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_ 322 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 244. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 8, and § 2.2-1822, Code of Virginia. A.1. There is hereby created on the books of the State Comptroller the Commonwealth Charge Card Rebate Fund. Rebates earned in any fiscal year on the Commonwealth's statewide charge card program shall be deposited to the Commonwealth Charge Card Rebate Fund. The cost of administration of the program as well as rebates due to political subdivisions and payments due to the federal government are hereby appropriated from the fund. All remaining rebate revenue in the fund shall be deposited to the general fund by June 30 of each year. 2. The Department of Accounts is authorized to include the administrative costs estimated at $80,000 per year for executing entries in the Commonwealth's accounting system for Level III institutions as defined in Chapter 675, 2009 Acts of Assembly, in the program costs appropriated from the fund. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 17.1-286 and 58.1-3176, Code of Virginia, the State Comptroller shall not make payments to the Circuit Court clerks on amounts directly deposited into the State Treasury by General District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations General District Courts, Combined District Courts, and the Magistrates System. The State Comptroller shall continue to make payments, in accordance with §§ 17.1-286 and 58.1-3176, Code of Virginia, to the respective clerks on those amounts directly deposited into the state treasury by the Circuit Courts. C.1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Federal Repayment Reserve Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and shall consist of such moneys as the State Comptroller determines will be required to repay the federal government its share of any rebates, Internal Service Fund profits, transfers to the general fund or amounts arising from other sources. Interest earned on the moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The Comptroller shall hold all moneys in this Fund until such payment is required by the federal government. 2. On an ongoing basis, agencies shall coordinate with the State Comptroller to identify amounts due to be returned to the federal government. The State Comptroller shall transfer those amounts to the Fund on or before June 30 of each year. D. The Department of Accounts is authorized to charge employees a mandatory fee of up to 15 cents for each payroll deduction administered under the Supplemental Insurance and Annuities program. Reimbursement by the employing agency is prohibited. 245. Service Center Administration (82600) $4,050,220 $4,241,035 Payroll Service Bureau (82601) $4,050,220 $4,241,035 Fund Sources: Internal Service $4,050,220 $4,241,035 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 8, Code of Virginia. A. The appropriation for the Payroll Service Bureau is sum sufficient and amounts shown are estimates from an internal service fund which shall be paid solely from revenues derived from charges for services. B.1. The Department of Accounts shall operate the payroll service center to support the salaried and wage employees of all agencies identified by the Department of Planning and Budget. The agencies so identified shall cooperate with the Department of Accounts in transferring such records and functions as may be required. The payroll service center shall provide services to employees to include, but not be limited to, payroll, benefit enrollment and leave accounting. The Department of Accounts shall be responsible for all accounting reconciliations for these services; however, each employing agency shall remain fully responsible for certifying the accuracy of each payroll paid to its employees. This certification shall be in such form as the Comptroller directs. 2.a. The Department of Accounts shall recover the cost of services provided by the payroll service center through interagency transactions as determined by the State Comptroller.