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 $1.75 million decrease in funding from FY 2016, which reflects the elimination of legislative adds.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 98 FTEs for the Division, unchanged from FY 2016. In FY 2017, the Division will continue to support the Strike Force initiative to address the backlog of claims.
| Category | Available 2015-16 |
Appropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
Change From 2015-16 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 8,225,000 | 8,225,000 | 0 | 3,830,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 11,056,000 | 9,306,000 | (1,750,000) | 7,178,000 |
| Total | 19,281,000 | 17,531,000 | (1,750,000) | 11,008,000 |
| Program | 2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
2016-17 Estimated FTEs 03/31/17 |
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 01/13/2016