2016-2018 biennial budget and amendments to the 2015 appropriation act

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by  Christy Berry

Commonwealth of Virginia
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Table of conTenTs
Part A – Overview
Reader’s Guide to Virginia’s Budget Document A-3
How Virginia’s Budget is Developed and Adopted A-7
Economic Forecast A-9
Part B – Operating Budget
Revenue Forecast A-13
Legislative Department B-1
Judicial Department B-26
Executive Offices B-41
Office of Administration B-50
Office of Agriculture and Forestry B-62
Office of Commerce and Trade B-71
Office of Education B-89
Office of Finance B-157
Office of Health and Human Resources B-169
Office of Natural Resources B-203
Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security B-217
Office of Technology B-241
Office of Transportation B-247
Office of Veterans and Defense Affairs B-259
Central Appropriations B-265
Independent Agencies B-271
Operating Details B-280
Part C – Other Reports
Capital Outlays B-484
Aid to Localities C-3
Miscellaneous Transfers C-11
Supplemental Information C-13
Biennial Report: Coordination of Workforce C-15
Part D – Caboose Amendments
Development
Amendments to the 2015 Appropriation Act D-1
Operating Amendments to the 2015 Appropriation D-9
Act
Capital Outlay Amendments to the 2015 D-60
Appropriation Act
MPhisocteol lcarneedoiutss Transfers D-64
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ReadeR’s Guide to ViRGinia’s BudGet document

This publication describes Governor McAuliffe’s proposed budget for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2016-
2018 biennial budget. Additional information regarding studies and evaluations, agency strategic plans and
performance management, including detailed service area budget tables may be access via the following Web
sites: www.vaperforms.virginia.gov and www.dpb.virginia.gov/

PART A: INTRODUCTION
This section contains a summary of how Virginia’s budget process works, an economic forecast outlining the
status of Virginia’s economy, and a revenue forecast reviewing the Commonwealth’s fiscal outlook, including
projected revenues on which the preceding budget amendments are based.

PART B: OPERATING BUDGET
Part B presents the Governor’s proposed amendments for the operating budget. This section is organized by
the three branches of government: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. The Executive Department section is
also organized by secretarial area.

For each branch of government or secretarial area you will find:
Overview The branch’s major functions of government or secretarial area.
Agency Listing A listing of each agency within the branch of government or secretarial area.
Summary Graphs Depict the financing of secretarial areas by funding source and the general
fund and nongeneral fund operating budget history for the secretarial areas.

For each individual agency you will find:
Agency Name Agency’s official name.
Mission The organization-wide strategic direction and the organization’s purpose as
Statement/Description stated by the agency.
Agency Operating Budget The Governor’s operating budget amendments for the 2016-2018 biennium,
Summary including agency historical funding data and capital outlay amendments. The
categories relating to funding are general fund and nongeneral fund. Also,
there is a category indicating an agency’s personnel costs. Table notes: All
figures represent dollars rounded to millions; due to rounding, figures may not
add exactly; figures in parenthesis are negative amounts; agencies appear in
the same order as in the budget bill; and the values in the personnel costs
category may exceed the sum of the general fund and nongeneral fund
categories for addenda items. Personnel cost totals do not reflect any
adjustments to any other budget category.

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Authorized Position A summary of an agency’s authorized position level broken out by fund source
Summary (general and nongeneral). The table also reflects total proposed position
amendments for the 2016-2018 biennium.
Capital Budget Summary The Governor’s capital budget amendments for the 2016-2018 biennium
detailed by funding source: general fund, nongeneral fund, and bond
proceeds.
Recommended Operating Bullet items briefly describe specific budget recommendations for specific
Budget Changes agencies. If the Governor has no specific recommendations for an agency,
nothing appears after the Authorized Position Summary. This section is
broken down into two categories: (1) introduced budget technical changes,
and (2) introduced budget non-technical changes. Following each bullet item,
amounts and positions recommended are designated GF (general fund) or
NGF (nongeneral fund). References to positions are to full-time equivalent
(FTE) positions. Positions are only mentioned in the initial year affected by the
budget amendment.
Recommended Capital Bullet items briefly describe any amendments to previously-approved capital
Budget Addenda construction projects or funding for new projects. Following each bullet item,
amounts recommended are designated general fund, nongeneral fund, or
bond proceeds.

PART C: OTHER REPORTS

Part C provides the reader with detailed information on studies and evaluations, Aid to Localities, and
Workforce Development. This section also provides the reader with tax-supported debt information and
information on actions impacting state transfers. Please note: the Studies and Evaluations report is available
for view online at www.dpb.virginia.gov.

This section has five main components:
Studies and Evaluations Various studies, evaluations, and assessments of agencies or agency programs
that were conducted in the two most recent fiscal years. Please note: studies
and evaluations can be found on the DPB Web site: www.dpb.virginia.gov.
Aid to Localities (ATL) The Governor’s recommendations for funds that go directly to localities for
locally-operated programs or are spent by the Commonwealth on behalf of
localities for specific programs.
Supplemental Information Information of tax-supported debt capacity and per capita appropriations.
Miscellaneous Transfers Review of actions affecting state debt, revenue transactions, interfund
transfers, working capital advances and loans, and required deposits into the
general fund.
Workforce Development A report on improvements in the coordination of workforce development
statewide identifying: program success rates in relation to performance
measures established by the Virginia Workforce Council, obstacles to program
and resource coordination, and strategies for facilitating statewide program
and resource coordination.

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PART D: AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 APPROPRIATION ACT

Part D presents the Governor’s changes to the current budget, Chapter 665, by secretarial area. These
amendments are commonly referred to as the Caboose Bill.

For each branch of government or secretarial area in the Caboose Bill you will find:
Agency Name Agency’s official name.
Recommended Operating Bullet items briefly describe specific budget recommendations for specific
Budget Addenda agencies. If the Governor has no specific recommendations for an agency,
nothing appears after the Authorized Position Summary. Following each
bullet item, amounts and positions recommended are designated GF (general
fund) or NGF (nongeneral fund). References to positions are to full-time
equivalent (FTE) positions. Positions are only mentioned in the initial year
affected by the budget amendment.
Recommended Capital Bullet items briefly describe any amendments to previously-approved capital
Budget Addenda construction projects or funding for new projects. Following each bullet item,
amounts recommended are designated general fund, nongeneral fund, or
bond proceeds.
Miscellaneous Transfers Review of actions affecting state debt, revenue transactions, interfund
transfers, working capital advances and loans, and required deposits into the
general fund.

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