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Budget Amendments - HB1800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Bulova
VT Ext - Building Resilience

Item 236 #1h

Item 236 #1h

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Higher Education
Virginia Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station FY2021 $0 FY2022 $1,920,000 GF

Language
Page 269, line 15, strike "$93,864,832" and insert "$95,784,832".

Page 269, after line 47, insert:

"F. Out of this appropriation, $1,920,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to support extension programs including $1,050,000 for equipment and technology upgrades, $470,000 to phase in addition of extension agents and specialists, and $400,000 for compensation adjustments.  Funding for the equipment and technology upgrades will enhance the quality of research and extension programming at the Agricultural Research and Extension Centers."



Explanation

(This amendment requests funding to support extension programs. This request is centered around four primary elements: Internet Connectivity, Modernization of Research Equipment, Critical Personnel, and Market Competitiveness. Building resilience in our communities across the Commonwealth is fundamental to the mission of the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station (VCE/VAES). Supporting the economic prosperity, furthering research and discovery, and educating our citizens leads to greater prosperity in communities that have struggled to keep pace in an innovation-based economy.)