Supplemental Appropriation to expire funds to surplus balance of General Revenue

The text was updated to explicitly state that $35 million is being expired from the Governor's Office - Civil Contingent Fund and transferred to the unappropriated surplus balance.

A detailed title was added describing the bill's purpose, including the specific fund numbers and the creation of a supplementary appropriation for the Higher Education Policy Commission.

The original text detailing specific line-item allocations for programs like the RHI Program, PROMISE Scholarship, and medical research was replaced with a new, more concise format that lists the total appropriation and transfer instructions.

The total appropriation amount was decreased from $153,258,649 to $81,716,649, representing a significant reduction in the overall budget for the Higher Education Policy Commission.

A new allocation of $250,000 was added for the West Virginia University College of Law, which was previously listed with a zero balance.

The allocation for the Tuition Contract Program was increased from $1,325,917 to $1,533,917.

The amount of surplus funds to be expired from the Governor's Office - Civil Contingent Fund was reduced from $37,000,000 to $35,000,000.

The total supplementary appropriation to the Higher Education Policy Commission was adjusted to reflect the reduced expired amount, maintaining the total available balance at $72,000,000.

The allocation of surplus funds was clarified to include specific amounts for West Virginia University School of Medicine and West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine for biomedical sciences research expansion.

Specific directives were added requiring the transfer of several grant programs (e.g., PROMISE Scholarship, Underwood-Smith Scholarship) to new, established dedicated funds.

New language was added to specify that unexpended balances from specific programs in fiscal year 2025 are reappropriated for fiscal year 2026.