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2020 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5005 (Floor Approved)

Contingent Spending

Item 479.30 #1h

Item 479.30 #1h

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2021 $20,341,125 FY2022 $187,044,630 GF

Language

Page 204, after line 9, insert:

"A.1. If the official forecast included in the Governor's budget bill submitted for consideration by the 2021 General Assembly is reduced by no more than $100,000,000 below the general fund revenue forecast included in this act, there is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state treasury an amount equal to $20,341,125 the first year for purposes described within this paragraph.

2. If general fund revenue collections for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2021 meet the forecast in the Appropriation Act, and the Comptroller's analysis does not determine that a revenue re-forecast is required pursuant to § 2.2-1503.3, Code of Virginia, there is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state treasury an amount equal to $187,044,630 the second year for purposes described in paragraph B. of this item.

B.

Contingent Appropriations

FY 2021

FY 2022

Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - Virginia Telecommunication Initiative

$0

$16,000,000

DHCD - Housing Trust Fund

$0

$23,000,000

State Employee Bonus

$0

$79,804,059

Higher Education 4-Year and 2-Year Public Institutions Adjunct Faculty Bonus

$0

$2,408,099

State-Supported Local Employee Bonus

$0

$15,543,843

Direct Aid to Public Education - Expand Access to  School Meals

$2,500,000

$4,100,000

Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) -  Increase DD Waiver Provider Rates Using Updated Data

$10,697,611

$22,037,077

DMAS - Increase Rates for Skilled and Private Duty Nursing Services

$0

$6,245,286

DMAS - Eliminate 40 Quarter Work Requirement for Legal Permanent Residents

$586,046

$3,289,890

DMAS - Extend FAMIS MOMS' postpartum coverage to 12 months

$557,468

$2,116,376

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) - Virginia Land Conservation Fund

$5,500,000

$5,500,000

DCR - Dam Safety Funding

$0

$5,000,000

Department of Criminal Justice Services - Increase Funding for Pre-Release and Post-Incarceration Services

$500,000

$1,000,000

Online Virginia Network Authority

$0

$1,000,000

Total Contingent Appropriations

$20,341,125

$187,044,630

1. Included in the contingent appropriation, $16,000,000 from the general fund the second year is available for the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative in Item 114, Paragraph L. of this act.

2. Included in the contingent appropriation, $23,000,000 from the general fund the second year is available for the Housing Trust Fund in Item 113, paragraph E. of this act.

3.a. Included in the contingent appropriation, $79,804,059 from the general fund the second year is available to provide all classified employees of the Executive Branch and other full-time employees of the Commonwealth, except elected officials, who were employed on April 1, 2021, and remain employed until at least August 24, 2021, a one-time bonus payment equal to $1,500 on September 1, 2021.

b. Employees in the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall receive the bonus payment authorized in this paragraph only if they have attained an equivalent rating of at least "Contributor" on their performance evaluation and have no active written notices under the Standards of Conduct within the preceding twelve-month period.

c. The governing authorities of the state institutions of higher education may provide the bonus for faculty and university staff based on performance and other employment-related factors, as long as the bonuses do not exceed what the average would have been based on the general methodology authorized in this paragraph.

4. Included in the contingent appropriation, $2,408,099 the second year from the general fund to provide a $750 bonus on September 1, 2021 year for adjunct faculty at Virginia two-year and four-year public colleges and higher education institutions.

5. Included in the contingent appropriation, $15,543,843 from the general fund the second year is provided for a one-time bonus, equal to 1.5 percent of their base salary on September 1, 2021 provided that the governing authority of such employees use such funds to support the provision of a bonus for the following listed employees:

a. Locally-elected constitutional officers;

b. General Registrars and members of local electoral boards;

c. Full-time employees of locally-elected constitutional officers and,

d. Full-time employees of Community Services Boards, Centers for Independent Living, secure detention centers supported by Juvenile Block Grants, juvenile delinquency prevention and local court service units, local social services boards, local pretrial services act and comprehensive community corrections act employees, and local health departments where a memorandum of understanding exists with the Virginia Department of Health.

6. Included in the contingent appropriation, $2,500,000 the first year and $4,100,000 the second year from the general fund is available for the School Meals Expansion in Item 145, paragraph C.39 of this act.

7. Included in the contingent appropriation, $10,697,611 the first year and $22,037,077 the second year from the general fund is available to increase Medicaid rates for group home, sponsored residential and group day support providers for services delivered through the Developmental Disability (DD) waivers using updated data measures available, including wage assumptions, to 100 percent of the rate model benchmark, effective January 1, 2021. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to the completion of any regulatory process to effect such changes.

8. Included in the contingent appropriation, $6,245,286 the second year from the general fund the second year is available to increase rates for Medicaid skilled and private duty nursing services in Item 313, paragraph YYYY. of this act, effective July 1, 2021.

9. Included in the contingent appropriation, $586,046 the first year and $3,289,890 the second year from the general fund the second year is available to eliminate the 40 quarter work requirement for legal permanent residents in Item 313, paragraph XXX. of this act, effective January 1, 2021.

10. Included in the contingent appropriation, $557,468 the first year and $2,116,376 the second year from the general fund the second year is available to extend FAMIS MOMS' postpartum coverage to 12 months in Item 313, paragraph AAAA. of this act, effective January 1, 2021.

11. Included in the contingent appropriation, $1,000,000 from the general fund the second year is available for the expansion of the Virginia Online Network Authority in Item 262 of this act."



Explanation

(This amendment authorizes expenditures for specific programs which are contingent on the revenue forecast that will be updated prior to the 2021 General Assembly Session and fiscal year 2021 actual revenue collections.)