SD3 - The Occupational and Professional Regulatory System in Virginia
Executive Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has responsibility for operational and performance reviews of State agencies and programs. Under the Legislative Program Review and Evaluation Act, some of these reviews are selected from among seven functional areas of State Government according to a schedule adopted by the General Assembly. This evaluation is the second of two reports prepared on occupational and professional regulation, which is encompassed within the Commerce and Resources function. The series was scheduled by Senate Joint Resolution 50 enacted by the 1980 General Assembly. A joint subcommittee of the House of Delegates and Senate committees on General Laws cooperated in the evaluation process. Occupational and professional regulation is one method used by the Commonwealth to protect the public from incompetent or unscrupulous practitioners. This report addresses the performance of the system that has been established in Virginia for occupational regulation, including 29 regulatory boards, the Board and Department of Commerce, and the Commission and Department of Health Regulatory Boards. Specifically, the areas of administrative rulemaking, enforcement of laws and regulations, and selected aspects of agency management were reviewed. Recommendations have been made to improve the performance of the system through administrative or legislative actions. |
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