Item 124 | First Year - FY2013 | Second Year - FY2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Workforce Systems Services (47000) | $719,873,520 | $609,747,894 |
| Job Placement Services (47001) | FY2013 $34,724,500 | FY2014 $35,224,500 |
| Unemployment Insurance Services (47002) | FY2013 $683,648,397 | FY2014 $573,022,771 |
| Workforce Development Services (47003) | FY2013 $1,500,623 | FY2014 $1,500,623 |
| Fund Sources: | ||
| General | FY2013 $0 | FY2014 $500,000 |
| Special | FY2013 $16,395,500 | FY2014 $5,545,500 |
| Trust and Agency | FY2013 $703,478,020 | FY2014 $603,702,394 |
Authority: Title 60.2, Chapters 1 through 6, Code of Virginia.
A. Revenues deposited into the Special Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund shall be used for the purposes set out in the following order of priority: 1) to make payment of any interest owed on loans from the U.S. Treasury for payment of unemployment compensation benefits; 2) to support essential services of the Commission, particularly in the event of reductions in federal funding; 3) to finance the cost of capital projects; and 4) to fund the discretionary fund established in § 60.2-315, Code of Virginia. Funding may be transferred from the capital budget to the operating budget consistent with this language.
B. Reed Act funds distributed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and credited to the unemployment trust fund with respect to federal fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, under § 1103 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.), as amended, shall be used only for the administration of the unemployment compensation program, under the direction of the Virginia Employment Commission and shall not be subject to the requirements of § 60.2-305, Code of Virginia.
C. There is hereby appropriated out of the funds made available to this state under § 1103 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.) as amended, the balance of the $51,067,866 of Reed Act funds, if any, provided in Item 120 E. of Chapter 847, 2007 Acts of Assembly, for upgrading obsolete information technology systems, to include staff costs. This appropriation is subject to the provisions of § 60.2-305, Code of Virginia. Savings as a result of the new systems shall be retained by the commission.
D. As a result of the Commonwealth borrowing from the Federal Unemployment Account to make mandatory unemployment benefit payments to individuals, the state must make a payment estimated at $6,700,000 by September 30, 2012, to the federal government for interest owed on outstanding loan balances. The Virginia Employment Commission is hereby authorized to make the required interest payment from available nongeneral fund balances in the Special Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund.
E.1. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the second year from the general fund is designated for a public-private partnership to establish a one-year pilot program for an online job recruitment site that matches jobs in subscribing Virginia-based companies with subscribing job-seekers through social media and mobile networks.
2. The procurement of services related to implementation of this program shall be governed by standards set forth in the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et.seq., Code of Virginia).