Later this week, the West Virginia Legislature will vote on the FY 2014 state budget. However, both the House and the Senate have their own budget bill, as well as the budget bill proposed by Governor Tomblin at the beginning of the legislative session. These three budgets must be reconciled into one bill before the budget can be approved. Read PDF of report. Link to budget data.
This brief compares the House and Senate budget bills, and how they differ from Governor Tomblin’s proposed bill. Although there are minor differences between the House and Senate budget bills, they both largely follow the governor’s blueprint.
Base Budget
Governor Tomblin proposed a base budget (general revenue, lottery, and excess lottery funds) of $4.456 billion. The House version reduces that to $4.451 billion, while the Senate reduces it to $4.452, both reductions of roughly 0.1%.
|
|
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
General Revenue |
$4,140,751,000 |
$4,135,751,000 |
$4,137,001,000 |
|
Lottery |
$151,573,583 |
$151,573,583 |
$151,569,233 |
|
Excess Lottery |
$163,922,000 |
$163,922,000 |
$163,922,000 |
|
Total |
$4,456,246,583 |
$4,451,246,583 |
$4,452,492,233 |
Source for all tables: WVCBP analysis of SB 143, HB 2014, and Governor’s Proposed Budget FY 2014
Note – Does not double count transfers from Excess Lottery to General Revenue
The House proposal reduces General Revenue appropriations by $5 million, while the Senate reduces them by $3.75 million from the governor’s proposal. The Senate also reduces lottery appropriations by $4,350.
General Revenue
|
Supreme Court |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Current Expenses |
$17,486,000 |
$13,486,000 |
$13,486,000 |
Both the House and Senate bills reduce Supreme Court appropriations by $4 million, from the current expenses line item. This change was requested by the governor.
|
Division of Forestry |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Personal Services |
$3,086,736 |
$3,246,736 |
$3,246,736 |
|
Employee Benefits |
$1,186,793 |
$1,251,793 |
$1,251,793 |
|
Current Expenses |
$1,277,163 |
$1,417,163 |
$1,417,163 |
|
Repairs and Alterations |
$120,000 |
$135,000 |
$135,000 |
Both the House and Senate bills increase appropriations for the Division of Forestry by $380,000. This change was requested by the governor.
|
WV Development Office |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Current Expenses |
$2,102,372 |
$2,202,372 |
$2,102,372 |
|
Advantage Valley |
$67,762 |
$64,374 |
$67,762 |
|
Chemical Alliance Zone |
$45,600 |
$43,350 |
$45,600 |
|
Local Economic Development Assistance |
$4,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
|
4-H Camp Improvements |
$650,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
The House bill increases Current Expenses for the WV Development Office, while decreasing appropriations for Advantage Valley, Chemical Alliance Zone, Local Economic Assistance, and 4-H Camp Improvements. The net change for the Development Office is a decrease of $2,555,638.
The Senate bill only decreases the appropriation for 4-H Camp improvements.
|
State Department of Education |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Personal Services |
$3,529,150 |
$2,679,150 |
$3,529,150 |
|
Current Expenses |
$2,519,000 |
$3,019,000 |
$3,019,000 |
|
Teacher Reimbursement |
$100,000 |
$297,188 |
$297,188 |
|
State Teacher of the Year |
$45,871 |
$0 |
$45,871 |
|
Classroom Supplies |
$0 |
$2,100,000 |
$0 |
|
21st Century Innovation Zones |
$0 |
$266,144 |
$266,144 |
|
Student Enrichment Programs |
$4,666,144 |
$6,200,000 |
$6,200,000 |
|
21st Century Assessment and Professional Development |
$4,458,576 |
$4,458,576 |
$4,496,176 |
The House bill increases appropriations for the State Department of Education by $4,501,317. Increases to current expenses, teacher reimbursement, classroom supplies, 21st century innovation zones, and student enrichment zones were requested by the governor. The House also decreases personal services, and state teacher of the year.
The Senate bill also includes the governor’s requested changes, except for classroom supplies. The Senate bill also does not change personal services or state teacher of the year, and also slightly increases 21st century assessment and professional development. Net changes in the Senate bill total an increase of $3,334,788.
|
State Aid to Schools |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Transportation |
$83,160,000 |
$84,860,000 |
$83,160,000 |
|
Improved Instructional Programs |
$42,158,937 |
$43,723,036 |
$44,505,086 |
|
21st Century Strategic Technology Learning Growth |
$9,158,789 |
$12,286,988 |
$11,504,938 |
|
Less Local Share |
-$405,138,059 |
-$420,779,055 |
-$420,779,055 |
|
Total Basic State Aid |
$1,187,852,356 |
$1,178,603,658 |
$1,176,903,658 |
Both bills adjust the School Aid Formula. The House bill increases the allocation for transportation by $1.7 million, while both bills increase improved instructional programs, and 21st century strategic technology.
Both bills also increase the estimated local share by $15,640,996, which decreases the amount of appropriated state aid by $9,248,698 in the House bill and $10,948,698 in the Senate bill.
|
Other Education |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Vocational Division – Unclassified |
$20,000 |
$260,000 |
$20,000 |
|
Educational Performance – Current Expenses |
$146,899 |
$146,899 |
$381,899 |
Other changes to education appropriations include an increase of $240,000 for the Vocational Division in the House Budget and an increase of $235,000 for the Division of Educational Performance in the Senate budget.
|
Education and the Arts |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Division of Culture and History |
$5,617,347 |
$5,355,308 |
$5,617,347 |
|
Division of Rehab Services |
$14,171,778 |
$14,311,968 |
$14,171,778 |
The House budget reduces the appropriations for the Division of Culture and History by $262,039 and the Division of Rehabilitation Services (Independent Living Services) by $140,190. The Senate bill does not make these changes.
|
Division of Health Central Office |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Primary Care Centers – Mortgage Finance |
$155,985 |
$233,985 |
$367,838 |
|
Maternal & Child Health Clinics, Clinicians and Medical Contracts & Fees |
$6,778,740 |
$6,778,740 |
$6,878,740 |
|
Emergency Response Entities |
$688,940 |
$0 |
$688,940 |
In the Division of Health, the House bill increases Primary Care Centers – Mortgage Finance by $78,000, while the Senate bill increases it by $211,853. The Senate bill also increases Maternal & Child Health Clinics, Clinicians and Medical Contracts & Fees by $100,000, while the House bill eliminates Emergency response entities.
|
Division of Human Services |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Medical Services |
$270,244,993 |
$268,731,861 |
$272,492,361 |
|
Title XIX Waiver for Seniors |
$11,912,263 |
$14,025,430 |
$11,912,263 |
|
Grants for Licensed Domestic Violence Programs and Statewide Prevention |
$2,312,500 |
$2,500,000 |
$2,406,250 |
|
Sexual Assault Intervention and Prevention |
$0 |
$250,000 |
$100,000 |
|
Children’s Trust Fund – Transfer |
$279,000 |
$300,000 |
$279,000 |
Changes to the appropriations for the Division of Health include a decrease for Medical Services in the House budget, but an increase from the Senate. The House also increases appropriations for Title XIX for Seniors and the transfer for the Children’s Trust Fund.
Both bills increase Grants for Licensed Domestic Violence Programs and Statewide Prevention and add funding for Sexual Assault and Prevention, but by different amounts.
|
Dept of Military Affairs and Public Safety |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Office of the Secretary |
$1,940,100 |
$1,940,100 |
$2,022,704 |
|
WVU Charleston Poison Control Hotline |
$596,101 |
$757,626 |
$766,101 |
|
Salem Correctional Center |
$0 |
$7,500,000 |
$7,500,000 |
|
WV State Police |
$105,425,632 |
$108,508,032 |
$108,508,032 |
|
Child Advocacy Centers |
$1,463,784 |
$1,502,466 |
$1,463,784 |
|
WV Industrial Home for Youth |
$10,414,103 |
$2,414,103 |
$2,331,499 |
|
Northern Regional Juvenile Center |
$0 |
$1,376,302 |
$1,376,302 |
|
Davis Center for Girls |
$876,302 |
$0 |
$0 |
Changes to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety include increases to the Office of the Secretary, the WVU Poison Control Hotline in both bills, and the WV State Police. Other changes were requested by the governor to reflect the Juvenile Justice Realignment Plan.
|
Division of Public Transit |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Current Expenses |
$1,882,525 |
$1,982,525 |
$1,882,525 |
The House bill increases the appropriation for the Division of Public Transit by $100,000.
|
Bureau of Senior Services |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Transfer to DHS |
$10,131,368 |
$10,131,368 |
$10,512,035 |
The Senate bill increases the transfer to the Division of Human Services from the Bureau of Senior Services by $380,667.
|
Higher Education |
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
WVU – Parkersburg |
$10,097,474 |
$10,328,724 |
$10,097,474 |
|
Underwood-Smith Scholarship Program |
$0 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
|
Marshall Medical School |
$12,591,761 |
$13,791,761 |
$13,791,761 |
|
West Virginia University |
$105,874,466 |
$106,104,466 |
$105,874,466 |
|
Marshall University Graduate Writing Project |
$0 |
$0 |
$22,764 |
The Underwood-Smith Scholarship program was added in both budget bills to Higher Education at the request of the governor, while the Marshall University Graduate Writing Project was moved from the Lottery Fund in the Senate bill.
The House bill increases appropriations for WVU-Parkersburg, and West Virginia University, while both bills increase the Marshall Medical School appropriation.
Lottery
While overall appropriations from the Lottery Fund were unchanged for the House bill and only slightly decreased for the Senate bill, there were a number of changes made, which are listed below.
|
|
Governor’s Proposal |
House |
Senate |
|
Development Office – Unclassified |
|
$790,000 |
|
|
Development Office – Tourism Advertising |
$2,383,042 |
$4,133,042 |
$2,383,042 |
|
Natural Resources – State Parks and Rec Advertising |
$507,578 |
$548,733 |
$507,578 |
|
Dept of Education – Current Expenses |
$2,538,750 |
$1,269,375 |
$2,538,750 |
|
Challenger Learning Center |
|
$109,844 |
|
|
Huntington Symphony |
$92,281 |
$92,281 |
$82,444 |
|
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration |
$10,260 |
$10,260 |
$8,926 |
|
Fairs and Festivals |
$1,752,333 |
$1,893,335 |
$1,899,748 |
|
Preservation West Virginia |
$650,858 |
$674,766 |
$674,766 |
|
Archeological Curation/Capital Improvements |
$47,922 |
$47,401 |
$44,928 |
|
Historic Preservation Grants |
$526,314 |
$499,998 |
$490,463 |
|
West Virginia Public Theater |
$103,742 |
$170,753 |
$172,739 |
|
Tri-County Fair Association |
$20,870 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War |
$52,580 |
$53,198 |
$53,816 |
|
Greenbrier Valley Theater |
$100,000 |
$136,665 |
$138,254 |
|
Theater Arts of West Virginia |
$200,000 |
$227,900 |
$230,550 |
|
Marshall Artists Series |
$55,098 |
$55,098 |
$51,822 |
|
Grants for Competitive Arts Program |
$944,656 |
$937,405 |
$888,488 |
|
West Virginia State Fair |
$46,134 |
$46,134 |
$43,391 |
|
Contemporary American Theater Festival |
$87,656 |
$87,656 |
$82,444 |
|
Independence Hall |
$41,741 |
$41,741 |
$39,259 |
|
Mountain State Forest Festival |
$58,437 |
$58,437 |
$54,962 |
|
WV Symphony |
$87,656 |
$87,656 |
$82,444 |
|
Wheeling Symphony |
$87,656 |
$87,656 |
$82,444 |
|
Save the Music |
$27,750 |
$27,750 |
$26,100 |
|
Appalachian Children’s Chorus |
$83,481 |
$83,481 |
$78,518 |
|
Senior Services – Local Programs Delivery Costs |
$2,291,124 |
$2,475,250 |
$2,291,124 |
|
Senior Citizens Centers and Programs |
$2,286,264 |
$1,143,132 |
$2,286,264 |
|
Senior Services – Transfer to DHS for Health Care |
$23,616,447 |
$21,503,280 |
$23,235,780 |
|
Roger Tompkins Alzheimer’s Respite Care |
$2,125,542 |
$2,296,137 |
$2,125,542 |
|
Legislative Initiatives for the Elderly |
$9,256,131 |
$10,000,000 |
$9,256,131 |
|
West Virginia Help Line |
$185,000 |
$0 |
$185,000 |
|
In-Home Services and Nutrition for Senior Citizens |
$4,165,259 |
$4,500,000 |
$4,165,259 |
|
Marshall University Graduate College Writing Project |
$22,764 |
$22,764 |
$0 |
|
HSTA Program |
$1,405,802 |
$1,750,000 |
$1,655,802 |
