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, an increase of $630,000 from the prior year, which will support additional agency staffing authorized in the current year, as well as an increase in annuities to blind veterans.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 98 FTEs for the Division, unchanged from 2012-13.
| Category | Available 2012-13 |
Appropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
Change From 2012-13 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 7,772,000 | 8,372,000 | 600,000 | 3,932,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 9,076,000 | 9,106,000 | 30,000 | 1,220,000 |
| Total | 16,848,000 | 17,478,000 | 630,000 | 5,152,000 |
| Program | 2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Veteran Counseling Services Program | |||
| General Fund | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| Veterans Education | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 98 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013