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_ 139 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 113. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 for grants of up to $500,000 for site remediation and include a requirement that sites with potential for redevelopment and economic benefits to the surrounding community be prioritized for consideration of such grants. I. Any requests for administrative or staff support for the Committee on Business Development and Marketing or the Committee on International Trade established to advise the Virginia Economic Development Partnership shall be directed to, and are subject to the approval of, the Chair or the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. J. Out of the amounts in this Item, $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the development of a workforce program to provide training and recruitment services to select companies locating or expanding in the Commonwealth. K. Out of the amounts in this Item, $1,562,500 the first year and $1,562,500 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to administer a comprehensive Virginia Business Ready Sites program. The funds in this paragraph may be used to administer the program established by § 2.2-2240.2:1, Code of Virginia, § 2.2-2761, Code of Virginia, and House Bill 1125 of the 2024 General Assembly and characterize, inventory, develop, market and deploy economic sites in the Commonwealth, which includes business investment activities. L.1. Out of the amounts in this Item, $1,983,600 the first year and $2,233,600 the second year from the general fund is provided to support the Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment in accordance with § 2.2-2238, Code of Virginia. 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Office of Labor Market Alignment (the Office) shall serve as a resource for education and workforce programs administered by state government to better inform programmatic decisions on workforce education and training. Additionally, the Office shall serve as a guide and resource for the Governor and the General Assembly in determining strategic education and workforce investments in current and future education and workforce training programs with a particular focus on those programs supported with state general fund dollars. 3. The Office shall develop and report an annual research agenda to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 30th of each year in collaboration with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Commerce and Trade, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, institutions of higher education, the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Employment Commission, the Virginia Initiative for Growth and Opportunity Board, and the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, members of or staff to the House Committee on Education, Senate Committee on Education and Health, House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. 4. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority shall include in its annual report, due on November 1st of each year, an update on the activities of the Office of Labor Market Alignment. M. Out of the amounts in this Item, $4,600,000 the first year and $4,600,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to fully implement Virginia's International Trade Plan. N. Out of this appropriation, $1,158,969 the first year and $1,158,969 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish the Division of Incentives consistent with the provisions of § 2.2-2237.3, Code of Virginia. O. Out of this appropriation, $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish an internal audit function for the authority, consistent with the provisions of § 2.2-2236.1, Code of Virginia. P. Out of this appropriation, $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the authority to enhance cyber security initiatives. Q. Out of this appropriation, $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year from