Language Page 382, after line 14, insert:Authority: Title 51.5, Chapter 8, Code of Virginia Appropriations in this item are contingent upon the passage of House Bill 9."
Explanation(This is one of four companion amendments that transfers funding and positions to a new independent human rights agency contingent upon passage of House Bill 9. Four other companion amendments eliminate funding and positions for the Department for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities. Funding totaling $523,833 the first year and $514,600 the second year from the general fund is added for a human rights monitoring function and an ombudsman function that will receive complaints and conduct investigations about facilities or programs operated, funded, or licensed by state agencies. Additional federal appropriations totaling $17,056 in each year is added for expenses of the new governing board.)