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2010 Session

Budget Bill - HB29 (Introduced)

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Item C-103.05

Item C-103.05 (Not set out)

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following provisions shall be implemented:


1. The Department of General Services (DGS), with the cooperation and support of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS), shall rebuild and resize the Southeastern Virginia Training Center to a 75-bed facility to serve profound and severely disabled clients;


2. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall transfer $23,768,000 of the amount appropriated in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, 2008 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I for project 17458 (Repair/Replace Southeastern Virginia Training Center) for the purpose stated in paragraph A.1. of this item;


3. The Department of General Services, with the cooperation and support of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS), shall build, acquire, or renovate 12 community-based Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF-MR) and 6 MR Homes in Health Planning Region V.  Priority should be given to projects which can be completed on existing state-owned property within Health Planning Region V;


4. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer $8,438,160 of the amount appropriated in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, 2008 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I for project 17457, (Repair/Replace Central Virginia Training Center) for the purpose stated in paragraph A.3. of this item. 


5. Of the remaining appropriation in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, 2008 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I for project 17457, (Repair/Replace Central Virginia Training Center), $10,061,840 is designated for project 17733, (Construction of Community Housing for Central Virginia).


6. The Governor, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget and the Director, Department of General Services, shall suspend the regular capital outlay process and initiate an expedited, fast track capital outlay process to ensure the timely availability of both the rebuilt and resized Southeastern Virginia Training Center and the 12 community-based Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF-MR) and 6 Mental Retardation Homes in Health Planning Region V.  The Governor's expedited process shall be submitted to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees for approval  by July 15, 2009.


B. The Department of General Services (DGS), with the cooperation and support of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS), shall examine the potential uses for the Southeastern Virginia Training Center property and report on such uses to Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by November 1, 2009.