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Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Bell Richard P.
TANF for VCCS FastForward Program

Item 346 #6h

Item 346 #6h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department of Social Services FY2019 $0 FY2020 $2,000,000 NGF

Language
Page 384, line 2, strike "$48,521,967" and insert "$50,521,967".

Page 387, after line 38, insert:

"R. Out of this appropriation, $2.0 million the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant shall be provided for the Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) FastForward Program to serve individuals enrolled in the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) program or who are receiving TANF benefits."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $2.0 million the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for the Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) FastForward Program to serve individuals receiving TANF benefits. FastForward serves people who are not served by traditional higher education programs and provides support for participants to earn short-term credentials in high-demand jobs. Approximately one in five of the participants since the program's inception has been enrolled in the TANF program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.)