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Department of Veterans Affairs

  Annual FTEs General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Estimated Expenditures 867.2 48,981 137,507 186,488
Total Maintenance Changes 0.0 0 0 0
2019-21 Maintenance Level 867.2 48,981 148,580 197,561

2019-21 Policy Other Changes

Hiring Freeze Savings 0.0 (8) 0 (8)
Travel and Supplies Cost Savings 0.0 (86) 0 (86)
Nursing Assistant Alignment 0.0 28 86 114
2019-21 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 (66) 86 20

2019-21 Policy Comp Changes

Agency Savings in FY 2021 (416) (1,320) (1,736)
General Wage Increase Savings (72) (96) (168)
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 (488) (1,416) (1,904)
Total Policy Changes 0.0 (554) (1,330) (1,884)
2019-21 Policy Level 867.2 48,427 147,250 195,677

Policy Changes

Federal Funding Adjustment

Federal funding is adjusted to reflect planned expenditures and to reduce federal funds the Department will not be able to draw down in FY 2021.

Hiring Freeze Savings

Agency savings were achieved by implementing the governor’s directive to freeze non-essential hiring. (General Fund - State)

Travel and Supplies Cost Savings

The department will achieve savings in fiscal year 2021 by reducing costs related to staff travel and supplies. (General Fund - State)

Nursing Assistant Alignment

Funding is provided to address nursing assistant retention by increasing the step at which they are hired and adjusting current nursing assistant staff to correct for alignment. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, other funds)

Agency Savings in FY 2021

Agency savings were achieved by implementing the governor's directive to furlough staff. (Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State, Veteran Estate Management Account - Local, Veteran Estate Management Account - Private/Local, other funds)

General Wage Increase Savings

Agency savings were achieved by implementing the governor's directive to withhold the general wage increase scheduled for July 1, 2020. (Veteran Estate Management Account - Local, Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State, Veteran Estate Management Account - Private/Local, other funds)