year to Patrick County to complete a natural gas study.

Establish and capitalize the Disaster Assistance Fund

Adds language to create a new statewide fund to address life, safety, and housing disaster-related costs not covered by federal assistance, private donations, or insurance, and subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Initial capitalization of the Fund comes from the proceeds generated from the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Green House Gas Initiative auction that occurred in December 2023 in addition to a one-time general fund deposit.

Transfer White Mill funding for the City of Danville to the first year

Shifts a portion of amounts for the Industrial Revitalization Fund from the second year to the first. The $2.0 million is provided for the City of Danville to develop property along the Dan River known as White Mill. The amount is contingent on a match from non-state sources.

Establish an early learning capital supply-building program

Provides funding for a competitive grant program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Education, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia with the objective of increasing the supply of quality early learning spaces in childcare and early learning deserts.

Shift second year Virginia Telecommunication Initiative funding to the first year

Transfers program funding to the first year. This initiative extends broadband service to currently unserved areas.

Provide nongeneral fund appropriation for Central Accounts actions

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation in the second year for Central Accounts actions approved in Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.

Provide additional appropriation for the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program

Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation in the second year for the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program in order to pay health insurance carriers for eligible expenses.

Adjust appropriation due to an increase in player prize payouts

Adjusts appropriation for online lottery winnings to account for the increased player prize payouts.

Provide treasury loan authorization for potential Virginia Gaming Commission

Provides treasury loan authority for up to $10 million for implementation costs associated with the potential creation of a Virginia Gaming Commission or other such combined gaming agency.

Adjust appropriation to address the increased operation costs related to the sale of lottery products

Provides appropriation to compensate for increased operation costs directly related to the sale of lottery products.

Use Commonwealth Savers Plan excess funding for Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Program

Directs the transfer of a portion of the actuarial surplus from Defined Benefit 529 programs to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents financial aid program.

Transfer Office of Data Governance and Analytics to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency

Transfers the funding and positions for the Office of Data Governance and Analytics (ODGA) to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). The transfer will allow ODGA to achieve economies of scale and fully utilize the existing administrative support structure present at VITA. ODGA is currently funded via charges assessed to state agencies by VITA.

Fund medical evaluations and annual physicals to safety and health compliance officers

Provides funding for medical evaluations and physicals, as required by federal standards.

Fund headquarters rent increase

Adjusts funding for rent payments for office space resulting from a recent move.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Provides additional appropriation to support increased revenue from the newly authorized administrative fee on taxable wages.

Reestablish appropriation for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Fund

Provides appropriation for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Fund, which was inadvertently transferred to the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement (DWDA). A corresponding removal of this appropriation is entered under DWDA.

Extend report date for Museum of Transportation evaluation

Extends the due date on a report on the feasibility and fiscal impact of converting the Virginia Museum of Transportation into a state agency or authority by one year.

Enhance the collegiate experience for individuals with developmental disabilities

Develops a plan to enhance the collegiate experience for individuals with developmental disabilities, including information on existing national and regional programs, best practices for such programs, and resulting recommendations and cost estimates for potential interventions in the Commonwealth.

Raise awareness of maternal health warning signs

Provides funding for a media campaign to raise awareness of potentially life-threatening warning signs during and after a woman's pregnancy.

Capture savings from economic development funds

Directs the State Comptroller to transfer unobligated cash from certain economic development funds to the general fund. Balances consist of residual interest and unpaid funds due to the cancellation of projects. Language directing this transfer is in Part 3 of the Budget Bill.

Increase hourly rate charged by the Division of Engineering and Buildings

Increases the hourly rate charged by the Division of Engineering and Buildings (DEB) for engineering and architectural services to capital projects.

Provide appropriation for storage of Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERK) and trace evidence collection kits

Provides appropriation to the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services for equipment, storage space, and a position to process trace evidence collection kits and Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERK).

Adjust appropriation and rates of the Office of Facilities Management internal service fund

Adjusts appropriation and billable rent rates of the state agency rent plan to align with projected operating expenses. Additionally, this action adjusts the office's billable labor rates for trade positions to account for changes in statewide salary and fringe benefit rate increases.

New State Agency Building

Provides for the cost of renovations to state-owned buildings at the seat of government and associated moving expenses to facilitate the relocation of agencies from the James Monroe Building. Language also authorizes the sale of the property at the corner of 7th and Main Streets in Richmond and the transfer of remaining balances from another project to be used for the planning of a new state agency office building at the Virginia Department of Transportation Annex Building site.

Commonwealth Courts Building

Provides additional funding for detailed planning, working drawings, and demolition related to the Commonwealth Courts Building.

Relocate Office of Fleet Management Services

Authorizes a treasury loan to acquire and improve property for the relocation of the Office of Fleet Management Services and directs the sale of the current property.

Update Fall membership data in Direct Aid program formulas

Updates the Fall Membership data used in certain Direct Aid to Public Education program funding formulas based on actual data submitted by school divisions in fall 2024.

Serve additional children through modified Early Childhood Care and Education program requirements

Makes several changes to requirements for the Child Care Subsidy Program, the Mixed Delivery Initiative, and the Virginia Preschool Initiative in order to increase the number of children served. Changes include updating family copay and work requirements for the Child Care Subsidy Program and the Mixed Delivery Initiative, removing the cap on the local composite index for the Virginia Preschool Initiative beginning in FY 2026, directing attendance requirements to be updated, and limiting new Child Care Subsidy Program enrollment to birth-to-five children and establishing a work group to study options for school age children.

Update costs of Incentive programs

Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. These programs are designed to address educational needs of specific targeted student populations. Funding for these programs is primarily formula-driven and subject to changes in membership, participation rates, and test scores.

Update costs of Categorical programs

Adjusts funding for certain educational programs that exceed the foundation of the Standards of Quality. State or federal statutes or regulations mandate most categorical programs. These adjustments update the cost of continuing the current programs with the required data revisions.

Update Average Daily Membership projections based on actual Fall Membership

Updates Average Daily Membership projections based on actual Fall Membership data submitted by local school divisions in fall 2024.

Increase support for school construction

Increases funding for the School Construction Assistance Program from expected revenues to the School Construction Fund and a one time deposit from the Literary Fund.

Update English Language Learner data

Updates cost of the English Learner Teacher Standards of Quality program to reflect updated data for verified English learners, including updated proficiency level data.

Provide Virginia Opportunity Scholarships

Provides funding for Virginia Opportunity Scholarships to award grants to eligible economically disadvantaged students to cover the costs of attending an accredited private school in the Commonwealth.

Update sales tax revenue for public education

Updates funding provided to local school divisions based on the latest sales tax forecast.

Update sales tax distribution for school age population

Updates the sales tax distribution to local school divisions based on the latest yearly estimate of school age population from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Modify Teach for America requirements

Amends language to ensure funds provided to Teach for America are used as intended.

Increase funding for vision screening grants

Increases appropriation provided for school divisions to pay for a portion of the vision screening of students in kindergarten, grade two or three, and grades seven and ten.

Update program participation for Remedial Summer School

Updates the state cost of Remedial Summer School based on data submitted by divisions in fall 2024 reflecting actual summer 2024 participation.

Establish new Lab Schools in partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Provides funding to the College Partnership Laboratory School Fund to be used for planning, start-up, and operating grant awards to support new lab schools in partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Virginia.

Capture savings from regional Career and Technical Education center consolidation

Captures savings from regional grants to career and technical education centers from the consolidation of two divisions.

Update the cost of Lottery-funded programs

Adjusts state support for Lottery-funded programs based on actual participation and updated projections.

Increase federal appropriation

Increases federal nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues and anticipated reimbursements to local school divisions.

Update Lottery proceeds for public education

Adjusts funding to reflect changes in the estimate of Lottery proceeds to support K-12 public education. The 2025 Lottery proceeds estimate increases from $903.0 million in Chapter 2 to $943.8 million and the 2026 estimate increases from $853.0 in Chapter 2 to $875.3 million.

Establish a nongeneral fund revenue specialist position

Provides appropriation and one position, supported by the State Park Conservation Resources Fund, to establish a revenue specialist to analyze and optimize park revenue.

Provide support for capital outlay in the Division of Planning and Recreation Resources

Establishes funding and two positions to support project managers in the Division of Planning and Recreation Resources for design and construction. The section manages all maintenance, capital, and small technical projects across the department.

Initiate membership in the Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System for conservation officers

Provides funding to support the department's membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System. Chapter 416, 2024 Acts of Assembly, which would add conservation officers to the program, requires reenactment by the General Assembly in the 2025 session.

Deposit part of the surplus to the Water Quality Improvement Fund and the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund

Provides the required 15 percent of the Part A mandatory surplus to the Water Quality Improvement Fund Reserve. Out of the remaining amount, $17.4 million is provided for deposit to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund to support Agriculture Best Management Practices needs in the next biennium.

Provide funding for district dam rehabilitation engineers

Authorizes the agency to utilize interest earnings in the Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund to support administration of the fund.

Increase positions to provide oversight and assistance for districts

Authorizes the agency to support three additional positions from interest earnings in the Water Quality Improvement Fund and the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund to support efforts of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Provide additional appropriation for state park acquisitions

Authorizes additional nongeneral fund appropriation and updates the list of parks for which the department is authorized to complete land acquisitions.

Eliminate supplemental funding model

Simplifies the current funding model for reimbursement for services provided through the Children's Services Act by consolidating the separate base and supplemental allocations into a single pool available to reimburse localities for eligible expenses. This change does not impact local match rates.

Increase administrative budget for essential functions

Provides an increase to administrative funding in order to accommodate increases in contracting costs for information technology and risk management services.

Fund forecast for services provided to at risk youth

Funds the projected revised forecast for Children's Services Act services. Additionally, language is added to limit growth in state reimbursement for the cost of private day services to 2.5 percent beginning in 2026.

Support Virginia's Visualization and Analytics Solution

Provides state funding to support Virginia's Visualization and Analytics Solution, a data tool used by local school divisions that was originally implemented with pandemic relief funds.

Increase federal appropriation

Increases federal, nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Transfer fund between service areas to reflect expenditures

Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation between service areas to reflect planned expenditures.

Transfer child care employees from the Department of Social Services

Transfers seven positions supported by federal Child Care funds from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Education.

Establish School Performance and Support Framework Resource Hub

Provides funding to establish the School Performance and Support Framework Resource Hub, including ongoing funding for regional support specialists in math, literacy, and science, and one time funding to support infrastructure, technical training, and evidence-based supports needed for schools identified as Off Track or Needs Intensive Support.

Implement new state assessment contract

Provides funding for the Department of Education to implement a new statewide assessment contract, including funds for one-time transition costs and new ongoing costs.

Provide funding for the Life Changing Experiences program

Provides funding to implement the Life Changing Experiences Program, a 3-dimensional and interactive multimedia education program that focuses on activities that negatively impact teenagers, including alcohol and drugs, dangerous driving, and bullying, at up to 50 public schools in the Commonwealth. The program will collect real time feedback from students through hand-held devices to be shared with administrators.

Increase maximum employment level

Increases maximum employment level for positions that are funded by existing appropriation.

Increase Circuit Court Records Program nongeneral fund appropriation

Adjusts appropriation to account for increased nongeneral fund revenue from court record fees.

Support the Print Collections Inventory Control Project

Provides funding to support the Print Collections Inventory Control Project, which will create an electronic inventory of print collections in preparation for relocation to off-site storage.

Construct West Woods Phase 2

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation for the university to move forward with Phase 2 of the Housing and Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation to align with expected revenue.

Update fund details to reflect actual spending

Updates nongeneral fund details to reflect actual planned spending.

Increase sponsored program appropriation

Increases nongeneral fund appropriation for sponsored programs to reflect actual revenues and expenditures.

Increase higher education operating appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund higher education operating appropriation with planned fall 2024 enrollment and approved tuition and fee rates.

Increase student financial assistance appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation for scholarships with projected budget activity.

Increase auxiliary enterprise appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation for auxiliary enterprises with budgeted activity.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect expected increase in revenue.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Increases nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Increase federal appropriation

Increases federal nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Increase auxiliary fund appropriation

Increases nongeneral auxiliary fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Improve Life Safety Systems Campuswide

Provides funding to improve life safety systems at multiple educational and general buildings across campus.

Increase auxiliary enterprise appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation for auxiliary enterprises with projected revenues.

Improve Campus Security

Provides state support to improve campus safety and security, including fencing, lighting, and emergency call station improvements.

Adjust indirect cost fund appropriation

Increases the agency's nongeneral fund appropriation to align with expected revenues and expenditures.

Replace and augment information technology network and security equipment

Provides state support and nongeneral fund appropriation to improve campus security with the replacement of surveillance cameras and an emergency telephone.

Adjust appropriation to correct base budget adjustments

Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation between funds and service areas to correct previous base budget adjustment distributions.

Address energy infrastructure

Provides state support and nongeneral fund appropriation to improve energy infrastructure, efficiency, and sustainability across campus.

Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect anticipated revenue and operations

Increases the agency's nongeneral fund appropriation to align with expected revenues.

Construct Student Housing

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation for the university to construct new student housing as part of the Housing Master Plan.

Renovate Dalton Hall

Modernizes the existing dining hall to meet the needs of students by renovating the interior space, streamlining accessibility, upgrading mechanical and electrical systems, and ensuring compliance with current building codes for all modified components.

Support student lifecycle pathways initiative

Provides one-time state support the first year for the student lifecycle pathways initiative.

Replace existing, mission-critical systems

Provides appropriation to complete a multi-system technology overhaul, as recommended by the 2018 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission report.

Provide base appropriation for legal proceeds

Provides base appropriation to reflect legal proceeds and to reduce mid-year administrative transactions.

Add emergency regulatory language for peer recovery specialist-trainees

Adds emergency regulatory language for the Board of Counseling to regulate peer recovery specialist-trainees. This language also allows the Department of Medical Assistance Services to reimburse individuals who are not yet certified but are completing their required supervision in order to become certified as a peer recovery specialist.

Provide funding for advanced equipment and infrastructure

Provides one-time funding for investment in innovative agriculture equipment.

Increase federal appropriation

Increases federal nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Increases nongeneral fund appropriation based on estimated revenues.

Advance cancer research in the Commonwealth

Provides additional funding to support one-time expenses of VCU Massey Cancer Center in support of cancer research.

Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect anticipated revenue and operations

Increases the agency's nongeneral fund appropriation to align with expected revenues.

Redevelop digital education and collection resources

Provides one-time funding for investment in the agency's website redesign that benefits Commonwealth educators with Standards of Learning-aligned content.

Appropriate general fund surplus dedicated to waiver programs

Appropriates excess 2024 general fund revenues reserved by the Comptroller in the Committed Fund balance pursuant to Item 470.10, Chapter 3, Acts of Assembly, Special Session I and dedicated to offset the impact of waiver programs. Also, directs that the funding is considered ongoing and should be incorporated into the base budget in the next Biennium.

Establish grant program to increase the number of nursing graduates

Provides funding to establish a competitive grant program to increase the number of nursing graduates at public institutions of higher education.

Provide tuition assistance to nursing students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Provides tuition assistance to undergraduate or graduate nursing students at any eligible Virginia institution designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Provide funding and a position to support data analysis and visualization

Provides funding and a position to support the Council's increasing work in providing and validating data for institutions and state-level decisionmakers.

Change financial aid report due dates

Amends language to better align reporting dates with data availability and the academic calendar.

Increase support for Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP) stipends

Provides additional funding to maintain the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program stipend at the full amount for qualifying students based on a projected increase in the number of eligible students.

Expand support for waiver programs

Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support a transfer from the Commonwealth Savers Plan in support of waiver programs.

Provide funding to maintain the Virginia Longitudinal Data System

Provides additional funding to support increased costs required to maintain the Virginia Longitudinal Data System.

Increase funding for the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program

Provides additional funding for the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program to meet anticipated demand.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation to align with expected revenue.

Increase federal appropriation

Increase federal appropriation to align with expected revenue.

Address Priority Facility Improvements

Provides state support for an umbrella project to address deferred maintenance needs of educational and general buildings.

Modify A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension partnership language

Clarifies the relationship between A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, doing business as GENEDGE Alliance, and Patrick and Henry Community College, its fiscal agent.

Adjust appropriation to reflect planned spending

Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation between funds and service areas to reflect historic and planned expenditures.

Sustain and expand high school student access to community college dual enrollment and workforce credential programs

Provides ongoing state funding of $15.0 million and a one-time transfer of $20.0 million from G3 Program balances to support the College and Career Ready Virginia (CCRV) Program. Additionally, language expands the CCRV Program to include noncredit workforce training and credentialing through the VCCS FastForward Program.

Combine fund pools for Long Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services

Updates Appropriations Act language so that the listed appropriation amounts for Long Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services are combined into one fund to efficiently utilize existing resources. Combining the funds does not change program eligibility or services offered.

Adjust vocational rehabilitation appropriation to reflect increase in grant revenue

Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to account for increased revenues in the agency's vocational rehabilitation division. The adjustment reflects the net increase to the federal formula grant award from the Rehabilitation Services Administration since 2020 and does not exceed the base award limit specified in the Appropriations Act. The adjustment also captures increases in average program income received from the Social Security Administration and in vocational rehabilitation grant revenue that is unrelated to the base award and does not require state matching funds.

Increase indirect cost appropriation to reflect revenue

Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to account for increased indirect cost revenues and support administrative expenses.

Sustain world-class advanced breeding program for shellfish

Provides funding and positions to operationalize scientific and technological advances in shellfish aquaculture developed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and support the Commonwealth's oyster aquaculture industry.

Expand forecasting capabilities to support coastal resilience efforts

Provides funding and positions to establish a world-class environmental forecasting center and expand the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s forecasting capabilities to support coastal resilience efforts.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for the Virginia Horse Industry Board

Increases appropriation to allow for the expenditure of increasing revenue for the Virginia Horse Industry Board.

Support required inspection and testing of commercially used chargers for electric vehicles

Provides one-time money for new equipment to begin inspecting electric vehicle chargers.

Clarify funding for the Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program

Clarifies that appropriation for the Blue Catfish Processing Grant Program is part of the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund.

Decrease deposit to the Virginia Wine Promotion Fund

Adjusts the annual deposit to the Virginia Wine Promotion Fund based on certain wine liter tax revenue collections.

Adjust spending authority for the Virginia Corn Board

Updates budget language to allow for the expenditure of increasing nongeneral fund revenue for the Corn Board.

Adjust spending authority for the Virginia Soybean Board

Updates budget language to allow for the expenditure of increasing nongeneral fund revenue for the Soybean Board.

Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for pesticide services

Increases appropriation for ongoing maintenance costs of a new online registration system for pesticide applicators.

Establish Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Premium Assistance Program

Creates a new program to reimburse a portion of the annual federal premium paid by livestock producers enrolled in the United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency Rainfall Index Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage insurance program.

Modernize regulatory program platform

Provides ongoing funding to modernize the first two of the agency's 21 regulatory programs. It is anticipated that the modernization of all programs will be complete in 2036, and that the new platform will improve and streamline services.

Replace outdated liquid propane gas testing equipment

Provides one-time funding for necessary upgrades to liquid propane gas provers used in field inspections. Existing 102-gallon, 23-gallon, and 20-gallon provers will be replaced with one 100-gallon and two 25-gallon provers to meet industry standards.

Increase deposit to the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund

Adjusts the annual deposit to the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund based on certain spirits tax revenue collections.

Support life sciences in the Commonwealth

Shifts $69.1 million provided for life science research initiatives from the second year to the first year and provides an additional $35.0 million the first year for further initiatives. Budget language is also included to establish a task force to review and recommend investments to strengthen Virginia's Biotechnology, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industry cluster.

Reauthorize funding associated with an economic development project in Wythe County

Provides funding to reimburse infrastructure costs incurred by Wythe County as of June 30, 2024, per the Commonwealth's commitment to the project.

Clarify the use of proceeds from the sale of the Central Virginia Training Center

Adds Appropriation Act language to provide the Department of General Services with flexibility to demolish derelict structures, perform remediation, and market the sale of the Central Virginia Training Center property in Madison Heights, Virginia. The language stipulates that proceeds from the sale of the property shall be deposited in the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund.

Shift funding for the inland port to the first year

Transfers appropriation provided for the development of an inland port in the Mount Rogers Planning District from the second year to the first year.

Expand the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program

Increases funding for the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program, bringing the total to $70.0 million the second year.

Reduce the Virginia Investment Performance Grant appropriation and provide payment flexibility

Updates appropriation for the Virginia Investment Performance Grant based on anticipated distributions and adds language to clarify that any excess funds remaining in the Fund from prior years for projects previously approved shall be appropriated for expenditure in subsequent years.

Authorize appropriation for a new economic development initiative

Provides appropriation for an anticipated incentive payment for a project approved by the Major Employment and Investment Commission contingent on legislation to be considered by the 2025 General Assembly.

Update the Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant Program appropriation schedule

Adjusts appropriation provided for the Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant based on updated incentive payment schedules.

Provide funding for a visitor center in the Town of Saint Paul

Provides one-time general fund support to the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority to support the development of the Three Rivers Destination - Discovery Center.

Support sports tourism grant program

Provides general fund support to establish a grant program focused on sporting events. Additionally, of the funding provided, $500,000.00 is designated to promote a major sporting event in the Bristol area.

Provide one-time funding to the Southwest Virginia Regional Recreation Authority

Provides one-time funding to the Southwest Virginia Regional Recreation Authority for the Spearhead Trails initiative. The funds are to support the purchase of equipment.

Moves appropriation to the correct fund and removes appropriation for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Fund

Moves appropriation to newly established nongeneral funds for proper accounting. Also, transfers appropriation for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Fund back to the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), as the appropriation was inadvertently transferred from VEC during the establishment of Virginia Works. A concurrent technical action accepting the appropriation is entered under VEC.

Promote the Virginia Has Jobs initiative

Provides one-time support from the general fund to market a new workforce portal designed to connect potential applicants with available employment and training opportunities.

Expand re-entry placement pilot program

Provides funding and five positions to expand a re-entry job placement program in partnership with the Departments of Workforce Development and Advancement and Corrections.

Provide line of credit to serve as revenue stabilization fund

Amends language to allow the agency to access a line of credit to continue operations in the event of a delay in the receipt of federal disbursements. Language establishing the line of credit is in Part 3 of the Budget Bill.

Provide support for agency administration

Increases general fund appropriation to account for agency administrative costs. In establishing the agency, administrative funds were not transferred from the agencies affected by the consolidation of workforce programs.

Increase operational support

Provides additional general fund appropriation for operational support.

Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between service areas

Aligns transportation fund appropriation with expenditure patterns in the last three fiscal years, and redistributes appropriation to the agency's administrative service area for proper accounting. This amendment is technical in nature.

Transfer general fund appropriation between service areas for accurate accounting

Transfers general fund appropriation between service areas to more accurately reflect projected expenditures. This adjustment is technical in nature.

Increase Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned business certification capacity

Provides general fund support and one position to process Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) certification applications.

Allow a portion of capital authorizations to be used for project administration

Directs the Department of General Services and the Fort Monroe Authority to negotiate an agreement for up to $60,000.00 for the department to support dedicated support services in its capacity as fiscal agent for the authority's state supported capital funds and review of the authority's capital outlay and maintenance reserve projects.

Retrofit office space and increase building safety

Provides general fund appropriation for safety upgrades and workplace enhancements at the agency's main office.

Leverage federal funds for the relocation of Virginia’s largest seabird colony

Provides one-time general fund support for 35 percent of the estimated total cost of an Army Corps of Engineers project to construct a permanent habitat for Virginia's largest seabird colony, which is currently displaced by a transportation expansion project.

Support dredging project

Provides funding to support dredging Back Creek off the York River.

Capture balance of refunded Dominion Energy rebate

Transfers the balance of moneys refunded to the Commonwealth by Dominion Energy to the general fund. Language directing this transfer is in Part 3 of the Budget Bill.

Purchase new truck-mounted geoprobe equipment

Provides one-time funding to replace outdated equipment used for geological data collection.

Upgrade Integrated Forest Resource Information System modules

Provides one-time funding over the biennium to complete software upgrades for mission critical systems. The current system is 20 years old and has functionality limitations.

Move pass-through funding to the first year

Redistributes a total of $750,000.00 for the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center and the Center for Local Knowledge Programs and Black Women United for Action from the second year to the first year of the budget.

Provide funding for additional legal assistance

Provides funding for outside legal counsel to increase the Office of the Attorney General's capacity to assist with drafting battlefield easements and conduct legal reviews of battlefield easements drafted by the Department of Historic Resources. It is anticipated that assistance will be needed for 18 to 24 months to address a backlog of easement processing.

Modify tribal internship language

Expands allowable uses for funding to provide additional flexibility in its distribution while still serving the recognized needs of the Tribes. The expanded language allows the agency to use the funds to provide grants, consultation, and trainings in addition to paid internships. Currently, internships supported with the funds are for data collection activities.

Deposit part of the surplus to the Water Quality Improvement Fund to support the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program

Appropriates a portion of the mandatory deposit associated with excess general fund revenue collections and discretionary year-end general fund balances required for deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund. Funds will support the reimbursement of entities as provided for in the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program.

Adjustment nongeneral fund base appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation within the same fund group to reflect anticipated expenditures. This amendment is technical in nature.

Modify language to reappropriate one-time amounts for two water quality initiatives

Amends language to reappropriate general fund balances provided for the City of Richmond's Combined Sewer Overflow project and the agency's new Pay-for-Outcomes water quality initiative.

Fund upgrades at the Richlands Regional Water Treatment Facility

Provides general fund support for water treatment plant upgrades at the Richlands Regional Water Treatment Facility.

Delay Polystyrene Ban Effective Date

Removes language modifying the effective date of legislation that prohibits the use of polystyrene containers for retail food establishments operating in the Commonwealth.

Meet increase in Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin contribution

Updates general fund appropriation provided for membership in the Commission, for which the contribution amount is anticipated to increase.

Increase federal appropriation to account for anticipated revenues

Increases federal appropriation to account for a multi-year Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant award.

Appropriate funds to support the Richmond Combined Sewer Overflow project

Appropriates a portion of the mandatory Water Quality Improvement Fund deposit to the City of Richmond to continue its Combined Sewer Overflow project.

Build Coal Combustion Residuals grant into the base

Increases federal appropriation to accommodate new federal funding.

Eliminate tolling on the George P. Coleman Bridge

Eliminates the collection of tolls for the use of the George P. Coleman Bridge and eliminates the requirement to reimburse the Toll Facility Revolving Account if sufficient funds are not available.

Clarify toll relief language

Amends language for the state-supported toll relief program to clarify driver eligibility and expand use of funds.

Appropriate general fund surplus dedicated to Interstate 81

Appropriates excess 2024 general fund revenues reserved by the Comptroller in the Committed Fund balance pursuant to Item 470, Chapter 2, Acts of Assembly, Special Session I and dedicated to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program.

Adjust appropriation to reflect financial plan

Adjusts appropriation amounts to conform to the final program amounts in the FY 2025-2030 Transportation Six-Year Financial Plan, as approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in June 2024.

Adjust appropriation based on new revenue estimates and program adjustments

Adjusts appropriation authority for programs in line with the available revenues projected in the November 2024 revenue forecast.

Authorize the sale of property

Amends language to authorize the sale of certain properties and allow the department to retain the proceeds to supplement and support existing maintenance reserve and capital project needs.

Adjust appropriations to reflect the financial plan

Adjusts appropriation amounts to conform to the final program amounts in the FY 2025-2030 Transportation Six-Year Financial Plan, as approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in June 2024.

Adjust appropriation based on new revenue estimates to support regional transportation programs

Adjusts appropriation authority for programs in line with the available revenues projected in the November 2024 revenue forecast.

Update support for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Adjusts support for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to recognize $11.1 million in general fund savings due to updated subsidy figures and the removal of unnecessary general fund support for base subsidy growth. All remaining general fund support is moved to FY 2025 from FY 2026.

Align appropriation with anticipated revenues

Adjusts appropriation for agency programs in line with the available revenues projected in the November 2024 revenue forecast.

Align appropriation with increased collections and payments for mobile home sales tax

Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to support increased payments to localities based on increased mobile home sales tax collections.

Fund implementation of rainwater harvesting system regulations

Provides funding for the implementation of rainwater harvesting system regulations and associated database costs. The regulations provide standards for the use of rainwater harvesting systems, including systems that collect rainwater for human consumption.

Update language to reflect current funding levels for the Virginia Center for Health Innovation

Updates language to reflect current funding levels for the Virginia Center for Health Innovation.

Establish a Large Animal Veterinary Loan Repayment program

Establishes the Large Animal Veterinary Loan Repayment program to provide loan repayments for large animal veterinarians operating in Virginia.

Provide support for the Home Care Organization Licensure Program

Provides support for the Home Care Organization Licensure Program's biennial inspection workload.

Increase vital records fee for expedited records

Increases the amount charged for expedited records from $48.00 to $53.00 to cover for increased services costs.

Continue support for the Division of Disease Prevention due to decreased federal support

Provides support for the Division of Disease Prevention to continue sexually transmitted infection prevention efforts due to an unanticipated loss of grant funding.

Provide funding for a perinatal health hub pilot program

Provides funding to support a perinatal health hub pilot program in Virginia to reduce maternal and infant mortality.

Provide support for information technology security audits and mandatory investigations

Provides support to the Office of Internal Audit for additional financial and information technology auditors to address an increase in workload.

Transfer funding for naloxone purchases to correct service area

Transfers general fund appropriation for the purchase of naloxone to the correct service area.

Amend language for the State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program to expand access to purchase HIV prevention medication

Amends language for the State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program to expand access to purchase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis (n-PEP) HIV prevention medication, co-pays, and other out-of-pocket costs.

Add support for community health workers and doulas at local health districts

Provides additional support for community health workers and doulas at local health districts that serve localities with the highest rates of maternal mortality.

Restrict taxpayer funding for abortion services

Prevents expenditures from general or nongeneral fund sources to be used for providing abortion services, except as otherwise required by federal law.

Reduce excess federal appropriation

Aligns appropriation with anticipated expenditures and revenues collected.

Complete opioid impact reduction registry

Provides Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation funding for one-time costs associated with the development of the Opioid Impact Reduction Registry.

Support rent increases at local health department facilities

Provides funding to offset expected rental or moving costs at the following local health department facilities: Piedmont, Eastern Shore, Southside, Central Shenandoah, New River, Chesterfield, Prince William, Rappahannock, and Virginia Beach Health Districts.

Fund electronic health records system

Provides funding to support initial costs of an electronic health record system for pilot sites and eventually for full implementation. This initiative will improve communication between patients and providers and to help providers work more efficiently.

Provide support to maintain compliance with drinking water regulations

Provides additional support to the Office of Drinking Water to maintain compliance with state and federal drinking water requirements.

Remove budget language that prohibits changes to emergency medical services council regional boundaries

Eliminates restrictive language that prevents changes to current emergency medical services regional council boundaries.

Provide support for intermediate disciplinary actions for medical care facilities

Provides support for the administration of intermediate disciplinary actions for medical care facilities. This funding is tied to forthcoming legislation.

Fund administrative contract escalation costs

Provides funding to cover the anticipated cost of volume driven contracts as well as actuarial services.

Clarify third party liability rules

Meets a federal requirement that Virginia has a rule in place to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely on the basis that such item or service did not receive prior authorization under the third-party payer's rules. This policy has already been implemented by the Department of Medical Assistance Services and is not expected to have any fiscal or programmatic impact.

Create a funding reserve for Medicaid initiatives

Ensures sufficient general fund appropriation in future biennia by creating a funding reserve mechanism for the Medicaid program to account for projected but unbudgeted costs of new initiatives.

Adjust Health Care Fund appropriation

Modifies the appropriation for the Virginia Health Care Fund to reflect the latest revenue estimates.

Fund medical assistance services for low-income children utilization and inflation

Adjusts funding for the Commonwealth's Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program to reflect the latest expenditure forecast as projected by the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Fund the cost of medical services for involuntary mental commitments

Adjusts funding for the projected cost of hospital and physician services for persons subject to an involuntary mental commitment.

Increase payments for psychiatric and obstetric-gynecological graduate medical residencies

Increases graduate medical education supplemental payments for all qualifying psychiatric and obstetric-gynecological residencies to $150,000 annually effective July 1, 2026. In addition, program language is updated to reflect the latest information on residency program cohorts.

Clarify spending on mail room operations

Adds language to identify funding that was previously provided for mail room services. The 2024 General Assembly added funding for the Department of Medical Assistance Services to contract with a vendor to handle all incoming medical assistance-related mail currently directed to local departments of social services. Authority to reappropriate first year balances is also provided should implementation costs run into 2026.

Cover pre-release Medicaid services for justice involved youth

Authorizes the provision of covered services, including screenings, diagnostic services, and targeted case management, in the 30 days pre-release and immediately post-release to eligible incarcerated youth and young adults in accordance with section 5121 of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

Ensure compliance with state and federal developmental disability waiver requirements

Provides resources to ensure the department is able to comply with state and federal waiver requirements associated with contract monitoring, quality reviews and rules changes. Authority to reappropriate first year balances is also provided should implementation costs run into 2026.

Provide funding for Virginia Task Force on Primary Care

Provides funding to contract with the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care to conduct research that guides Medicaid policy as it relates to primary health care.

Update nursing facility reimbursement methodology

Modifies the nursing facility reimbursement methodology described in 12 VAC 30-90-44 to use a Patient-Driven Payment Model instead of Resource Utilization Groups. This change to reimbursement methodology will be implemented in a budget neutral manner no later than October 1, 2025.

Authorize implementation of 1115 serious mental illness waiver

Authorizes coverage for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries during short-term stays (not to exceed 60 days) for acute care in psychiatric hospitals or residential treatment settings that qualify as Institutes of Mental Disease through an 1115 serious mental illness (SMI) waiver. Resources are also provided to support the cost of implementing and overseeing services provided through the SMI waiver. Authority to reappropriate first year balances is also provided should program implementation costs run into 2026.

Modify managed care contract language

Allows the Department of Medical Assistance Services to implement managed care changes in future contract amendments that are currently authorized as part of reprocurement. Language also allows for the competitive procurement of a foster care specialty plan and technical changes necessary to implement authorized behavioral health initiatives.

Comply with federal eligibility and processing rules

Provides funding for eligibility and enrollment systems changes as part of implementing new federal rules. Final rules recently issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services make a number of changes to the Commonwealth's application, eligibility determination, enrollment, and renewal processes. This funding is necessary to comply with these federal requirements.

Unbundle long-acting injectables for serious mental illness

Requires the payment of medical assistance, outside the hospital daily rate, for long-acting injectable or extended-release medications administered for a serious mental illness in any hospital emergency department or hospital inpatient setting.

Allow for an hourly adult day health care rate

Provides authority for the Department of Medical Assistance Services to change the reimbursement methodology for adult day health care from a daily rate to an hourly rate. Any reimbursement rate adjustments must be budget neutral and not necessitate additional expenditures that exceed the amounts currently appropriated for this service.

Allow children served in psychiatric residential treatment facilities to remain enrolled in managed care

Enables children served in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) to maintain their enrollment in managed care during their treatment. The payment for PRTF per diem payments and PRTF required services will be carved out of the managed care contract and paid as a fee-for-service benefit. No service eligible for reimbursement through the Children’s Services Act will be included in managed care.

Fund Medicaid utilization and inflation

Provides funding for the cost of Medicaid utilization and inflation as estimated in the most recent expenditure forecast as projected by the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Clarify the removal of cost sharing in existing Appropriation Act language

Clarifies that current Appropriation Act language prohibiting cost sharing in Medicaid applies to co-insurance and deductibles.

Fund Family Access to Medical Insurance Security utilization and inflation

Adjusts funding for the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security program to reflect the latest forecast of expenditures as projected by the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Authorize final exempt authority to update reimbursement regulations

Provides authority to submit final exempt regulatory packages to repeal existing provider reimbursement regulations (12 VAC 30-70, 12 VAC 30-80, and 12 VAC 30-90) and replace them with text identical to the Medicaid state plan text in effect on March 1, 2025.

Fund interagency contract cost gap for essential administrative services

Provides for necessary contract cost increases to improve the quality of essential administrative, fiscal, and information technology services provided by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.

Fund interagency contract cost gap for essential administrative services

Provides for necessary contract cost increases to improve the quality of essential administrative, fiscal, and information technology services provided by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.

Add nongeneral fund positions for vocational rehabilitation and enterprise programs

Authorizes the creation of four full time equivalent positions to support personnel needs in the agency's vocational rehabilitation and enterprise divisions. These positions will be supported through existing nongeneral fund revenue.

Increase enterprise nongeneral fund appropriation

Increases nongeneral fund appropriation to account for new lines of business with naval shipyards in the agency's enterprise division.

Provide materials for rehabilitation teaching and independent living program

Supports the purchase of additional navigational aids, tools, and training materials needed to address a growing waitlist of blind and visually impaired participants in the rehabilitation teaching and independent living program.

Provide funding for special conservators of the peace at private hospitals

Provides authorization and funding to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide funding to private hospitals for special conservators of the peace in order to relieve law enforcement from maintaining custody during a period of emergency custody or temporary detention.

Amend language for grants to recovery residences

Amends current language to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to make grants to any recovery residence certified by the department.

Address problem gambling in Virginia

Appropriates funds from the Problem Gambling and Support Fund to expand program evaluation, provide treatment services, and expand outreach.

Sustain the Adult Psychiatric Access Line

Provides funds to sustain two regional pilot hubs through the Medical Society of Virginia for the Adult Psychiatric Access Line.

Support the Youth Mental Health Matters initiative

Creates outreach and educational campaigns related to the impacts of mental health, substance use, and social media on youth and adolescents.

Add emergency regulatory language for peer support trainees

Adds language to allow the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate emergency regulations related to peer recovery specialist-trainees.

Provide funding for developmental disability services and quality assurance

Provides funding for the addition of quality improvement specialists, registered nurse care consultants, licensed behavioral analysts, dental staff, and dental services contracts required by the settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice.

Fund administrative costs of new developmental disability Medicaid waiver slots

Provides funds for the administrative costs of services provided to individuals on the developmental disability waivers, including supports intensity scale evaluations and service authorization staff.

Align appropriation between programs

Aligns appropriation to reflect anticipated expenditures. This zero sum transfer has no fiscal impact.

Transfer funds for assertive community treatment program evaluations

Transfers funds for a contract to administer evaluation and fidelity reviews of programs for assertive community treatment to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services central office. This zero sum transfer has no fiscal impact.

Fund licensing positions to comply with code and regulatory requirements

Provides funding for five additional positions in the Office of Licensing.

Provide flexibility in school-based mental health program to support dual model service delivery

Allows funds provided for school-based mental health services to be used to make grants available to school divisions in addition to the current language directing the department to contract with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to establish school-based clinics to provide mental health and primary health care.

Dedicate resources to support information security

Provides funds for one additional information technology security position.

Renovate, repair, and upgrade state-operated facilities

Provides funds for the costs of renovating and repairing state facilities to ensure the security and safety of facility residents, patients, and staff.

Study anticipated digital transition for Virginia Relay

Adds language directing the agency to produce a report on the anticipated transition from analog to digital telecommunication relay services, including fiscal and legislative impacts. One-time funding support is included for the agency to contract with a third party to assist in developing the report.

Fund interagency contract cost gap for essential administrative services

Provides for necessary contract cost increases to improve the quality of essential administrative, fiscal, and information technology services provided by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.

Add position for full time deaf mentor coordinator

Adds one full time equivalent position to hire a deaf mentor coordinator, who will support needed training, recruitment, and program development efforts in the agency's Deaf Mentor Program. The position will be supported through existing appropriation.

Increase appropriation for local operations and the background information system

Appropriates the nongeneral fund portion of the 2025 salary increases for state-supported local employees and increases the federal appropriation for pass through funding at local departments of social services. Additionally, this amendment appropriates background search fee revenue for ongoing Background Information System/Central Registry System operations and maintenance expenses.

Expand the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Full Employment Program

Expands the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Full Employment Program to agencies and community organizations that offer volunteer work with the goal of improving the participant’s employability.

Fund the child welfare forecast

Adjusts funding for the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes.

Move child care employees to the Virginia Department of Education

Transfers seven currently filled positions to the Virginia Department of Education for the child care subsidy program.

Clarify Percentage of Income Payment Program language

Updates the Percentage of Income Payment Program language to clarify administrative costs.

Fund foster care and adoption cost of living adjustments

Raises the maximum payments for foster care families and adoption assistance by three percent. Appropriation Act language requires that rates be increased in the year following a salary increase provided to state employees.

Cover administrative costs of child support enforcement

Provides support for the Division of Child Support Enforcement to cover the increased cost of mail and legal services.

Appropriate anticipated federal energy assistance revenue

Increases appropriation to account for the estimated federal revenue that will be received for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a subsidy program offered through local departments of social services to assist low-income households meeting their energy needs. There is no impact on general fund expenditures.

Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work childcare forecast

Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits, which includes cash assistance payments, employment services, and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work child care. This package also includes adjustments to the Unemployed Parents program.

Appropriate benefits for the summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children

Provides funding for the benefits portion of the new permanent summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children. This program was made permanent by the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

Provide funding to modernize the 2-1-1 system

Provides one-time funding to support costs associated with modernizing the statewide 2-1-1 Information and Referral System. As part of the required modernization, the Department of Social Services will integrate information that is required to be included in the Opioid Impact Reduction Registry at the Virginia Department of Health.

Enhance child protective services

Provides funding to implement recommendations from the Office of the State Inspector General to improve child protective services. Additionally, one-time funding is provided to enhance the Interactive Voice Response system.

Fund increase in employment and income verification contractual services

Provides funding to supplement existing support for employment and income verification services. In addition, the department is required to investigate alternatives to its current employment and income verification services contract that may offer more affordable contract opportunities.

Address increased procurement workload

Adds resources to support the agency's procurement efforts and meet increasing workload demands.

Adjust appropriations to align with agency operations

Transfers funding between programs to reflect agency reorganization and to reduce the need for administrative adjustments during the budget year. In addition, appropriation for child support collections is adjusted to better align with anticipated revenues.

Enhance electronic identity validation efforts

Provides funding for electronic identity validation services, which utilize a digital platform to verify applicant identities online. Through this effort the agency aims to decrease improperly provided benefits and services.

Provide additional positions to support agency operations

Provides funding to address agency workload issues.

Align positions and funding to reflect agency operations

Transfers existing general fund appropriation and positions between programs to align with services provided.

Provide funding to address increased costs of admissions, placements, and contracted services for committed youth

Provides funding to address increases in youth admissions and placements and to cover rising costs associated with various contracted services provided for committed youth.

Increase staffing for the Forensic Biology Section (DNA)

Provides funding for two forensic scientist positions to address workload issues in the forensic biology section. These positions routinely examine items of evidence for the presence of biological material and are qualified to perform the full range of testing provided by the section.

Increase staffing for new Central Laboratory facility maintenance

Provides funding for two building operations specialist positions to perform ongoing preventative maintenance and repairs at the new Central Laboratory facility.

Transfer funds for assertive community treatment program evaluations

Transfers funds for a contract to administer evaluation and fidelity reviews of programs for assertive community treatment to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services central office. This zero sum transfer has no fiscal impact.

Increase support for Part C Early Intervention

Provides funds to account for an anticipated five percent increase in caseload and costs for early intervention services from 2025 to 2026.

Fund crisis co-response programs

Provides funds to support two additional local crisis co-response teams in 2026.

Fund youth peer support specialists

Provides funds for 10 youth peer support specialists and associated training costs.

Fund additional forensic evaluators

Provides funding for four additional forensic evaluators to reflect the growing forensic population at Central State Hospital, Western State Hospital, and Eastern State Hospital.

Fund salary alignments for trades positions at state facilities

Provides salary increases to trades positions at state mental health facilities, including electricians, plumbers, construction, and other skilled laborers.

Address rising pharmaceutical costs at state facilities

Provides funds to account for rising pharmaceutical costs at state mental health facilities.

Fund salary alignments for trades positions at state facilities

Provides salary increases to trades positions at Southeastern Virginia Training Center and Hiram Davis Medical Center, including electricians, plumbers, construction, and other skilled laborers.

Provide funding for proposed 2025 Session legislation that may impact need for prison beds

Provides the "Woodrum" appropriation for 13 legislative proposals that are being proposed by the administration.

Fund mobile classroom trailers for career and technical education programs

Provides one-time funding for mobile classroom trailers to expand career and technical education programs for HVAC and renewable energy.

Increase community corrections' use of electronic monitoring tools

Provides funding to expand electronic monitoring of probationers to deter absconders and maximize workload efficiency for probation and parole officers.

Increase funding for inmate medical costs

Provides funding for increased medical costs for inmates based on updated projections and provides positions to replace medical contractors with state employees.

Expand dental services for inmates

Supports personnel and equipment costs for two mobile teams that will provide dental services to inmates housed in state facilities.

Adjust appropriation to support the Aviation and Airport Promotion Program

Transfers appropriation from administrative savings to support an increase in Aviation and Airport Promotion Program grants.

Support health insurance increase

Modifies nongeneral fund appropriation to support increased health insurance premiums.

Support regional airport project

Authorizes a $20 million state-supported treasury loan for the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission to support a runway modification project at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport contingent upon Federal Aviation Administration approval of the project plan.

Support authorized salary increases

Modifies nongeneral fund appropriation to support the required salary increase in fiscal year 2026.

Increase appropriation to hire interpreter and paralegal positions

Funds one position each in the City of Alexandria and Prince William County to support non-attorney staffing needs in the localities' public defender offices.

Increase appropriation to account for additional Opioid Abatement Authority grant funding

Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to recognize increased grant funding received through the Opioid Abatement Authority. Funding will be used to support reentry and recovery specialists in public defenders' offices.

Increase appropriation to account for locality supplemental pay

Increases nongeneral fund appropriation so that the agency can distribute supplemental pay provided by localities for public defenders.

Adjust appropriation to align with anticipated revenues and awards

Adds additional nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect anticipated settlement revenues and awards to eligible parties. Additionally, language in the table for the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund (COAR) is updated to reflect an amendment to appropriate COAR funds in the Department of Education.

Transfer positions to reflect agency operations

Moves positions to the appropriate program areas within the agency.

Support information technology systems

Provides funding and one position to support the development, security, and maintenance of the agency’s information technology systems. One-time funding is provided in the first year to add text messaging capabilities to the Veteran Engagement and Scheduling Application (VESA) system.

Provide nongeneral fund positions for the Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center

Provides positions to replace contractors with state employees at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.

Establish Veterans Care Center line of credit

Authorizes a $2.6 million line of credit to support operations at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.

Fund Veterans Education Training and Employment specialist

Provides one position for a Veterans Education Training and Employment (VETE) transition specialist.

Support start-up operations at Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers

Provides one-time funding for start-up operations of the Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers.

Improve Dublin Veterans Cemetery

Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia.

Improve Suffolk Veterans Cemetery

Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.

Improve Amelia Veterans Cemetery

Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall and construct a cemetery operations building, new equipment bays, and additional parking spaces at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County, Virginia.

Support website security and maintenance

Provides funding to cover costs associated with website security compliance.

Increase general fund support for wage position

Provides funding to support additional hours for an existing wage position to pursue grant opportunities that directly support Virginia's Veterans.

Increase funding for travel expenses

Provides funding to cover staff travel expenses.

Upgrade to cloud based security camera system

Provides one-time funding for investment in campus security with an updated cloud-based security system.

Provide power supply units for information technology network switch efficiency

Provides one-time funding for investment in information technology infrastructure with additional power supply units for previous state-supported network switches.

Upgrade information technology fiber infrastructure

Provides one-time funding for investment in the fiber infrastructure across campus.

Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation

Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation with expected revenues.

Address agency status

Requires the Board of Directors of New College Institute, in collaboration with state and regional partners, to develop a sustainability plan, including a comprehensive business plan and customer recruitment and expansion strategy with options to achieve state goals, and report to the Governor and Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees no later than August 1, 2025.

Support Regional Allied Health Simulation Lab

Provides operating support for the new Regional Allied Health Simulation Lab, which supports healthcare programs from partnering colleges, universities, and local school divisions.

Adjust project scope in 2024 State Agency Capital Account construction pool

Provides authority for previously authorized funds to be used for temporary heat and hot water solutions at Hiram Davis Medical Center pending final disposition of the facility.

Supplant bonds with general fund for the Water Quality Improvement Fund

Supplants the $400 million existing bond authorization for Water Quality Improvement Fund eligible wastewater projects with general fund from FY 2024 revenues in excess of the official revenue estimate, pursuant to Item 470 K.2. of Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. All general fund appropriation is provided in FY 2025.

Adjustment to Statewide Supplement Pool

Adjusts funding for the central statewide supplement pool and updates eligibility criteria for use of supplement pool funding.

2025 Higher Ed Construction Pool

Provides funding for the construction and acquisition of eight capital projects at institutions of higher education. Funding for multiple projects is pooled together centrally and subject to the capital pool process in Section 2.2-1515 et. seq, Code of Virginia.

2025 Non Higher Ed Construction Pool

Provides funding for the construction and acquisition of eight capital projects for state agencies. Funding for multiple projects is pooled together centrally and subject to the capital pool process in Section 2.2-1515 et. seq, Code of Virginia. This pool includes projects for agencies other than institutions of higher education.

Placeholder: Equipment pool

Provides funding to be disbursed to agencies and institutions of higher education for equipment purchases related to previously authorized capital projects.

Remove requirement for Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan Advisory Committee to make recommendations about capital budget requests

Provides language in Section 2-0 to remove a requirement for the Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan Advisory Committee to make recommendations about capital budget requests.

Lease and Financed Purchase Authorizations

Provides language authorizing numerous lease and financed purchase agreements.

Redirect balances from completed and cancelled projects

Redirects balances from completed standalone projects and projects that agencies no longer wish to execute to construction pools that are not expected to have sufficient funding.

Planning Pool

Authorizes detailed planning for six capital projects and preplanning for one project in a central planning pool. The scope for one project previously authorized in the planning pool is also adjusted.

Clarify Crewe Water Project Scope and Authorize use of Supplement Pool

Provides budget language to clarify the intended scope of the Nottoway water infrastructure project and authorizes the use of funding from the statewide supplement pool for any project costs in excess of those originally assumed when the project was authorized in the 2020 construction pool.

Adjust 2020 Higher Ed Construction Pool for VCCS Godwin Building Scope Change

Adjusts the scope of the Virginia Community College System Godwin Building project in the Annandale Campus in Northern Virginia from a renovation to a replacement and adjusts funding in the 2020 VCBA construction pool in which the project is authorized.

Adjust 2022 construction pool for State Police Training Academy

Adjusts funding and project authorization in the 2022 state agency construction pool, which pools funding for capital projects together centrally.

Add state fire marshal positions

Funds additional state fire marshal positions to address increased workload.

Add positions to support training and management divisions

Provides positions to hire newly-created data analyst, logistics, and policy specialist positions that will be supported by the agency's Fire Programs Fund.

Provide protective equipment for local firefighters

Establishes a new grant program to assist localities with purchasing protective equipment for firefighters.

Establish a cap on tuition growth and freeze tuition in 2026

Amends language to freeze tuition increases in FY 2026 and establish an annual cap on tuition growth to the lower of 2.5 percent or inflation.

Adjust appropriation for higher education credit card rebates and interest earnings

Reflects actual amounts needed in 2025 for higher education credit card rebates and interest earnings. Actual rebates and interest earnings were higher than originally budgeted.

Revert surplus general fund balance

Adds language requiring the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, to revert residual general fund balances.

Fund inauguration and transition for statewide elected offices

Funds transition offices and inauguration costs associated with 2025 elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.

Adjust agency premiums for property insurance

Adjusts the general fund support for changes to property insurance premiums billed by the Division of Risk Management.

Adjust funding for agency health insurance premium costs

Provides general fund support for the employer share of health insurance premiums. The latest actuarial report projects health insurance costs will increase by approximately 9.4 percent in 2026, however, a combination of additional pharmacy benefit rebates and the state Health Insurance Fund is projected to support a portion of the increase. The rates for the state's self-insured plans assume an increase of 6.0 percent the second year. The rates for the state's two fully insured plans, Kaiser Permanente and Optima Health, are funded at the estimated contractually determined rates.

Adjust funding for Line of Duty Act Premiums

Adjusts funding to reflect the Line of Duty Act (LODA) premiums charged to agencies based on the latest employee enrollment data provided by the Virginia Retirement System.

Adjust funding for changes in agency rent costs

Adjusts funding for state agency rent costs in facilities operated by the Department of General Services. This adjustment reflects updated costs due to changes in projected agency square footage occupancy and revised rental rates. Funding is also included to support the operational costs of the James Monroe Building as tenant agencies vacate.

Adjust funding provided for minimum wage increase

Adjusts funding to support the increases in the Virginia minimum wage scheduled for January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026. The Appropriation Act assumes a minimum wage of $12.46 per hour effective January 1, 2025, however, the actual Virginia minimum wage established by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry will be $12.41 per hour. Under current law, the actual Virginia minimum wage is established by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry by October 1 each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Adjust funding for changes in agency information technology costs

Adjusts funding for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage by state agencies. The funding reflects the latest utilization estimates provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, actual rates for 2025, and proposed rates for 2026.

Adjust funding for state workers' compensation premiums

Adjusts funding for the workers' compensation premiums based on the latest actuarial report. Premiums include the scheduled payback of the working capital advance used to settle workers' compensation claims.