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VA Code § 30-34.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.6. Printing and distribution of Journals of Senate and House

A. The Commission, through the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, shall order all printing done by direction of the Senate or the House of Delegates, or their respective clerks. Within a reasonable time after the close of each session of the General Assembly the Commission shall cause to be printed and bound the Journals of the Senate and the House of Delegates, with an index thereto, in sufficient quantity to make the following distribution, if requested pursuant to § 30-34.4:1:1. One copy to the Governor;2. Fifteen copies each to the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House;3. A sufficient number of copies to The Library of Virginia to meet collection requirements pursuant to § 2.2-609;4. One copy to the library of each educational institution in this Commonwealth;5. One copy to each public library which makes written application therefor to the Commission;6. One copy to the President of the Senate and one copy to the Speaker of the House;7. One copy to the Division of Legislative Services;8. One copy to each requesting member of the Senate and the House of Delegates;9. One copy to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission;10. One copy to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Delegates; and11. One copy to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.B. The number of copies to be printed and the quality of binding shall be designated by the Commission.1980, c. 687; 1987, cc. 123, 128; 1994, c. 64; 2003, c. 264.
VA Code § 30-34.8 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.8. Donation of surplus copies to law schools of institutions of higher education

The Commission shall furnish institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth in which a law school is established, and which has not previously been furnished, out of any surplus copies on hand, with one copy of the Journal of the Senate, the Journal of the House of Delegates, the Journal of the Constitutional Conventions, the Acts of Assembly, and the Codes.1980, c. 687.
VA Code § 30-34.9 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.9. Furnishing certain law school libraries publications for exchange

The Commission is authorized and directed to furnish to the Law Library of the University of Virginia, the Law Library of the George Mason University School of Law, and the Law Library of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary in Virginia 50 copies each of such publications printed under its authority as may be designated in writing by the Law Librarian of the University of Virginia, the Law Librarian of the George Mason University School of Law, and the Law Librarian of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary in Virginia prior to the time that any such publication so designated goes to press, to be used for exchanges for like publications with law libraries and institutions of other states, the national government, and other governments, societies, and others as they may see fit.1980, c. 687.
VA Code § 30-34.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.10. Fees and mailing costs

For the services rendered under §§ 30-34.3 through 30-34.6, the Commission may charge and collect in advance a fee as determined by the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems to be reasonable and sufficient to cover the cost of printing, binding, and handling; in addition to each such fee it shall also charge and collect an amount necessary to cover the cost of mailing, if such bills, calendars and resolutions are to be sent by mail. All fees collected pursuant to this section and § 30-34.10:3 shall be deposited into a special fund to be known as the "Legislative Automated Service Fund" which is hereby created. This fund shall be administered by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems and disbursements made therefrom for services related to §§ 30-34.3 through 30-34.6 and 30-34.10:1.1980, c. 687; 1987, c. 214.
VA Code § 30-34.10:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.10:1. Establishment and maintenance of electronic information system

The Commission, through the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, shall establish and maintain a legislative electronic information system that includes the status of bills and resolutions active within the legislative process and related information. Electronic access to this information shall be made available to all agencies of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, and conditionally available to the public as resources permit.1987, c. 214.
VA Code § 30-34.10:2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.10:2. Access to Code of Virginia, Virginia Administrative Code, and Virginia Register of Regulations

The text of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, and the Virginia Register of Regulations shall be a part of the legislative electronic information system and the Internet subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be established by the Virginia Code Commission in accordance with its responsibilities for publishing and maintaining the Codes and Register as set forth in § 30-146. Copyright interests of the Code publisher, which include case annotations, cross-reference notes, editor's notes, collateral reference notes and effect of amendment notes, shall not be violated.1987, c. 214; 1996, c. 338; 2003, c. 212.
VA Code § 30-34.10:3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.1 - Legislative Support Commission|§ 30-34.10:3. Fees

For the services rendered in providing access to the legislative electronic information system, the Commission may charge and collect a fee for each inquiry as determined by the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems to be a reasonable and sufficient proportion of the costs for maintaining the system and furnishing access. No fee, however, shall be charged to any agency of the legislative branch of the Commonwealth, including individual legislators using the information exclusively for legislative purposes.Users located outside the geographical limits of the Commonwealth shall be charged an access fee double that referred to in the preceding paragraph.No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall receive access from the legislative electronic information system for resale without first applying to the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Such application shall be approved only on the condition that a fee equal to twenty-five percent of the resale charge is paid which shall be in addition to the other fees provided for in this section.1987, c. 214.
VA Code § 30-34.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.2 - Division of Legislative Automated Systems|§ 30-34.11. Division created; appointment and tenure of Director

There shall be a legislative agency known and designated as the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. The Division shall be in the charge of a Director, who shall be appointed by, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and serve at the pleasure of the Committees on Rules of the House of Delegates and the Senate acting jointly.1980, c. 725.
VA Code § 30-34.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.2 - Division of Legislative Automated Systems|§ 30-34.12. Powers and duties of Director

The Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall, under the direction and control of the Committees on Rules of the House of Delegates and the Senate acting jointly, exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred or imposed by law upon him; and he shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Committees on Rules of the House of Delegates and the Senate acting jointly.1980, c. 725.
VA Code § 30-34.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.2 - Division of Legislative Automated Systems|§ 30-34.13. General powers of Division

The Division shall have the following general powers:1. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.2. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, and agencies and governmental subdivisions of Virginia.3. To do all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.1980, c. 725.
VA Code § 30-34.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.2 - Division of Legislative Automated Systems|§ 30-34.14. Duties of Division

The Division shall have the following duties:1. Operate an automated data processing center and perform computing and programming services for the House of Delegates, Senate of Virginia, and the Division of Legislative Services.2. To provide technical assistance to the General Assembly of Virginia, and to the agencies which directly serve the General Assembly of Virginia.3. To represent the interests of the General Assembly in activities involving, obtaining and maintaining data processing services, electronic components, and other related items.4. Prepare and publish annually, as soon as practicable after January 1, a listing of designated spokespersons or information officers for each department, agency, board, or commission of state government, as shall be designated by the head thereof. Such officers or designated alternates shall (i) serve as legislative liaison between any such department, agency, board, or commission and the General Assembly, (ii) act as the official spokesperson representing such department, agency, board, or commission, and (iii) be at all times available to assist members of the General Assembly in seeking solutions to problems of citizens of the Commonwealth.5. To perform other duties as directed by the Committees on Rules of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia acting jointly.Every document or file maintained or stored on equipment of the Division shall be considered the property of the person for whom the document or file is maintained or stored. Neither the Director nor any employee of the Division shall reveal any of this property to any person outside of the Division, except with the consent of the owner of the property.1980, c. 725; 2002, c. 2; 2006, c. 662.
VA Code § 30-34.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 3.2 - Division of Legislative Automated Systems|§ 30-34.15. Submission of reports and executive summaries to the legislative branch

A. Any report required or requested by law or resolution to be submitted to the General Assembly shall be submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems in a written or electronic format as provided in the procedures for the processing of legislative documents. Such submission shall satisfy the requirement for communication to the General Assembly.B. Any report required or requested by law or resolution to be submitted to any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch or to the chairman or agency head of such entity shall also be submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems in a written or electronic format as provided in the procedures for the processing of legislative documents and reports.C. The reports submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall include an executive summary. The Division shall post the executive summary and the report on the website of the General Assembly and develop a notification process to inform interested persons of such postings. Any requirement for a separate executive summary may be satisfied by the submission of a report in a written or electronic format with an executive summary.D. The Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems and the publishing authority may enter into agreements to provide equivalent access to the report or the information contained in the report and such access shall satisfy the submission requirement of this section.E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the release of information otherwise held confidential by law.2003, c. 941; 2004, c. 650; 2005, c. 633; 2012, c. 434.
VA Code § 30-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-56. Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; composition; terms; compensation and expenses; office space; quorum; voting on recommendations

There is hereby created the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall consist of nine members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker thereof, of whom at least five shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations, and five members from the Senate appointed by the Rules Committee of the Senate, of whom at least two shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Members may be reappointed for successive terms.Members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the Commission. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Commission. Adequate office space shall be provided by the Commonwealth.The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission shall be held upon the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.1973, c. 452; 1979, c. 316; 1988, c. 172; 2004, c. 1000.
VA Code § 30-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-57. Director, executive staff and personnel

The Commission shall appoint, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the General Assembly, a Director and fix his duties and compensation. The Director may with prior approval of the Commission employ and fix the duties and compensation of an adequate executive staff as may be requisite to make the studies and research and budget analyses required by this chapter. The Director and the executive staff shall be appointed for a term of six years and shall consist of professional persons having experience and training in legislative budgetary procedures, management analyses and cost accounting. The Director and any executive staff member may be removed from office for cause by a majority vote of the Commission. Such other professional personnel, consultants and secretarial and clerical employees may be engaged upon such terms and conditions as set forth by the Commission.1973, c. 452.
VA Code § 30-58.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-58.1. Powers and duties of Commission

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:1. Make performance reviews of operations of state agencies to ascertain that sums appropriated have been, or are being expended for the purposes for which such appropriations were made and to evaluate the effectiveness of programs in accomplishing legislative intent;2. Study on a continuing basis the operations, practices and duties of state agencies, as they relate to efficiency in the utilization of space, personnel, equipment and facilities;3. Make such special studies and reports of the operations and functions of state agencies as it deems appropriate and as may be requested by the General Assembly;4. Assess, analyze, and evaluate the social and economic costs and benefits of any proposed mandated health insurance benefit or mandated provider that is not included in the essential health benefits required by federal law to be provided under a health care plan, including the mandate's predicted effect on health care coverage premiums and related costs, net costs or savings to the health care system, and other relevant issues, and report its findings with respect to the proposed mandate to the Health Insurance Reform Commission; and5. Make such reports on its findings and recommendations at such time and in such manner as the Commission deems proper submitting same to the agencies concerned, to the Governor and to the General Assembly. Such reports as are submitted shall relate to the following matters:a. Ways in which the agencies may operate more economically and efficiently;b. Ways in which agencies can provide better services to the Commonwealth and to the people; andc. Areas in which functions of state agencies are duplicative, overlapping, or failing to accomplish legislative objectives or for any other reason should be redefined or redistributed.1975, c. 324; 2006, c. 413; 2013, c. 709.
VA Code § 30-58.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-58.2. Supplementary studies and reports

The Commission shall prepare supplementary studies and reports of the program reviews and evaluations called for in §§ 30-58.1 and 30-67 in the following manner:1. At least once in each biennium and at such other times as the Commission deems necessary, a report shall be made to the General Assembly which includes: (i) annotations of reports previously issued; (ii) a summary of significant actions taken by executive agencies in response to reports and recommendations previously issued; and (iii) matters pertaining to the report topics that may require additional legislative attention and consideration.2. From time to time, agencies involved in matters which have been studied under the provisions of § 30-58.1 or § 30-67 may be required to communicate to the Commission at a hearing called for such purpose or in writing, the status of actions completed or being taken in response to reports and recommendations previously issued.3. In the event a report of the Commission cites waste, extravagance, unauthorized activities, or other significant deficiencies which result in the misuse of public funds, a supplementary report shall be made at such time as the Commission deems appropriate, which provides the General Assembly: (i) a review of the problem; (ii) recommendations made by the Commission or other legislative committee to correct the problem; (iii) actions taken or planned by the agency to correct the problem; and (iv) such other matters as may require additional legislative attention to correct the problem.Supplementary reports published by the Commission shall be issued to the Governor, agencies concerned, and members of the General Assembly.1980, c. 239.
VA Code § 30-58.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-58.3. Annual report on state spending

A. No later than November 15 of each year, the Commission shall provide to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report on state spending to be published as a state document that shall include, among other things, (i) an identification and analysis of spending functions and programs that could be consolidated with other programs without diminishing the quality of the services provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) an identification and analysis of those spending functions or programs which no longer have a distinct and discernible mission or are not performing their missions efficiently; (iii) an identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending over the prior five biennia, in dollar terms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest in percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest or fastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the rate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those programs over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the growth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs and whether the growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served, or any other related matter; and (vii) such other related issues as it deems appropriate.B. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission in the preparation of this report, upon request.2001, c. 304; 2004, c. 1000.
VA Code § 30-58.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-58.4. Pilot program for analysis of state agency budget submissions

The Commission shall develop a pilot program to analyze and evaluate estimates submitted by state agencies and provided to the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations pursuant to § 2.2-1504 to ascertain that sums requested are appropriated based on the missions, operations, practices, and duties of such agencies. Such pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an assessment of the procedures for executive budget submission oversight in other states, (ii) development of procedures that could be adopted in Virginia for state agency budget submission analysis, and (iii) preliminary analysis and evaluation of the budget submission of one state agency, to be selected jointly by the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, in accordance with such procedures. Technical assistance shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission by the Department of Planning and Budget. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission in conducting the pilot program, upon request.The Commission shall submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary and report of its progress in meeting the directives of this statute no later than the first day of the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The executive summary and report shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.2007, c. 803.
VA Code § 30-59 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-59. State agencies to furnish information and assistance

All agencies of the Commonwealth, their staff and employees shall provide the Commission with necessary information for the performance of its duties, and to afford the Commission's staff ample opportunity to observe agency operations.1973, c. 452.
VA Code § 30-59.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 30 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission|§ 30-59.1. State agency defined

For the purposes of §§ 30-58.1 and 30-59, the terms "state agency," "state agencies," "agency," and "agencies" shall mean all executive, judicial, and legislative entities of the Commonwealth as well as all constitutionally or statutorily created state entities.1979, c. 731.