Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
JLARC is the oversight agency of the Virginia General Assembly, established to evaluate the operations and performance of State agencies and programs.
Announcements
Assessment of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on Sexual VictimizationPosted: 29 Jan 2010
On January 15, 2009, the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee requested a review of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09. The JLARC assessment of the BJS youth survey and report is available here.
Virginia Compared to the Other States, 2010 EditionPosted 18 Jan 2010
The 2010 edition of the booklet comparing Virginia demographic and financial measures to those of the other states is now available. More information is available here. You can also access the comparative data for all 50 states on your internet enabled smartphone or PDA here.
Post-election Audits Pilot ProjectPosted 14 Jan 2010
Senate Joint Resolution 328 (2009) directed JLARC to study post-election audits of voting equipment. A major part of the study is to work with the State Board of Elections and several local General Registrars and Electoral Boards to conduct a post-election audit pilot project. More information about the pilot audits being conducted in February and March 2010 is available here.
VITA - Northrop Grumman Technology Services ReviewUpdated: 14 Dec 2009
Materials from the JLARC review of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and the IT contract with Northrop Grumman are available here.
Features
Virginia Compared to the Other States
Periodically, JLARC staff publish a comparative reference of state statistics and rankings. Measures include population, personal income, revenues, taxes, employment, tuition at State universities, and many others.
Review of State Employee Total Compensation
Materials related to the 2008 JLARC review of State employee compensation are available on this feature page. Documents include the final staff report, Commission briefings, data from the survey of State employees and agencies, and the supporting work by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Mercer.
Future of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
In 2002, JLARC completed a review of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The review focused on the economic impact of the facililty on the Eastern Shore, organization and staffing, maintenance, police operations, and financing for operations and capital improvements including future parallel tunnels. Study documents, Bridge-Tunnel District reports on implementation of recommendations, and photos of JLARC staff fieldwork are available on this feature page.
Revolutionary War Gravesites in Virginia
In 2001, JLARC completed a review of the care and maintenance of burial sites of Revolutionary War veterans. The final report, Commission briefings, photos of gravesites visited by JLARC staff, and datasets on gravesite locations and patriots likely buried in Virginia are available on this feature page.