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Veteran services seeks staff solution and presses federal VA on Build America, Buy America waiver for home rebuilds
Summary
The Division of Veteran Services told JFAC it plans a pilot to move contracted nursing roles into a temporary state employee pool to reduce reliance on higher‑cost contracted staff, and it described delays in federal grant funding for rebuilding and renovating veterans homes caused by Build America, Buy America compliance and waiver issues.
Frances Lippett, budget and policy analyst, summarized the Division of Veteran Services’ appropriations and dedicated funds before Administrator Mark Shample and staff responded to committee questions about staffing, federal grants and construction projects.
Lippitt emphasized that the division operates four state veterans homes and two state veterans cemeteries; the presentation noted substantial federal grant funding for state home construction that the division had not yet received, partly because the division had not secured a waiver under the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). She also flagged a declining miscellaneous revenue fund balance and explained that some consolidated fund declines in the budget are overstated because the consolidated analysis uses full appropriation amounts rather than projected revenues.
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