Resources for the 2021 session
Several JLARC resources may be useful for the legislative session: Legislative recommendations from recent reports, annual spending and comparison reports, and guides to the state retirement system and Virginia 529 college savings plan.
Unimplemented JLARC recommendations
Regulation, the economy, and employment
- Marijuana laws and regulations
- Assistance for small and minority-owned businesses (including Virginia's small business definition)
- Expanded gaming
- Economic development incentives
- Workers' compensation
- Professional and occupational regulation
Education, human services, and local services
- K-12 education oversight (VDOE)
- Special education
- Services for at-risk children (including private day school costs)
- Behavioral health
- Foster care
- Elections administration
- Early childhood development
- Community colleges
Public safety
Natural resources
Government operations
Virginia Compared to the Other States – 2021
How Virginia compares to other states in key metrics.
State Spending
and K-12 SOQ Spending
Reports on state spending, spending on the K-12 Standards of Quality (SOQ), and special reports related to the state budget.
Fiscal Impact Reviews
Reviews of executive branch fiscal impact statements that are referred to JLARC by General Assembly committee chairs and co-chairs.
