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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Committee Approved)

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Restore Funding for CHIP of Virginia

Item 297 #2s

Item 297 #2s

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2013 $0 FY2014 $427,628 GF
FY2013 $0 FY2014 $300,000 NGF

Language
Page 256, line 42, strike "$12,497,162" and insert "$13,224,790".
Page 256, line 46, strike "1,182,946" and insert "1,610,574".
Page 256, line 47, after "fund" insert "and $300,000 the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant".


Explanation
(This amendment restores $427,628 from the general fund and $300,000 from the federal TANF block grant the second year to the Comprehensive Health Improvement Program (CHIP) of Virginia. This amendment restores funding to the level of support received by CHIP in FY 2013. Restoration of funding will allow CHIP to continue providing services to low-income, pregnant women, and young children in 27 localities. The program has demonstrated improved birth outcomes, child health, school readiness, and parental work capacity. CHIP of Virginia is a statewide network of local public/private partnerships.)