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
Commission Meeting MaterialsPosted: 9 Nov 2009
Materials from the November 9, 2009, meeting of the Commission, including reports on Funding for District and Circuit Courts and the 2009 update on State Spending, are now available here.
Next Commission MeetingPosted: 9 Nov 2009
Findings and recommendations of JLARC studies are presented to the Commission at its monthly meetings. The next meeting of the Commission is December 14, 2009. Findings and recommendations from the study of the information technology services will be presented. The 2009 Update on State SOQ Spending and the 33rd VRS Investment Report will also be presented.
VITA - Northrop Grumman Technology Services ReviewPosted: 15 Oct 2009
Materials from the JLARC review of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and the IT contract with Northrop Grumman are available here.
2009 Report to the General AssemblyPosted: 22 Sep 2009
The 2009 Report to the General Assembly (RGA) is now available here. The RGA is a biennial status report which summarizes key findings of recent studies, highlights actions taken to implement recommendations from past studies, and summarizes savings from the implementation of recommendations over the past two years. The RGA also presents JLARC's performance report card for the biennium. RGAs from prior years are available here.
Features
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.
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.
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.
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.
Acclimation of Virginia's Foreign-Born Population
In 2003, JLARC completed a study of the acclimation of the Commonwealth's ethnically diverse population. This feature highlights the results of the JLARC staff study, including the report, staff briefings, and maps that display data relevant to Virginia's foreign-born population.