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2021 Session

Budget Amendments - SB1100 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Deeds
Direct $100M GF to Unemployment Compensation and Worker Training

Item 479 #1s

Item 479 #1s

First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2021 $0 FY2022 $100,000,000 GF

Language
Page 567, line 23, strike "$44,188,052" and insert "$144,188,052".

Page 572, after line 18, insert:
“V. Included within the appropriation for this Item is $100,000,000 the second year from the general fund to be allocated as follows: (i) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the Virginia Employment Commission to provide a one-time supplemental unemployment benefit to certain unemployed individuals who meet eligibility criteria established by the Commission to target long-term unemployed workers; and (ii) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the Virginia Community College System to increase enrollment and worker re-training opportunities in the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) program.”



Explanation

(This amendment would provide $100 million GF the second year to provide $50 million GF for a one-time supplemental unemployment benefit for certain long-term unemployed individuals, and $50 million GF to expand the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) program through the Virginia Community College System. A companion amendment to Item 275 reduces the Revenue Reserve deposit by $100 million GF for this purpose.)