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2014 Special Session I

Budget Bill - HB5001 (Introduced)

Central Appropriations

Item 471.10

Item 471.10

First Year - FY2013Second Year - FY2014
Executive Management (71300)$0-$3,437,403
Savings From Management Actions (71301)FY2013 $0FY2014 -$3,437,403
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2013 $0FY2014 -$3,437,403

Authority: Discretionary Inclusion.


1. To accomplish savings estimated at $3,737,403 the second year, the Department of Planning and Budget is hereby authorized to transfer amounts to this item from the general fund appropriation for operating expenses of the agencies listed in subparagraph 4 below.


2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any item in Part 1 of this act or any other contrary provision of law, actions required on the part of agencies to implement the savings enumerated in subparagraph 4 below are hereby authorized.


3. Any nongeneral fund appropriation change or changes in the appropriation of agency authorized positions required to implement the savings enumerated in subparagraph 4 below are hereby authorized.


4. Savings strategies and totals by agency:


 

FY 2014

Department of General Services (194)

 

Capture turnover and vacancy savings

$149,089

Department of General Services (194) Total

$149,089

 

 

Department of Elections (132)

 

Capture savings from agency reorganization

$25,344

Department of Elections (132) Total

$25,344

 

 

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (301)

 

Eliminate new inspector positions in the Charitable Gaming program

$150,000

Supplant general fund support for grain marketing positions

$132,000

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (301) Total

$282,000

 

 

Department of Forestry (411)

 

Capture one-time operational savings

$40,000

Department of Forestry (411) Total

$40,000

 

 

Department of Business Assistance (325)

 

Reduce funding for the Small Business Investment Grant Fund

$750,000

Department of Business Assistance (325) Total

$750,000

 

 

Department of Labor and Industry (181)

 

Capture one-time field office rent savings

$49,185

Capture one-time vacancy savings of executive level (agency head) position

$37,700

Department of Labor and Industry (181) Total

$86,885

 

 

Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (409)

 

Reduce replacement cost for administrative services service area

$69,002

Reduce Replacement Cost for the Coal Environmental Protection and Land Reclamation Program

$65,875

Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (409) Total

$134,877

 

 

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (310)

 

Reduce appropriation for information technology replacement

$26,238

Reduce appropriation for the administration division

$45,149

Reduce appropriation for the business attraction division

$34,092

Reduce appropriation for the business expansion division

$41,245

Reduce appropriation for the research division

$43,287

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (310) Total

$190,011

 

 

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (238)

 

Decommission Old Wireless System

$3,776

Eliminate Stockroom Manager

$22,087

Find Administrative Efficiencies

$17,000

Negotiate Lower Exhibition Loan Fee

$58,934

Reduce Library Subscriptions

$2,915

Switch Reservation System to Less Expensive System

$6,000

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (238) Total

$110,712

 

 

Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201)

 

Hold 1 to 2 GF Positions Vacant in FY14

$105,720

Reduce Training for Teacher Evaluation funds

$35,000

Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201) Total

$140,720

 

 

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (245)

 

Provide one time savings through a position vacancy

$87,665

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (245) Total

$87,665

 

 

Department of Accounts (151)

 

Capture turnover and vacancy savings

$216,954

Department of Accounts (151) Total

$216,954

 

 

Department of Taxation (161)

 

Eliminate one time funding for office redesign

$85,000

Increase individual and fiduciary estimated income tax processing efficiency

$27,000

Department of Taxation (161) Total

$112,000

 

 

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (720)

 

Decrease the number of printed copies of the Code of Virginia

$1,863

Eliminate vacant project manager position

$112,500

Reduce central office printer and printing costs

$24,000

Reduce hourly positions in the central office

$12,175

Reduce number of agency vehicles under fleet management

$7,352

Reduce reimbursement for the use of personal cars

$7,119

Restrict paying for business meals

$3,745

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (720) Total

$168,754

 

 

Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (262)

 

Reduce administrative expenses

$10,000

Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (262) Total

$10,000

 

 

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (203)

 

Manage staff costs through turnover and vacancy

$97,139

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (203) Total

$97,139

 

 

Department of Conservation and Recreation (199)

 

Capture savings related to the delay in starting contract

$62,500

Capture vacancy savings for administrative position

$25,436

Capture vacancy savings in Nonpoint Pollution Prevention

$29,771

Defer the purchase of vehicles and participate in a central motor pool

$95,152

Defer training and other expenditures

$9,289

Reduce the number of IT servers

$12,000

Transfer wage support salary in Planning and Recreational Resources Division to nongeneral fund support

$23,156

Department of Conservation and Recreation (199) Total

$257,304

 

 

Department of Criminal Justice Services (140)

 

Reversion of agency fund balance

$674,073

Department of Criminal Justice Services (140) Total

$674,073

 

 

Department of Emergency Management (127)

 

Capture savings by reducing discretionary expenses

$20,326

Capture savings by reducing training costs

$2,000

Department of Emergency Management (127) Total

$22,326

 

 

Department of Fire Programs (960)

 

Capture one-time operational savings

$44,513

Department of Fire Programs (960) Total

$44,513

 

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority  (934)

 

Transition a portion of Senior Broadband Executive to billable projects

$68,078

Transition connect personnel to billable projects

$27,572

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority  (934) Total

$95,650

 

 

Virginia Information Technologies Agency (136)

 

Reduce funding for vacant GF position

$41,387

Virginia Information Technologies Agency (136) Total

$41,387


 


5.a. This item includes $300,000 from the general fund in the second year for the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind.


b. By June 30, 2014, the Superintendent of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind shall submit a report to the Secretaries of Education and Finance, to include progress made in continuing efforts to reduce expenditures; a summary of an examination of programs in other states, especially with regard to student-to-teacher ratios; reorganization of the reporting structure of the school's staff; an update on the fate of unoccupied or minimally occupied buildings on campus; evaluation of a possible policy of reimbursing parents for special education costs in certain circumstances; and an analysis of the level of local per pupil cost that is contributed, via deduction to Basic Aid payments, based on the number of students attending.