| Governor's Changes |
| (Dollars in Thousands) |
| FY 14 |
| FY 15 |
| FY 14-15 |
| Biennium |
| FY 16 |
| FY 17 |
| FY 16-17 |
| Biennium |
| Veterans Affairs and Health Care IT Improvement |
| The Governor recommends investing in the information technology infrastructure of the Minnesota Department of |
| Veterans Affairs. Doing so will help the department achieve industry standards of care and ensure the safety of the |
| Minnesotans they care for. This proposal funds the infrastructure investment as well as ongoing staff to support it. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will prevent network power outages, delays to provision of benefits, and / or serious life safety events |
| 3,090 |
| 1,910 |
| 5,000 |
| 1,910 |
| 1,910 |
| 3,820 |
| Net Change |
| 3,090 |
| 1,910 |
| 5,000 |
| 1,910 |
| 1,910 |
| 3,820 |
| Operating Funding for Southeast Minnesota Veterans Cemetery |
| The Governor recommends establishing start-up and ongoing operational funds for a new Veterans Cemetery in |
| southeastern Minnesota. The Department of Veterans Affairs received a land donation from Fillmore County to establish |
| a cemetery that will provide burial space for nearly 40,000 veterans. This proposal supplements federal funding to design |
| and construct the cemetery, which will become operational in FY15. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will ensure the proper maintenance and care for the final resting place for generations of Minnesotan |
| veterans |
| 0 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 850 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 425 |
| 850 |
| Permanent Honor Guard Funding |
| The Governor recommends establishing ongoing funding of the Honor Guard program. The Honor Guard program |
| supports veterans and their families by providing for military burial honors earned by their service and sacrifice. This |
| proposal reflects an anticipated apex of veteran deaths in 2014, an estimated 400 annually. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will support nationally chartered veterans organizations to provide military burial honors for those who are |
| entitled |
| 200 |
| 200 |
| 400 |
| 200 |
| 200 |
| 400 |
| Net Change |
| 200 |
| 200 |
| 400 |
| 200 |
| 200 |
| 400 |
| Minnesota GI Bill Expansion |
| The Governor recommends expanding eligibility for the Minnesota GI Bill program to all generations of veterans. Currently, |
| only those veterans serving on or after September 11th, 2011 are eligible for benefits. The goal of this proposal is to |
| ensure that all generations of veterans will have the opportunity for education and training, which lead to good jobs. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will help put unemployed Minnesotan veterans of all ages back to work. |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| Net Change |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| County Veterans Service Office Grant Expansion |
| The Governor recommends increasing funding for the County Veteran Service Office (CVSO) grant program. The |
| program provides grants to CVSOs for basic office operations and to achieve programmatic goals to help veterans and |
| their families obtain benefits and services accrued through military service. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will help Minnesota's veterans access the benefits to which they are entitled by their service |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| Net Change |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| FY 14 |
| FY 15 |
| FY 14-15 |
| Biennium |
| FY 16 |
| FY 17 |
| FY 16-17 |
| Biennium |
| Permanent Gold Star Program Funding |
| The Governor recommends establishing ongoing funding of the Gold Star program. The Gold Star program supports the |
| families of those service members who lost their lives in combat as they heal from their loss. This proposal provides |
| funding for a program previously, but no longer, supported by Federal funding. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will help Gold Star families heal from their loss |
| 100 |
| 100 |
| 200 |
| 100 |
| 100 |
| 200 |
| Net Change |
| 100 |
| 100 |
| 200 |
| 100 |
| 100 |
| 200 |
| Veteran Lottery Ticket - Corrected |
| As there is a fixed universe of lottery ticket sales, new lottery tickets do not create new revenues - rather they shift existing |
| ones. Thus, any monies diverted to MDVA for grants for grassroots veterans support organizations will result in a net |
| reduction to the general fund. This measure will reduce general fund availability by $840,000 in FY14. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will provide financial assistance for Minnesota's grassroots veterans support organizations |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 840 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Veteran License Plates - Revised |
| The Governor recommends creating, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety, an opportunity for individuals |
| to purchase one of five new specialty license plates, the proceeds of which will go to grassroots community organizations |
| that support the emerging needs of veterans. This proposal provides for a method to collect and distribute the proceeds. |
| Performance Measures: |
| 250 |
| 500 |
| 750 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| 250 |
| 500 |
| 750 |
| 500 |
| 500 |
| 1,000 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Eliminate Minnesota Ambulance Association Grant - Corrected |
| The Governor recommends cancelling the $110,000 remainder of a 2009 one-time appropriation for a grant contract with |
| the Minnesota Ambulance Association to administer a Military to Medic program. The contract has expired and the terms |
| of the contract were never fulfilled, as no veterans completed the program due to the availability of other educational / |
| training programs for veterans. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will provide savings to the overall budget solution through re-alignment of current resources. |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Encourage Federal Reimbursement for Veteran Care |
| The Governor recommends that the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) seek opportunities to reduce general fund |
| expenditures for veterans' care by maximizing federal reimbursement of Medicare eligible expenses. This will allow DVA |
| to maintain high quality care for Minnesota's veterans at lower state cost. To accomplish this without risk to quality and |
| quantity of veterans' care, the Governor is instructing DVA to begin consistently monitoring and reporting Medicare related |
| federal reimbursements at its facilities. The Governor is also recommending an adjustment to general fund spending at |
| DVA contingent upon future federal Medicare receipts. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This proposal will continue Minnesota’s commitment of quality care for older veterans while positively impacting the state’s |
| general fund. |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net All Change |
| Items |
| 5,230 |
| 3,635 |
| 8,865 |
| 3,635 |
| 7,270 |
| 3,635 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 5,230 |
| 3,635 |
| 8,865 |
| 3,635 |
| 3,635 |
| 7,270 |