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Introduction
This Final Legislative Report has been prepared by Mays &
Valentine, L.L.P., for the use of VALECO members. A few caveats
are in order.
First, please note that the scope of this report is limited
to legislation directly and substantially affecting constitutional
officers' general powers and duties, compensation, retirement,
and other benefits, as well as general laws affecting all constitutional
officers, including election and campaign finance laws, the Freedom
of Information Act and other measures relating to public access
to information, the Public Procurement Act, the State and Local
Officials Conflict of Interests Act, and studies and constitutional
amendments of general applicability. For bills affecting a particular
constitutional office, that are not of significance to all offices,
please consult the excellent legislative summaries published
by each of the five individual office associations.
Second, please note that bills that affect one or a few jurisdictions
in a manner that does not have statewide significance are not
discussed here. Such "local" bills are discussed only
if they entail a principle or precedent of statewide importance.
An example would be a city charter bill that provided for the
abolition, by charter change, of a constitutional office. Even
though the bill by definition affects only one locality, the
principle at issue -- the abolition of a constitutional office
without a public referendum -- would be of such statewide importance
as to be included here.
Finally, please note that the purpose of this report is to
provide a brief summary of legislation of interest. These summaries
are no substitute for reviewing the actual legislation, in final
form. (All legislation is available on the General Assembly's
Internet home page, http://legis.state.va.us.)
If you have questions about specific legislation, please contact
us, or consult with the Compensation Board or your local government
attorney. These summaries do not constitute legal advice, and
should not be relied upon as legal advice with respect to any
specific set of circumstances.
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