320#2c (DRS) FMAP - Reduce Funding for Centers for Independent Living. HB30 - Conference Report

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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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FMAP - Reduce Funding for Centers for Independent Living

Item 320 #2c

Item 320 #2c	First Year - FY2011	Second Year - FY2012
Health And Human Resources
Rehabilitative Services, Department of	FY2011 ($469,454)	FY2012 ($234,727)	GF

Language
Page 222, line 37, strike "$91,068,348" and insert "$90,598,894".
Page 222, line 37, strike "$90,836,209" and insert "$90,601,482".
Page 223, line 4, strike the first "4,694,588" and insert "4,225,135".
Page 223, line 4, strike the second "4,694,588" and insert "4,227,722".
Page 223, line 5, after the period, insert:
"If there is an extension through June 30, 2011 of increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5), the reduction in the first year in this paragraph shall not become effective.”

Explanation
(This amendment reduces funding for centers for independent living (CILs) by $469,454 the first year and $234,727 the second year for a ten percent reduction in funding. The introduced budget reduced funding by $232,139 or five percent in the second year, however, budget language was not adjusted to reflect that budget proposal. This amendment also corrects that error the second year in budget language. Language is added to restore funding in the first year if Congress passes a six-month extension of increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) through June 30, 2011.)

Item 320

Item 320	First Year - FY2011	Second Year - FY2012
Rehabilitation Assistance Services (45400)	$91,068,348	$90,836,209
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (45404)	FY2011 $74,971,127	FY2012 $74,971,127
Community Rehabilitation Programs (45406)	FY2011 $16,097,221	FY2012 $15,865,082
Fund Sources:
General	FY2011 $23,171,283	FY2012 $22,939,144
Special	FY2011 $2,626,801	FY2012 $2,626,801
Dedicated Special Revenue	FY2011 $2,016,499	FY2012 $2,016,499
Federal Trust	FY2011 $63,253,765	FY2012 $63,253,765

Authority: Title 51.5, Chapters 5 and 6, Code of Virginia; P.L. 93-112, Federal Code.

A. Recovery of administrative costs for the Long Term Employment Support Services program shall be limited to 1.87 percent each fiscal year.

B. A minimum of $4,694,538 the first year and $4,694,538 the second year from all funds is allocated to support Centers for Independent Living.

C. The Department of Rehabilitative Services shall fulfill the administrative responsibilities pertaining to the Personal Attendant Services program, without interruption or discontinuation of personal attendant services currently provided.

D.1. Out of this appropriation shall be provided $3,188,638 the first year and $3,188,638 the second year from the general fund for expanding the continuum of services used to assist persons with brain injuries in returning to work and community living.

2. Of this amount, $1,725,000 the first year and $1,725,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to provide a continuum of brain injury services to individuals in unserved or underserved regions of the Commonwealth. Up to $150,000 each year shall be awarded to successful program applicants. Programs currently receiving more than $250,000 from the general fund each year are ineligible for additional assistance under this section. To be determined eligible for a grant under this section, program applicants shall submit plans to pursue non-state resources to complement the provision of general fund support.

3. In allocating additional funds for brain injury services, the Department of Rehabilitative Services shall consider recommendations from the Virginia Brain Injury Council (VBIC).

4. The Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) shall submit an annual report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees documenting the number of individuals served, services provided, and success in attracting non-state resources.

E. In allocating funds for Extended Employment Services, Long Term Employment Support Services (LTESS) and Economic Development, the Department of Rehabilitative Services shall consider recommendations from the established Employment Service Organizations/LTESS Steering Committee.

F. The Department of Rehabilitative Services shall work with the disAbility Resource Center to phase out funding that has been provided by the State Independent Living Council so as not to impose an undue hardship on persons with disabilities who receive services from the Center.

G. Out of this appropriation, $285,000 the first year and $285,000 the second year shall be provided from the general fund to support direct case management services for brain injured individuals and their families in Southwestern Virginia.

H.1. For Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund grants awarded after July 1, 2004, the Commissioner shall require applicants to submit a plan to achieve self-sufficiency by the end of the grant award cycle in order to receive funding consideration.

2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Commissioner may reallocate up to $500,000 from unexpended balances in the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund to fund new grant awards for research on traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

I. Out of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to expand case management services for individuals with brain injuries in unserved or underserved regions of the Commonwealth.

J. Out of this appropriation, $200,000 the first year from and $200,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for brain injury services. In allocating the funding, the Department of Rehabilitative Services shall consider recommendations from the Virginia Brain Injury Council.

K. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 51.5-47, Code of Virginia, every county and city, either singly or in combination with another political subdivision, may establish a local disability services board to provide input to state agencies on service needs and priorities of persons with physical and sensory disabilities, to provide information and resource referral to local governments regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to provide such other assistance and advice to local governments as may be requested. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 51.5-48, Code of Virginia, local disability services boards shall follow some or all of the provisions of this code section, at their discretion.