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_ 251 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 151. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 F. Out of this appropriation, $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to develop a pathway program to attract and train veterans for cyber security careers. G. The 4-VA, a public-private partnership among George Mason University, James Madison University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, the College of William and Mary, and CISCO Systems, Inc., utilizes emerging technologies to promote collaboration and resource sharing to increase access, reduce time to graduation and reduce unit cost while maintaining and enhancing quality. Instructional talent across the eight institutions is leveraged in the delivery of programs in foreign languages, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 4-VA Management Board can expand this partnership to additional institutions as appropriate to meet the goals of the 4-VA initiative. It is expected that funding will be pooled by the management board as required to support continuing efforts of the 4-VA priorities and projects. H. 1. Out of this appropriation, $4,685,320 the first year and $4,685,320 the second year from the general fund is designated to address increased degree production in Data Science and Technology, Science and Engineering, Healthcare, and Education. 2. Degree production shall be measured for Bachelors, Masters, Doctorates and First Professional awards as follows: a. Data Science and Technology awards shall be based on completion data contained in the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, C-16 completion report; b. Science and Engineering awards shall be based on completion data contained in the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), C-1 A1 completion report for the following programs Biological and Biomedical Science (26), Engineering (14) less those already counted in paragraph 2 a., Engineering Technologies (15), and Physical Sciences (40); c. Healthcare awards shall be based on completion data contained in the SCHEV C-1 A1 completion report for the Health Professions and Related Programs (51); and d. Education awards shall be based on completion data contained in the SCHEV C-1 A1 completion report for the Education Programs (13). 3. George Mason University is expected to maintain increases in: a. Data Science and Technology awards of 50 annually over the base year. b. Science and Engineering awards of 35 annually over the base year. c. Healthcare awards of 35 annually over the base year. d. Education awards of 40 annually over the base year. e. The 2016-17 year will serve as the base year for these purposes. 4. SCHEV shall report on the progress toward these goals to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees annually. I. Out of this appropriation $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from the general fund is designated for campus lighting, generators and other infrastructure at the School of Conflict Resolution at the Point of View facility. J. The Board of Visitors of George Mason University may participate in a joint venture or innovation agreement with an individual, corporation, governmental body or agency, partnership, association, or other entity to develop and deliver new, collaborative distance learning and technology-based instruction programs for traditional and non-traditional students, including veterans and military personnel. The Board may create or operate such entity accordingly. In the course of any venture or agreement, the Board may authorize a pilot and implementation of distance learning and technology-based instruction programs that are aligned with and responsive to the educational and workforce needs of traditional and non-traditional students. If the Board determines it is necessary to the development