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_ 537 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 390. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 1. House Bill 18 and Senate Bill 7 -- $50,000 2. House Bill 22 and Senate Bill 210 -- $50,000 3. House Bill 36 and Senate Bill 44 -- $50,000 4. House Bill 172 -- $50,000 5. House Bill 1187 and Senate Bill 614 -- $50,000 6. House Bill 633 -- $50,000 7. Senate Bill 363 -- $50,000 8. Senate Bill 731 -- $50,000 9. Senate Bill 364 -- $50,000 10. Senate Bill 394 -- $50,000 11. Senate Bill 469 -- $50,000 S. Included in the appropriation for this item is $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund for a pilot program for the Department of Corrections to expand efforts to engage students in high school and the Virginia Community College System to pursue careers in corrections through education, connection to employers, and awareness of the career trajectory for correctional officers. T. The Department of Corrections shall provide an assessementassessment of its use of staffing posts and facility space with the goal of maximizing efficiency in light of the lower inmate population and correctional officer staffing level as compared to a decade ago. The assessment shall include: (i) the Department's authorized, funded, and filled position levels over the past ten years; (ii) a summary of the current methodology for establishing staffing levels for each facility; (iii) an examination of establishing per facility staffing ratios, with distinct measures for double bunked and non-double bunked units, that may be used to set target staffing levels depending on inmate populations; and (iv) facility age, outstanding maintenance needs, and debt services. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or his designees, shall meet quarterly with the appropriate staff from the Department of Planning and Budget, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee to provide updates on the assessementassessment, and shall provide a report by December 1, 2024. U. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $650,000 the second 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. 1. House Bill 1660 and Senate Bill 886 -- $50,000 2. House Bill 1715 and Senate Bill 939 -- $50,000 3. House Bill 1726 and Senate Bill 757 -- $50,000 4. House Bill 2165 and Senate Bill 1002 -- $50,000 5. House Bill 2406 and Senate Bill 861 -- $50,000 6. House Bill 2657 and Senate Bill 746-- $50,000 7. House Bill 1998 -- $50,000 8. House Bill 2036 -- $50,000 9. House Bill 2123 -- $50,000 10. House Bill 2783 -- $50,000