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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Floor Approved)

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HB 1558 - Workers' Comp. Ombudsman Program

Item 496 #1h

Item 496 #1h

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Independent Agencies
Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission FY2021 $335,458 FY2022 $294,458 NGF
FY2021 2.00 FY2022 2.00 FTE

Language
Page 476, line 16, strike "$42,168,655" and insert "$42,504,113".
Page 476, line 16, strike "$42,168,655" and insert "$42,463,113".

Page 476, after line 25 insert:

"C. Out of the amounts included in this item, $335,458 in the first year and $294,458 in the second year from the nongeneral fund and two positions shall be used to create an Ombudsman program to provide neutral educational information and assistance to persons not represented by an attorney with claims pending before the Commission."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $335,458 in the first year and $294,458 in the second year and two positions from the nongeneral fund to create an Ombudsman program to provide neutral educational information and assistance to persons not represented by an attorney with claims pending before the Commission. This funding is contingent upon the passage of House Bill 1558 in the 2020 General Assembly session.)