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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Redirect Second Year Veterans Care Center

Item 455 #1s

Item 455 #1s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Veterans and Defense Affairs
Department of Veterans Services FY2027 $0 FY2028 ($1,556,840) GF

Language
Page 527, line 1, strike "$102,995,630" and insert "$101,438,790".

Page 527, line 18, after "D.1." insert:

"There is hereby established a workgroup to evaluate the business plans of Virginia's veterans care centers to identify options for repayment of the working capital advance authorized by Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I and ensure that the care centers are self-sustaining after start-up funds are exhausted. The workgroup shall be comprised of the Secretary of Finance, or his designee, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, or his designee, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, or his designee, and two experts in financial management of long-term care facilities desginated by the Virginia Health Care Association. The workgroup shall report such options to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee no later than November 15, 2026."

Page 527, line 18, after "D.1." insert "2."
Page 527, line 18 through 19, strike "The Department of Veterans Services shall operate" and insert "The workgroup shall include in its report an analysis of the impact of operating".



Explanation

(This amendment defers $1.6 million GF the second year proposed in the introduced budget for start-up operations at the Puller Veterans Care Center. Language establishes a workgroup to review the business plans for the veterans care centers, identify options for repayment of a previously authorized working capital advance, and analyze the impact of operating the veterans care centers as a system.)