Division of Veterans’ Affairs

 

The Enacted Budget passed by the Legislature on May 1, 2003 made no changes to the Executive Budget.

 

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of February 7, 2003):

 

·        A year end workforce of 113 FTEs. The adjusted FTE workforce for 3/31/03 is 4 FTEs lower than the 3/31/03 FTE workforce that was estimated in the SFY 2002-03 Executive Budget.  An additional reduction of 7 FTEs will occur in SFY 2003-04, 2 in the Administration Program and 5 in the Veterans Counseling Services Program.

·        Personal services reductions of $133,000 in the Administration Program and $287,000 in the Veteran Counseling Services Program, which reflect personnel reductions.

·        According to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, General Fund savings are partially achieved by transfer of certain administrative functions of the Blind Veteran Annuity Assistance Program (a local assistance program) and the Veterans Education’s Program to the Office of General Services.  It is unclear if this transfer is proposed or has already been accomplished.  This issue should be clarified at a Statewide Labor/Management meeting.

 

 

Division of Veteran Affairs

Program Details - State Operations

 

Enacted

Proposed

Enacted

Change in

Percent

Program

2002-03 Budget

2003-04 Budget

2003-04 Budget

Appropriation

Change

All Funds

$7,929,000

$7,549,000

$7,549,000

($380,000)

-4.8%

General Fund

$5,647,000

$5,267,000

$5,267,000

($380,000)

-6.7%

Special Revenue - Federal

$2,282,000

$2,282,000

$2,282,000

$0

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

_

Administration

$856,000

$723,000

$723,000

($133,000)

-15.5%

Personal Service

$751,000

$618,000

$618,000

($133,000)

-17.7%

Nonpersonal Service

$105,000

$105,000

$105,000

$0

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

_

Veteran Counseling Services

$5,555,000

$5,308,000

$5,308,000

($247,000)

-4.4%

Personal Service

$4,674,000

$4,387,000

$4,387,000

($287,000)

-6.1%

Nonpersonal Service

$331,000

$371,000

$371,000

$40,000

12.1%

Maintenance Undistributed

$50,000

$50,000

$50,000

$0

0.0%

Offset

($264,000)

($264,000)

($264,000)

$0

0.0%

Special Revenue-Federal

$764,000

$764,000

$764,000

$0

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

_

Veteran Education Program

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$0

0.0%

Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$0

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

_

Federal Operating Grants (SRF)

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$1,518,000

$0

0.0%

Personal Service

$940,000

$940,000

$940,000

$0

0.0%

Nonpersonal Service

$172,000

$175,000

$175,000

$3,000

1.7%

Fringe Benefits

$316,000

$336,000

$336,000

$20,000

6.3%

Indirect Costs

$90,000

$67,000

$67,000

($23,000)

-25.6%