Menu
2009 Session

Budget Amendments - SB850 (Member Request)

View Budget Item
View Budget Item amendments

Chief Patron: Howell
Additional Funding for Aging Services

Item 284 #1s

Item 284 #1s

First Year - FY2009 Second Year - FY2010
Health And Human Resources
Aging, Department for the FY2009 $0 FY2010 $1,553,700 GF

Language
Page 300, line 17, strike "$30,328,128" and insert "$31,881,828".
Page 302, after line 40, insert:
"Q.  It is the intent of the General Assembly to eliminate waiting lists for nutrition, transportation and in-home services for older Virginians by 2012.  Out of this appropriation, a) $854,000 GF is for increased costs of providing home delivered meals; b) $325,700 GF is for increased costs of providing critical transportation to congregate meals, medical appointments, grocery shopping, and pharmacy services; and c) $374,000 GF is for increased costs of providing other home-based services."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $1.6 million GF the second year for home-delivered meals, transportation costs, and home-based services and states that it is the intent of the General Assembly that waiting lists for these services be eliminated by 2012.)