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_ 495 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 355. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 the apprenticeship, occupation, journeyman certifications issued, and other such elements deemed appropriate by the Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment. B.1. Out of this appropriation, $53,850,629 and 38 positions the first year, and $53,850,629 and 38 positions the second year from nongeneral funds is provided for the administration and implementation of workforce development programs as part of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). 2. Out of this appropriation, and consistent with Sections 128 and 133 of WIOA, 15 percent of the nongeneral funds received for the administration of Title I of WIOA shall be reserved by the Governor in a fund to support administration of the Title 1 programs and to support statewide strategic workforce initiatives. At the end of the federal allotment cycle, unobligated Rapid Response funds shall also be transferred to the Governor's fund, consistent with Section 134 of WIOA. The investment strategy and budget for the fund shall be determined by the Governor, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Department no later than the first day of the federal program year for WIOA Title I. The investment strategy shall be consistent with required and allowable activities under Section 134 of WIOA. By December 15 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall report on the use of funds and generated outcomes to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees. Total for Department of Workforce Development and Advancement $133,846,471 $132,345,471 $123,222,406 General Fund Positions 21.00 21.00 26.00 Nongeneral Fund Positions 438.00 438.00 Position Level 459.00 459.00 464.00 Fund Sources: General $5,517,058 $4,016,058 $4,892,993 Special $0 $537,638 Trust and Agency $128,329,413 $128,329,413 $117,791,775 § 1-103. VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION (182) 356. Workforce Systems Services (47000) $587,411,507 $587,136,507 $610,136,064 Unemployment Insurance Services (47002) $587,411,507 $587,136,507 $610,136,064 Fund Sources: General $632,167 $357,167 Special $10,500,443 $10,500,443 $23,500,000 Trust and Agency $576,278,897 $576,278,897 $586,278,897 Authority: Title 60.2, Chapters 1 through 6, Code of Virginia. A. Revenues deposited into the Special Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund shall be used for the purposes set out in the following order of priority: 1) to make payment of any interest owed on loans from the U.S. Treasury for payment of unemployment compensation benefits; 2) to support essential services of the Commission, particularly in the event of reductions in federal funding; 3) to finance the cost of capital projects; and 4) to fund the discretionary fund established in § 60.2-315, Code of Virginia. Funding may be transferred from the capital budget to the operating budget consistent with this language. B.1. Reed Act funds distributed by the Employment Security Financing Act of 1954 with respect to the federal fiscal years 1956, 1957, and 1958 and credited to the agency from the proceeds related to the sale of agency property with federal equity are hereby appropriated (up to $600,000) to maintain service levels in the agency's local offices.