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Budget Amendments - HB29 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Callahan
National Guard Reenlistment Bonus

Item 506 #5h

Item 506 #5h

First Year - FY2005 Second Year - FY2006
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2005 $0 FY2006 $1,432,000 GF

Language
Page 162, line 29, strike "$44,134,000" and insert "$45,566,000".
Page 169, after line 55, insert:
"EE.  Out of the amounts appropriated for this item,
$1,432,000 from the general fund in the second year is provided for a re-enlistment program.  Under this program, a one-time bonus of $2,000 shall be paid to any member of the Virginia National Guard who re-enlists for at least two years. To be eligible for the bonus, a member must re-enlist on or after April 1, 2006 and on or before September 30, 2006. Any balance from the amount remaining on June 30, 2006, shall be reappropriated in the following fiscal year.”


Explanation
(This amendment provides funding for a re-enlistment program for the Virginia National Guard. Any member of the Virginia National Guard who re-enlists on or after April 1, 2006 and on or before September 30, 2006, will receive a one time bonus of $2,000. Any balance remaining on June 30, 2006 would be reappropriated in fiscal year 2007. The Commonwealth of Virginia is losing approximately 100 National Guard Soldiers per month. The Virginia National Guard strength mission currently stands at 7,555, with an actual strength of 6,894. If the decline in number of soldiers continues, it is expected that the National Guard Bureau will transfer the excess strength mission to other states. This would jeopardize the Guard’s ability to respond to natural disasters, terrorist threats, and other events that may threaten the Commonwealth.)