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_ 536 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 390. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 the second year from the general fund for the costs of security technology and hardware for the inmate telephone system. K. From the appropriation in this Item, $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to present seminars on overcoming obstacles to re-entry and to promote family integration in the correctional centers designated for intensive re-entry programs. The department shall submit a report by October 15 of each year to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and the Department of Planning and Budget on the use of this funding. L. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $426,832 the first year and $426,832 the second year from the general fund and four positions to assist the State Board of Local and Regional Jails in carrying out its duties under the authority of § 53.1-69.1, Code of Virginia, to review deaths of inmates in local correctional facilities. One of the positions provided is for an Executive Director. M.1. Consistent with the provisions of Chapter 198 of the 2017 Session of the General Assembly, the Director, Department of Corrections, shall implement the recommendations relating to the Department of Corrections made by the Department of Medical Assistance Services in its November 30, 2017 report on streamlining the Medicaid application and enrollment process for incarcerated individuals. 2. For the purpose of implementing these recommendations, included in the appropriation for this item are $37,400 the first year and $37,400 the second year from the general fund, and $112,200 the first year and $112,200 the second year from nongeneral funds and two positions. N. By September 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall remit data to the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees regarding medical treatment provided to offenders at each facility. The data shall include, as a proportion of average daily population at each facility, the levels of inmates who received care, including: the specific proportions of inmates from each facility who were treated as inpatients, the specific proportion of inmates from each facility who were treated as outpatients, data on prescription drug administration, and the proportion of inmates from each facility who received other discrete services. When negotiating contracts with healthcare vendors, the Department of Corrections shall include the reporting of data required under this paragraph as a requirement within the contract. O. The Commonwealth of Virginia shall convey 65 acres of property consisting of Clarke County Tax Map No. 27, new parcel A, situated in the Greenway Magisterial District of Clarke County, Virginia, to the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), on behalf of the Virginia Inland Port (VIP). The VPA, on behalf of the VIP, shall collaborate with representatives of Clarke County to promote the use of the land for economic development purposes. The VIP shall enter into a memorandum-of-understanding with Clarke County on the development and execution of mutually advantageous economic development proposals. P. Included within the appropriation for this item is $4,990,000 the first year and $1,988,000 the second year from the general fund and $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year from the Contract Prisoners Special Revenue Fund for implementation of an electronic health records system in all facilities. The Department shall utilize its nongeneral funds appropriated for this purpose prior to using the general fund appropriation. Q. Included in the appropriation for this item is $8,125,783 in the first year and $8,125,783 in the second year and 105 positions from the general fund for the Department to implement the earned-sentence-credit structure set forth in House Bill 5148 and Senate Bill 5034 of the 2020 Special Session I. R. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $550,000 the first year from the general fund for the estimated net increase in the operating cost of adult correctional facilities resulting from the enactment of sentencing legislation as listed below. This amount shall be paid into the Corrections Special Reserve Fund, established pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, Code of Virginia.