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2024 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Floor Approved)

Maintain Funding for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Item 44.5 #1s

Item 44.5 #1s

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Executive Offices
Office of the Governor FY2025 $1,816,772 FY2026 $1,816,772 GF

Language
Page 41, after line 38, insert:

"44.5 Human Relations Management$1,816,772$1,816,772
Fund Sources:  General $1,816,772 $1,816,772 "

Page 41, after line 38, insert:

"Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 6, Article 1, Code of Virginia.


If the Governor has not appointed a Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by July 1, 2024, pursuant to § 2.2-435.12, Code of Virginia, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer the appropriation in this Item to the Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Fund."



Explanation

(This amendment restores $1.8 million GF each year for the program within the Office of the Governor for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The introduced budget consolidated the funding for the Office in the general budget for the Governor's office.)