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2002 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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VEC Contact Centers

Item 130 #8s

Item 130 #8s

First Year - FY2003 Second Year - FY2004
Commerce And Trade
Virginia Employment Commission FY2003 ($2,400,000) FY2004 ($2,758,325) NGF

Language
Page 84, line 45, strike "$477,693,229" and insert "$475,293,229".
Page 84, line 45, strike "$473,248,883" and insert "$470,490,558".
Page 85, after line 26, insert:
"D.  Out of this Item, $4,802,671 the first year is available to implement the customer contact center project.  One such center shall be located in Southside Virginia.  An additional center shall be located in Southwest Virginia.  The Commissioner shall report on the project's implementation and funding status to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by November 6, 2002."


Explanation
(This amendment provides first-year funding of $4.8 million to develop Customer Contact Centers in Southside and Southwest Virginia. These centers will permit Virginians in need of unemployment insurance benefits to conduct business with the VEC by telephone, Internet, voice mail, e-mails, and facsimile.)