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_ 467 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 324. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 and reappropriated for this purpose. J. Out of this appropriation, $844,524 the first year and $2,225,540 the second year from the general fund and $663,554 the first year and $1,748,639 the second year from nongeneral funds is provided to establish and implement a centralized training academy model for local departments of social services. K. The Department of Social Services shall develop a strategic plan that includes: (i) a review of best practices for providing treatment and services to trafficking victims; (ii) analysis of data gaps and recommendations for addressing them; (iii) recommendations to improve and establish additional long-term support services for trafficking victims; and (iv) training policies for mandatory reporters of suspected trafficking cases. The Department shall provide the plan to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by November 1, 2025. 325. Financial Assistance for Self-Sufficiency Programs and Services (45200) $170,846,912 $150,040,168 $170,705,706 $249,720,830 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash Assistance (45201) $70,750,355 $67,831,905 $60,888,101 $57,186,832 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Employment Services (45212) $17,045,689 $17,045,689 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAPET) Services (45213) $2,205,341 $2,205,341 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child Care Subsidies (45214) $64,942,235 $45,060,443 $76,259,437 $51,981,727 At-Risk Child Care Subsidies (45215) $2,864,671 $2,864,671 Unemployed Parents Cash Assistance (45216) $13,038,621 $15,032,119 $11,442,467 $13,233,570 Summer Nutrition Benefit for Children (45221) $0 $105,203,000 Fund Sources: General $87,682,245 $89,675,743 $86,086,091 $87,877,194 Federal Trust $83,164,667 $60,364,425 $84,619,615 $161,843,636 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 54; Title 63.2, Chapters 1 through 7, Code of Virginia; Title VI, Subtitle B, P.L. 97-35, as amended; P.L. 103-252, as amended; P.L. 104-193, as amended, Federal Code. A. It is hereby acknowledged that as of June 30, 20232024 there existed with the federal government an unexpended balance of $60,830,134$46,855,247 in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds which are available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to reimburse expenditures incurred in accordance with the adopted State Plan for the TANF program. Based on projected spending levels and appropriations in this actAct, the Commonwealth's accumulated balance for authorized federal TANF block grant funds is estimated at $24,552,371$25,302,548 on June 30, 20242025; $1,729,533$21,828,551 on June 30, 20252026; and $30,434$18,354,554 on June 30, 20262027. B. No less than 30 days prior to submitting any amendment to the federal government related to the State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services shall provide the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance an Appropriations Committees as well as the Director, Department of Planning and Budget written documentation detailing the proposed policy changes. This documentation shall include an estimate of the fiscal impact of the proposed changes and information summarizing public comment that was received on the proposed changes. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the Department of Social Services shall maintain a separate state program, as that term is defined by federal regulations governing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, 45 C.F.R. §