Appropriations Contingent on Additional Revenue (language only)
Item 479.20 #1s
Item 479.20 #1s | | | |
| Central Appropriations |
| Central Appropriations |
Language
Page 204, after line 9, insert:
"1. It is the intent of the General Assembly that based on actual collections of general fund revenues through June 15, 2021, that the Governor shall estimate the total expected fiscal year 2021 general fund revenues and if such estimate of general fund revenues are above the official general fund revenue estimate for fiscal year 2021 used in this act, such additional revenue shall be allocated to fund the following items in priority order in fiscal year 2022:
Agency | | FY 2022 |
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services | Increase permanent supportive housing capacity | $5,000,000 |
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services | Provide funds for partial implementation of STEP-VA | $18,607,414 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase mental health provider rates | $2,458,479 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Enhance behavioral health services | $10,273,553 |
Direct Aid to Public Education | Increase support for at-risk students | $35,173,962 |
Direct Aid to Public Education | Maximize pre-kindergarten access for at-risk three- and four-year-old children | $48,436,297 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase DD Waiver Provider Rates Based on Updated Data | $11,018,539 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase Developmental Disability (DD) waiver rates | $1,874,427 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase rates for skilled and private duty nursing services (80% of Benchmark) | $3,666,899 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Additional 8 Hours of Overtime for Personal Care Attendants | $3,190,283 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase Rates for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities | $7,599,696 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Restore 550 Developmental Disability Waiver Slots | $11,595,774 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Fund home visiting services | $11,750,159 |
Department of Social Services | Fund local departments of social services prevention services | $17,437,461 |
Department of Corrections | Fund Electronic Health Records | $8,935,649 |
Department of Medical Assistance Services | Increase Medicaid Nursing Facility Reimbursement | $6,984,788 |
Central Appropriations | Two Percent Bonus for State Employees, Teachers and State-supported locals | $169,473,233 |
TOTAL | | $373,467,613 |
2. Contingent on the provisions of paragraph 1. above, and according to the specified prioritization, $66,121,924 from the general fund shall be made 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 December 1, 2020 and remained employed at least until July 24, 2021, a one-time bonus payment equal to two percent of their base pay on August 1, 2021.
3. Furthermore, contingent on the provisions of paragraph 1 above, and according to the specified prioritization, $20,725,127 from the general fund shall be made available to provide to a one-time bonus payment equal to two percent of the base salaries of the following listed employees on August 1, 2021, provided that the governing authority of such employees use such funds to support the provision of a bonus:
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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Contingent on the provisions of paragraph 1 above, and according to the specified prioritization, $82,626,182 from the general fund shall be made available from the general fund for the state share of a one-time bonus payment equal to two percent of base pay on August 1, 2021, for funded SOQ instructional and support positions and Academic Year Governor's School instructional and support positions.
7. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall have authority to adjust the appropriation reversion amounts in the second year contained in Item 482.20 to reflect items funded as a result of paragraph 1.
8. Should the additional revenue pursuant to paragraph 1 be insufficient to fund all the items listed, then the Governor shall fund those items listed in priority order for which the additional revenue is sufficient to fully fund."
Explanation
(This amendment provides that any additional revenue for fiscal year 2021 as a result of the higher than forecast general fund revenues in the fiscal year will be used for the listed high priority funding items in fiscal year 2022.)