"In his proposed budget amendments released Thursday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin lays out the framework and a timeline for the merger of Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University, requiring it to take place by July 2024.

Youngkin’s amendments to the 2022-24 state budget, which must be passed by the General Assembly during its 2023 session to take effect, include $10 million for the creation and launch of the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University, a merger of EVMS and ODU. The money, which would come from the state’s General Fund, is “to support the one-time costs associated with planning and initial integration activities necessary to ensure a successful launch of the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University,” according to the proposed budget.