Reader's guide to this budget document
(2000 Budget Document)
This publication describes Governor Gilmore's proposed Executive Budget for
the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 2000-02 biennium. It contains the following
information:
Section A: Introduction
This section contains three chapters: (1) Building
Virginia's Future: A Time for All Virginians, highlights of the Governor's
proposed budget, (2) Economic forecast, a discussion of the status
of Virginia's economy, and (3) Revenue forecast, a review of the state's
fiscal outlook, including the projected revenues on which the Governor's
2000-02 Executive Budget is based.
Section B: Operating budget
This section presents the Governor's proposals for
the operating budget. The sections are organized by branch of government
and, within the Executive Department by secretarial area. For each branch
of government or secretarial area, you will find:
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Overview. The overview describes the major actions proposed by
the Governor for that branch of government or secretarial area.
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Summary of recommendations. This table summarizes the total
recommended funding for each agency within that branch of government or
secretarial area. See "How to read the summary tables" on page 8.
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Agency descriptions. Following the summary table is a description
of each agency within the branch of government or secretarial area. Agencies
appear in the same order as in the Budget Bill. The descriptions summarize
each agency's major activities, including what the agency does, who its clients
are, and how it allocates its resources. In addition, the agency descriptions
set forth, pursuant to Section 2.1-20.01:1E of the Code of Virginia, the
percentage of each agency's expenditures from federal government revenues.
Reported here are figures from fiscal year 1999, the most recently completed fiscal year.
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Recommended budget amendments. Following each agency description
are "bullet items" that briefly describe any specific budget recommendations
for each agency. If the Governor has no specific recommendations for an agency,
then the agency description is followed by "No recommended budget changes
for this agency." Within each "bullet item," amounts and positions recommended
are designated either "GF" (general fund) or "NGF" (nongeneral fund). References
to positions are to "full-time equivalent" positions. Positions are only
mentioned in the initial year affected by a budget proposal. Unless otherwise
indicated, all references to years are to the state's fiscal years (i.e.,
2001 means fiscal year 2001, which begins July 1, 2000, and ends June 30,
2001).
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Detail table. This table appears at the end of each branch of
government or secretarial area. It details, by agency, each of the Governor's
proposed operating recommendations within that branch of government or
secretarial area. The agencies appear in the same sequence as in the Budget
Bill. The table shows the amount and source of funding (general fund or
nongeneral fund) for each budget recommendation, compares the total recommended
amount to legislative appropriation for the current fiscal year, and displays
any recommended staffing changes for the agency. For complete notes on these
tables, see "How to read the detail tables" on page 9.
Section C: Capital Projects
This section summarizes the Governor's budget
recommendations for capital projects. The information is grouped by branch
of government and, within the Executive Department, by secretarial area.
Agencies appear in the same order as in the Budget Bill.
A summary table highlighting total recommended capital spending for each
secretarial area is followed by brief "bullet items" describing each proposed
capital project. A detail table at the end of this section shows each recommended
capital project, along with proposed funding by year and by fund source.
Section D: State Aid to Localities
This section describes the Governor's recommendations
for state aid to localities. These funds either go directly to localities
for locally operated programs or are spent by the state on behalf of localities
for specific programs.
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Table 1 shows the recommended amount of state funds for localities, listed
by the state agency that provides the funding.
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Table 2 shows the amount of state aid recommended for local schools,
by individual locality.
Section E: Performance Measures
This section presents, in graphic format, the following
performance information for each Executive Department agency:
- A set of performance measures designed to assess the key work of the agency,
- A baseline and performance target for each measure, and
- Available results for each measure, presented in a graphic format.
Note:
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to years in this document are to fiscal years.
