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_ 625 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 469. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 the costs associated with the salary increases provided in this paragraph. T. Included in the appropriation for this item is $4,455,837 the first year and $9,044,194 the second year from the general fund to provide a three percent increase in base pay effective June 10, 2024 and an additional three percent increase in base pay effective June 10, 2025, for adjunct faculty at Virginia two-year and four-year public colleges and higher education institutions. U. Included in the appropriation for this item is $1,832,807 the first year and $3,720,598 the second year from the general fund to provide a three percent increase in base pay effective June 10, 2024 and an additional three percent increase in base pay effective June 10, 2025, for graduate teaching assistants at Virginia two-year and four-year public colleges and higher education institutions. V.1. Up to $61,990,939 the first year from the general fund appropriation of this item shall be used to provide all classified employees of the Executive Branch and other full- time employees of the Commonwealth, except elected officials, who were employed on or before February 25, 2025, and remained employed until at least May 25, 2025, a one-time bonus payment equal to 1.5 percent of their base pay on June 16, 2025. 2. Employees in the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall receive the bonus payment authorized in this paragraph only if they have attained an equivalent rating of at least "Contributor" on their performance evaluation and have no active written notices under the Standards of Conduct within the preceding twelve-month period. 3. The governing authorities of the state institutions of higher education may provide the bonus for faculty and university staff based on performance and other employment-related factors, as long as the bonuses do not exceed what the average would have been based on the general methodology authorized in this paragraph. W.1. Up to $21,066,978 from the general fund the first year is provided for a one-time bonus payment, equal to 1.5 percent of their base salary, on July 1, 2025 provided that the governing authority of such employees use such funds to support the provision of a bonus for the following listed employees: a. Locally-elected constitutional officers; b. General Registrars and members of local electoral boards; c. Full-time employees of locally-elected constitutional officers; and, d. Full-time employees of Community Services Boards, Centers for Independent Living, secure detention centers supported by Juvenile Block Grants, juvenile delinquency prevention and local court service units, local social services boards, local pretrial services act and Comprehensive Community Corrections Act employees, and local health departments where a memorandum of understanding exists with the Virginia Department of Health. 2. Any funds provided in this paragraph for state supported local employees where the state funding is provided on a reimbursement basis, that is not expended during fiscal year 2025, shall not revert to the general fund but shall be reappropriated for disbursements to reimburse for the cost of the bonus. 470. Adjustments to Designated State Agency Activities (23800) ($998,729) ($2,905,199) ($3,691,568) $19,998,870 Undistributed Support for Designated State Agency Activities (23801) ($998,729) ($2,905,199) ($3,691,568) $19,998,870 Fund Sources: General ($998,729) ($2,905,199) ($3,691,568) $19,998,870 Authority: Discretionary Inclusion