Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Veterans Services for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation provides an additional $709,000 to the maintenance appropriation provided to Economic Development agencies in Senate Bill 1109. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $120,600 and $588,400 is onetime. Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2026 Total Appropriation. The total budget for the Division of Veterans Services is $65,470,400. Table 1 FTP Gen Ded Fed Total 1. Temp. Nursing Staff 0.00 0 0 0 0 2. IT Maintenance and Licensing 0.00 21,800 0 98,800 120,600 3. New Capital Outlay 0.00 0 133,400 0 133,400 58. Replacement Items 0.00 0 354,700 0 354,700 OITS Hardware 0.00 0 100,300 0 100,300 Budget Law Exemptions/Other Adjustments 0.00 0 0 0 0 FY 2026 Budget Enhancements 0.00 21,800 588,400 98,800 709,000 % Chg from FY 2026 Program Maintenance 0.00 1.2% 1.9% 0.3% 1.1%