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LEGISLATIVE & AGENCY STUDIES
Passed legislation
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 47
Study; workplace violence in Virginia.
Patron: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr.
Summary: Requests the Department of Labor
and Industry to study the causes and methods of reduction of
workplace violence in Virginia.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 213
Study; campaign finance reform.
Patron: Frank W. Wagner
Summary: Establishes a joint legislative subcommittee
to examine the costs of campaigning in Virginia, the effectiveness
of the Commonwealth's present disclosure laws and their enforcement,
the constitutional options available to regulate campaign finances,
and possible revisions in Virginia's laws to promote the integrity
of, and public confidence in, Virginia's campaign laws.
Note: See SJR 80, below, which is identical.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 247
Study; Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities.
Patron: Thomas W. Moss, Jr.
Summary: Continues the Commission on the Condition
and Future of Virginia's Cities for the purpose of receiving
the report from the Commission to Study Virginia's State and
Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century. This is a recommendation
of the Commission on the Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 39
Joint Commission on Management of the Commonwealth's Workforce.
Patron: Richard J. Holland
Summary: Continues the Joint Commission on Management of the
Commonwealth's Workforce to evaluate and monitor the Commonwealth's
compensation, personnel, and management policies and procedures.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 72
Study; electronic contracting and electronic procurement.
Patron: Patricia S. Ticer
Summary: Directs the Auditor of Public Accounts,
in consultation with the Virginia Department of General Services,
to study whether audits of public accounts can be satisfactorily
conducted with electronic contracting and electronic procurement
processes. In conducting the study, the Auditor of Public Accounts
shall determine whether audits of public accounts, as required
by the laws of the Commonwealth, can be satisfactorily conducted
using electronic procurements, contracts, and transactions in
lieu of paper-based procurements, contracts, and transactions,
and identify any statutory or regulatory barriers or obstacles
which may prevent the implementation of electronic contracting
and electronic procurement processes that are envisioned for
the Commonwealth. This resolution is a recommendation of the
Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 80
Study; campaign finance reform.
Patron: Charles J. Colgan
Summary: See HJR 213, above, which is identical.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 243
Study; time management change for the General Assembly.
Patron: Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
Summary: Directs the Joint Rules Committee
to study ways to improve the legislative process and to maintain
the citizen legislature. The study shall include, but not be
limited to, an examination and evaluation of: (i) bill drafting
practices, including, but not limited to, a review of titles,
summaries, and conventions such as the use of population brackets;
(ii) prefiling; (iii) procedures for the introduction and patronage
of legislation; (iv) committee and subcommittee size and responsibilities;
(v) consideration of legislation in committees, subcommittees,
and on the floor; (vi) the use of technology, including technology
for filing legislation and adding and removing co-patrons electronically;
(vii) the scheduling of interim meetings and activities; (viii)
session dates and the possible inclusion of recesses; (ix) the
budget process; (x) staffing services; (xi) orientation and training
of members and staff; and (xii) other aspects of the legislative
process designed to improve efficiency and maintain the citizen
legislature. The resolution also provides for the establishment
of a Citizen Advisory Board to assist the Committee in its work.
Further Information
Alan Albert: 757/624-3055 (Norfolk), 804/697-1368 (Richmond)
E-mail: aalbert@maysval.com
Anne Leigh Kerr: 804/697-1465
E-mail: alkerr@maysval.com
(c) 2000 Virginia Association of Local Elected Constitutional
Officers.
This report may not be reproduced in whole or in part without
the written permission of the copyright holder.
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