The General Assembly of Virginia at its special session in 1971 directed the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council to study and report upon the matters set forth in House Joint Resolution No. 34.

The Council requested Russell M. Carneal, one of its members, to act as Chairman of a Committee to make the preliminary study and report its findings. The following were appointed to serve upon the Committee with Mr. Carneal: Colonel Harold W. Burgess, Superintendent of State Police, Richmond; Clarence E. Forehand, President, South Norfolk Loan Corporation and City Councilman, Chesapeake; John W. Garber, Director of Personnel of the Commonwealth, Richmond; Robert E. Gibson, member of the House of Delegates, Chesapeake; Raymond T. Holmes, Jr., Vice-President, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; and O. E. Kahn, President, Virginia State Employees Association, Inc., and Supervisor, Partnership Taxes, Department of Taxation, Richmond.

The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council and the Division of Statutory Research and Drafting made staff and facilities available to carry out this study; Wildman S. Kincheloe, Jr. and Laurens Sartoris being assigned as counsel to assist the members and the study committee.

The Committee met in executive session, heard from Mr. Garber concerning the activities of the State Health Insurance Committee, appointed to carry out the provisions of Chapter 557 of the 1970 Session of the General Assembly, and received from him copies of specifications and other data needed for putting to bid a State-financed program of health insurance for State employees (see Appendix). A representative of local government, Rick L. Hedrick, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager of Chesapeake, outlined health program problems on the local level.

The Council met, received the report of its Committee and makes its report.