Legislators approved the final FY 2016 budget earlier this week, officially bringing an end to this year’s legislative session. The legislature made a number of minor changes to the budget, but stuck largely to the governor’s proposal.
Most of the changes were a result of increased borrowing from the Rainy Day Fund. The governor’s original budget proposal called for borrowing $68 million from the Rainy Day Fund to balance the budget, but Governor Tomblin twice made adjustments, reducing the amount to $15.5 million. The legislature’s budget takes $22.9 million from the Rainy Day Fund, $7.4 million more than the governor’s recommendation, freeing up General Revenue funds that would have otherwise been appropriated to Medicaid. Adjustments to the School Aid Formula also freed up $2.1 million.
With the additional borrowing from the Rainy Day Fund and other adjustments, the legislature was able to restore some of the governor’s proposed budget cuts. The legislature restored $7.4 million of his $12 million in cuts to higher education, while fully restoring cuts to children and family programs like Family Resource Networks.
Below is a table listing all of the differences between the legislature’s final budget and the governor’s proposal. Also available here is a complete side-by-side comparison of the FY 2016 budget, from the governor’s adjusted proposal to the final product.
While the legislature has completed its work on the budget, the process is not complete. The governor has line-item veto power over the budget, and may veto some of the legislature’s increases in the coming days.
|
Agency |
Line Item |
Governor’s Proposal |
Final |
Difference |
|
General Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
Senate |
Current Expenses and Contingent Fund |
$526,392 |
$276,392 |
-$250,000 |
|
Senate |
Expenses of Members |
$620,000 |
$370,000 |
-$250,000 |
|
House |
Current Expenses and Contingent Fund |
$4,429,031 |
$3,929,031 |
-$500,000 |
|
Dept of Agriculture |
WV Food Banks |
$115,000 |
$140,000 |
$25,000 |
|
Division of General Services |
Capital Outlay Repairs and Equipment |
$13,500,000 |
$4,500,000 |
-$9,000,000 |
|
WV Development Office |
Advantage Valley |
$59,546 |
$0 |
-$59,546 |
|
WV Development Office |
WV High Tech Consortium |
$198,906 |
$300,000 |
$101,094 |
|
WV Development Office |
Regional Contracting Assistance Center |
$208,215 |
$225,000 |
$16,785 |
|
State FFA-FHA Camp and Conference Center |
Total |
$475,684 |
$1,250,000 |
$774,316 |
|
State Department of Education |
Hospitality Training |
$264,973 |
$319,005 |
$54,032 |
|
State Department of Education |
Educational Program Allowance |
$416,250 |
$535,000 |
$118,750 |
|
State Aid to Schools |
Basic Foundation Allowance |
$1,605,584,897 |
$1,603,265,377 |
-$2,319,520 |
|
State Aid to Schools |
Less Local Share |
-$456,068,638 |
-$454,137,621 |
$1,931,017 |
|
State Aid to Schools |
Adjustment |
-$1,865,133 |
$718,168 |
$2,583,301 |
|
State Aid to Schools |
Total Basic State Aid |
$1,147,651,126 |
$1,149,845,924 |
$2,194,798 |
|
State Aid to Schools |
Teachers’ Retirement System |
$66,428,000 |
$66,486,618 |
$58,618 |
|
Dept of Education and the Arts – Office of the Secretary |
Educational Enhancements |
$200,000 |
$575,000 |
$375,000 |
|
Division of Health – Central Office |
Primary Care Support |
$5,270,428 |
$6,000,000 |
$729,572 |
|
Division of Health – Central Office |
Sexual Assault Intervention and Prevention |
$0 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
|
Division of Health – Central Office |
Health Right Free Clinics |
$1,933,609 |
$3,000,000 |
$1,066,391 |
|
Consolidated Medical Service Fund |
Behavioral Health Program – Unclassified |
$72,175,437 |
$69,725,365 |
-$2,450,072 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Medical Services |
$488,417,798 |
$466,150,331 |
-$22,267,467 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Family Resource Networks |
$1,612,000 |
$1,762,464 |
$150,464 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Domestic Violence Legal Services Fund |
$370,000 |
$400,000 |
$30,000 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Grants for Licensed Domestic Violence Programs and Statewide Prevention |
$2,142,100 |
$2,500,000 |
$357,900 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Children’s Trust Fund – Transfer |
$220,000 |
$300,000 |
$80,000 |
|
Dept of Military Affairs and Public Safety – Office of the Secretary |
WV Fire and EMS Survivor Benefit |
$200,000 |
$400,000 |
$200,000 |
|
Division of Corrections – Correctional Units |
Information Technology Services |
$0 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
|
WV State Police |
Total |
$96,668,422 |
$100,667,272 |
$3,998,850 |
|
Division of Criminal Justice Services |
Child Advocacy Centers |
$1,502,036 |
$1,702,108 |
$200,072 |
|
Dept of Veterans’ Assistance |
Total |
$9,601,389 |
$10,342,764 |
$741,375 |
|
Division of Veterans’ Affairs – Veterans’ Home |
Total |
$1,161,272 |
$1,307,530 |
$146,258 |
|
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical Education |
Total |
$65,096,617 |
$66,352,867 |
$1,256,250 |
|
Higher Education Policy Commission |
Total |
$339,539,262 |
$345,735,930 |
$6,196,668 |
|
Road Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
Division of Highways |
Maintenance, Contract Paving and Secondary Road Maintenance |
$40,000,000 |
$48,500,000 |
$8,500,000 |
|
Division of Highways |
Courtesy Patrol |
$0 |
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
|
Special |
|
|
|
|
|
State Board of Ed – FFA-FHA Camp and Conference Center |
Total |
$300,000 |
$1,963,917 |
$1,663,917 |
|
Division of Health – Vital Statistics |
Equipment |
$185,954 |
$785,954 |
$600,000 |
|
Division of Human Services – Medical Services Trust Fund |
Medical Services |
$48,457,277 |
$55,858,205 |
$7,400,928 |
|
WV Division of Corrections – Parolee Supervision Fees |
Total |
$1,002,206 |
$1,852,206 |
$850,000 |
|
WV State Police – Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund |
Total |
$2,596,180 |
$3,271,066 |
$674,886 |
|
WV State Police – Central Abuse Registry Fund |
Total |
$474,921 |
$508,348 |
$33,427 |
|
Office of Secretary – Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund |
Medical Services Trust fund – transfer |
$15,528,000 |
$22,928,928 |
$7,400,928 |
|
Lottery |
|
|
|
|
|
Bureau of Senior Services – Lottery Senior Citizens Fund |
Transfer to Division of Human Services for |
$20,628,757 |
$20,503,026 |
-$125,731 |
|
Excess Lottery |
|
|
|
|
|
Lottery Commission – Distributions to Statutory Funds and Purposes |
Licensed Racetrack Regular Purse Fund |
$14,159,198 |
$12,159,198 |
-$2,000,000 |
|
Division of Human Services |
Medical Services |
$14,422,140 |
$16,422,140 |
$2,000,000 |
