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Mission: To advocate for and provide the pathway for all veterans and their families to receive the benefits due to them FY18 Budget Recommendation Presented to the Joint Appropriations Committee January 26, 2017 Department of Veterans

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FY18 Budget Recommendation

Presented to the Joint Appropriations Committee January 26, 2017

Mission: To advocate for and provide the pathway for all veterans and their families to receive the benefits due to them

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Division Veterans Home Division

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– FY15 & FY16 – 105.7 Budgeted FTE

FY15 Utilization 104.9

– (Unutilized .8 FTE = .76%)

FY16 Utilization – 103.4

– (Unutilized 2.3 FTE = 2.18%)

– Staff Turnover Rates

FY15 – 39%
FY16 – 46%

Department of Veterans Affairs FTE & Staffing Summary

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1,862,388 10,000,569

Veteran Benefits -16% Veterans Home - 84%

Department of Veterans Affairs FY2018 Budget $11,862,957

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Department of Veterans Affairs FY2018 Primary Funding Sources

$4,083,911 $3,231,546 $4,547,500

Funding Sources

General - 35% Federal - 27% Other - 38%

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FY18 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Recommendation

2017 Budget 2018 Request Change General Funds $3,198,567 $4,083,911 $885,344 Federal Funds $2,166,951 $3,231,546 $1,064,595 Other Funds $6,253,139 $4,547,500

$1,705,639

Totals $11,618,657 $11,862,957 $244,300 FTE 138.2 138.2

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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FY18 Veterans Benefits Division Budget Recommendation

2017 Budget 2018 Request Change General Funds $1,563,644 $1,595,996 $32,352 Federal Funds $283,851 $205,392

$78,459

Other Funds $106,000 $61,000

$45,000

Totals $1,953,495 $1,862,388

$91,107

FTE 20 20

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Increase Outreach Travel Budget

Requesting $30,477 in additional general funds Veterans Benefits travels 170,000 miles per year. Larger vehicles are requested to transport veterans outreach items.

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County Salary Supplement Reimbursement 33A-1-32. The basic salary schedule for county veterans' service officers:

County Population Per Annum Reimbursement 50,000 and over $18,750 $4,687.50 20,000 to 50,000 $17,500 $4,375.00 10,000 to 20,000 $15,000 $3,750.00 5,000 to 10,000 $11,250 $2,812.50 Up to 5,000 $7,500 $1,875.00

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County Salary Supplement Reimbursement

Fiscal Year Expenditures 2014 $137,500 2015 $143,021 2016 $155,313

County Salary Supplement was
riginally cut in 2012.
The legislature introduced an

amendment to FY14 appropriation bill to place it back in the base.

Requesting $1,875 to right-size budget
Current Base is $153,438

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Funeral Honors Program

Reimburses veteran organizations for furnishing honor

guard detail at the funeral of deceased veterans

$50 per detail
FY16 - $45,000 General Funds placed in base budget
FY18 Recommending $45,000 reduction in other

fund authority YEAR Expenditures 2016 $35,050 2017 (projected) $40,000 - $45,000

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State Approving Agency (SAA) The Role of the SAA

GI BILL Education Benefits On the Job Training Apprenticeship Program

Recommending a reduction in federal authority of $78,459

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Major Budget Increase/ (Decrease) General Federal Other Total

State Vehicle Travel $30,477 $30,477 County Reimbursement $ 1,875 $ 1,875 Veterans Education

$78,459
$78,459

Honor Guard Funeral Stipend

$45,000
$45,000

Totals $32,352

$78,459
$45,000
$91,107

Division of Veteran Benefits FY18 Major Budget Increase / (Decrease)

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State Veterans Home

Received the keys December 2015 Moved Residents in January 2016 Grand Opening Held March 2016

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State Veterans Home

How about a quick tour of our new Home?

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State Veterans Home FY18 Funding Sources and Uses

Revert $1 Million From the State Veterans Home Operating Fund

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FY18 Veterans Home Division Budget Recommendation

2017 Budget 2018 Request Change General Funds $1,634,923 $2,487,915 $852,992 Federal Funds $1,883,100 $3,026,154 $1,143,054 Other Funds $6,147,139 $4,486,500

$1,660,639

Totals $9,665,162 $10,000,569 $335,407 FTE 118.2 118.2

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Major Budget Increase/ (Decrease) General Federal Other Total

Increased number of Medicaid eligible recipients $893,430 $1,102,616

$1,996,0460

$0 FMAP Change

$40,438

$ 40,438 $0 Contract Nurses $ 180,000 $ 180,000 BIT/Central Service Fees $ 112,208 $ 112,208 Utilities increase due to Energy Cap $ 10,388 $ 10,388 Food Service Inflation $ 32,811 $ 32,811 Totals $852,992 $1,143,054

$1,660,639

$ 335,407

State Veterans Home

FY18 Major Budget Increase / (Decrease)

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