General Government
8950 Department of Veterans Affairs

The California Department of Veterans Affairs promotes and delivers benefits to California veterans and their families.

More specifically, the Department:

  • Provides California veterans and their families with aid and assistance in presenting their claims for veterans' benefits under the laws of the United States.
  • Provides California veterans with beneficial opportunities through direct low-cost loans to acquire farms and homes.
  • Provides the state's aged or disabled veterans with rehabilitative, residential, and medical care and services in a home-like environment at the California Veterans Homes. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Governor's Budget includes $9.4 million General Fund and 100.7 positions for the construction and activation phases of the Veterans Homes in West Los Angeles and Ventura County. The Governor's Budget also includes $580,000 General Fund and 4.3 positions for the initial construction and pre-activation phases of the Redding and Fresno Veterans Homes projects.

 BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $1.8 million and 18.3 positions in 2007-08 and $19.4 million and 118.5 positions in 2008-09.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Farm and Home Loans to Veterans
135.1
$181,267
20 Veterans Claims and Rights
25.8
7,019
30 Care of Sick and Disabled Veterans
1,735.6
192,887
40 Farm and Home Loans to National Guard Members
-
38
45 Veterans Memorials Fund
-
15
50.01 General Administration
143.9
24,183
50.02 Distributed General Administration
-143.9
-24,183
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,896.5
$381,226
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
253,241
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,896.5
$634,467

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Veterans Affairs Budget (pdf * - 45K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 4K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 7K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.