Veterans' Affairs, Division of
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Mission
The core mission of the Division of Veterans’ Affairs is to link veterans, members of the armed forces, and their families and dependents, to various personal, medical, and financial benefits available to them as the result of active duty military service. The Division’s professional counseling staff prepares, presents and prosecutes claims including applications for monthly compensation and pension awards, education benefits, burial benefits, vocational rehabilitation training, health care, nursing home care, tax exemptions and other services.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $17.5 million for the Division. This is a $100,000 decrease in funding from 2014-15, which reflects the net impact of elimination of legislative adds and additional funding for the Supplemental Burial Benefits program due to changes in eligibility.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 98 FTEs for the Division, unchanged from 2014-15. In 2015-16, the Division will also continue to support six temporary FTEs as part of a Strike Force team responsible for assisting the USDVA with backlogged federal veterans' benefits applications.
| Category | Available 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 8,225,000 | 8,225,000 | 0 | 4,968,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 9,906,000 | 9,306,000 | (600,000) | 5,319,000 |
| Total | 18,131,000 | 17,531,000 | (600,000) | 10,287,000 |
| Program | 2014-15 Estimated FTEs 03/31/15 |
2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Veterans Counseling Services | |||
| General Fund | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| Veterans Education | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 98 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015