Gov. Tim Kaine on Monday approved a $1.3 million allocation from the state's general fund contingency reserve to reimburse Virginia Tech for expenses related to the April 16 shootings.

The emergency spending approved by Kaine includes $775,000 for costs associated with archiving computer and telephone records for legal purposes, Kaine spokeswoman Delacey Skinner said.

Another $200,000 will reimburse Tech for counseling services and for university liaisons who were assigned to work with victims' families. The authorization also includes about $64,000 to cover some relocation expenses for departments that were displaced by the shootings; $30,000 for creating a variety of options for students to complete their course work; and $20,000 for security during President Bush's visit to the campus April 17.

The university had requested $2.9 million, and received an e-mail about the $1.3 million allocation Monday night. Requests the governor rejected included $75,000 for furniture in eight classrooms. The university did receive $45,000 from the state's risk management fund for those costs, Skinner said.

Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said other requests not funded included costs associated with employees displaced from Norris Hall and expenses to the Inn at Virginia Tech. That building became the gathering place for families, officials and media the week of the shootings.

Hincker said Tech would find a way to cover some of the costs internally.

Tech President Charles Steger has frequently cited an estimate of $8 million when discussing expenses incurred by the university. Hincker said that estimate includes future costs for new positions as well as some concrete costs, such as $415,000 to refurbish Norris Hall. That's being paid for by the state's insurance fund.

Tech is relying on several sources to address that $8 million, such as grants to pay for new positions they've decided to create since the shootings. A $960,685 federal grant allows Tech to hire three case managers to work with troubled students. The university has applied for another federal grant that would fund counseling positions.

"We appreciate very much the governor assisting with the many costs that we have incurred," Hincker said. "We also know that we have a long road ahead of us -- financially and otherwise."