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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. 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The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. 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These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.  Accessions 42409-42414 transferred 12 January 2006 and accessioned on 17 January 2006; Accession 42421 transferred on 18 January 2006 and accessioned on 19 January 2006.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["88.73 cu. ft."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eI. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.  Accessions 42409-42414 transferred 12 January 2006 and accessioned on 17 January 2006; Accession 42421 transferred on 18 January 2006 and accessioned on 19 January 2006.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["88.73 cu. ft."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eI. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. 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Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. 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The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. 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These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. 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The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  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Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrivacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. 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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.  Accessions 42409-42414 transferred 12 January 2006 and accessioned on 17 January 2006; Accession 42421 transferred on 18 January 2006 and accessioned on 19 January 2006.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["88.73 cu. ft."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eI. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_ssim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.  Accessions 42409-42414 transferred 12 January 2006 and accessioned on 17 January 2006; Accession 42421 transferred on 18 January 2006 and accessioned on 19 January 2006.\n"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["88.73 cu. ft."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eI. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. 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Decision Briefs, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eII. Regulations, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIII. Legislative Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eIV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eV. Legal Files, 2002-2005\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner, 2002-2006, [cite specific accession used], State Records Collection, Library of Virginia\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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Warner\n2002-2006","88.73 cu. ft.","Collection is open to research.\n","This collection is arranged into the following series:","I. Decision Briefs, 2002-2005 II. Regulations, 2002-2006 III. Legislative Files, 2002-2005 IV. Policy Analyst Files, 2002-2006 V. Legal Files, 2002-2005","The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n","The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t","Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Types of sealed information may include, but are not limited to: inmate records, clemency petitions and attorney-client communications. Attorney General Settlement records contain confidential and attorney-client privileged information.  Access is restricted for 75 years after date of creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.  Legislative Files may contain attorney-client privileged material.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["42409, 42410, 42411, 42412, 42413, 42414, 42421\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. Warner\n2002-2006"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records of the Policy Office of Governor Mark R. 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The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. Murray, David Hallock, Steven Gould, Ryan Childress, Wayne Turnage, Annal Healy, Jeff Bourne, Gail Jaspen, and Richard E. Williams.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state Government. Members of the Policy Office include Policy Director, Deputy Policy Director, Counselor to the Governor, Deputy Counselor to the Governor, Policy Analysts and Special Assistant to the Governor. The Policy Office during Governor Mark R. Warner's administration (2002-2006) was responsible for the formation of policy, regulator and legislative review, and legal activities. On 8 January 2002, Governor-elect Warner chose Jane N. Kusiak, then Deputy Director of the Warner Transition Office, to serve as Director of Policy. She was responsible for developing the policies and legislative priorities of the Governor's Office. Kusiak left the Warner administration in September 2002. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor, also became Director of Policy following Kusiak's resignation. He served until May 2005 when he resigned to take a position with Dominion Resources, Inc. Suzette P. Denslow, who joined the Warner administration in 2002 as Deputy Policy Director, served as Policy Director from May 2005 until September 2005.  William L. Murray, served as Deputy Director of Policy in 2002 and from 2003 to 2005, served as Policy Directory from 16 September 2005 to January 2006. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Public Safety, became Counselor to the Governor in May 2005. Other Policy Office staff members were: William L. 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These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. 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The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEach Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert P. Crouch, 2005) to the Office of the Attorney General.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Policy Office Records of Governor Mark R. Warner are housed in 253 boxes. The collection is arranged into five (5) series. Series have been designated for: I. Decision Briefs; II. Regulations; III. Legislative Files; IV. Policy Analyst Files; and V. Legal Files. These records include decision briefs, correspondence, memorandums, legislative files, briefing books, subject files, reports, settlement, warrants and legal files. These records document the legislative and policy priorities of the Warner administration (2002-2006).\n","The Decision Briefs series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Within each year, the records are filed in reverse chronological order.  The series consists of decision briefs, requests, recommendations, background information and supporting documents including correspondence and legislative citations.\n","This series documents Governor Warner's responses to requests from Executive Branch agencies for expenditure of funds from various sources controlled by the Governor's Office and approval of bond sales.  Each Decision Brief usually includes: a description of the request including background material, discussion, and conclusions by the Policy Office; a recommendation from Richard D. Brown, Director, Department of Planning and Budget; and concurrence from Secretary of Finance John M. Bennett, the cabinet secretary overseeing requesting agency, and the Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005, and Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 and Robert Crouch, 2005-2006) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006).  If all concur, the Governor then signs the brief.","Notable decision briefs include:  Department of Motor Vehicles redesign of vehicle registration renewal form (17 October 2002), renovation of the Finance and Washington Buildings (2003), State Corporation Commission expenses in the case of Falwell v. Miller (9 September 2003), City of Poquoson for Hurricane Isabel damage (9 September 2004 and 5 August 2005), Department of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Gaston disaster costs (25 October 2004), Department of Emergency Management for Hurricane Isabel recovery (May 2004) and Tazewell Flood of 2001 (May 2004), Department of Medical Assistance for emergency spending for victims of Hurricane Katrina (5 October 2005), and Department of Emergency Management, Southwest Virginia Flood of November 2003 (26 April 2005) and Tropical Depression Jeanne (24 February 2005).","Decision Briefs related to bond sales include:  Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Virginia Housing and Development Authority Housing Bonds, Virginia College Building Authority Bonds, Virginia Resources Authority Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Virginia Commonwealth University Revenue Pledge Bonds, Virginia Public Building Authority Facilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 9 c Higher Educational Institutions Bonds, and Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.","The Regulations series is housed in 34 boxes and is arranged by cabinet secretary and alphabetically by state agency therein.  The series consists of regulation review forms, memorandums, recommendations, and summary of regulations.\n","This series documents the Warner Administration's executive branch review of Virginia's Regulatory Process.  Before a regulation become available for public comment on Town Hall, Virginia's regulatory web site, it often undergoes review by the Department of Planning and Budget, the responsible Cabinet Secretary and the Governor (via the Policy Office).  The Office of the Attorney General also may review the regulation.  Each regulation reviewed by the Policy Office usually includes a Regulatory Review Form, memorandum(s) from the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) and the Town Hall posting.","The Regulatory Review Form for each regulation includes:  a summary of the regulation and all amendments, explicit legislative mandate, a fiscal impact statement, summary of the Department of Planning and Budget recommendation, agency and cabinet review, and Policy Office review with recommendation(s).  The form is then initialed for approval or disapproval by a policy analyst (Jeff Bourne, Ryan Childress, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Gail Jaspen, Bill Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002, Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Suzette Denslow, 2005), Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005 or Robert Crouch, 2005-2006), Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty, 2002-2006) and in some instances Governor Warner.","The memorandums from the Department of Planning and Budget were written to the Governor (through the responsible cabinet secretary) by Richard D. Brown, head of DPB.  Each memo summarizes the background of each regulation and contains DPB's recommendation.  The Town Hall posting includes Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and includes public comments.","Regulations are from agencies under the Secretary of Administration, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Secretary of Natural Resources, Secretary of Public Safety, and Secretary of Transportation.  The majority of regulations are from the Commerce and Trade and Health and Human Resources Secretariats.","The Legislative Files series is housed in 137 boxes and is arranged chronologically by legislative session.  This series documents the Governor's Policy Office review of all legislation introduced by the General Assembly during the Warner administration. Each file usually contains the text of each bill including any amendments, bill tracking information, Governor's Summaries (prepared by the Division of Legislative Services), Legislative Action Summaries (for bills tabled, withdrawn or killed in committee), Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Forms, Enrolled Bill Reviews (by Cabinet Secretary), Department of Planning and Budget Fiscal Impact Statements, Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor and other miscellaneous legislation-related documents which explain in detail various bills brought before and voted upon by the General Assembly.  In addition to providing the policy positions and decisions of the Warner administration, the Legislative Files may also be useful to researchers in determining legislative intent.\n","Each Governor's Summary prepared by the Division of Legislative Services contains the bill number, patron, bill summary, other information and name of reviewer.  The Enrolled Bill Reviews, prepared by the agency most affected by the legislation, summarize the bill and the number of votes for passage achieved by the House and Senate.  The reviews include affected constituents' summary, agency analysis and recommendations, recommendations by the appropriate cabinet secretary and notations as to whether the Governor should sign, ask to amend or veto the bill.  The Governor's Policy Office Enrolled Bill Review Form contains the vote in the House and Senate, a list and explanation of any no votes, fiscal impact (if any), summary of bill and comments by a Policy Office analyst (Ryan Childress, Suzette Denslow, Steven Gould, David Hallock, Anna Healy, Gail Jaspen, William L. Murray, Grant Neely or Wayne Turnage), and recommendations to Governor Warner from the Analyst, Director of Policy (Jane N. Kusiak, 2002 and Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005) and Chief of Staff (William H. Leighty) if the Governor should sign, veto or amend the bill.  Some files contain Department of Planning and Budget fiscal impact statements which detail the monetary affect any legislation might have on the budget.  The Office of the Attorney General's Recommendations to the Governor contain check boxes noting if the legislation conflicts with existing law or the Virginia and Federal constitutions, as well as any suggested amendments or comments.  The Attorney General's Recommendations are restricted due to attorney-client privilege.  Other files also contain correspondence including e-mail messages from bill supporters and opponents related to that particular bill.  Also included in this series are Legislative Action Summaries that contain agency and cabinet secretary recommendations and handwritten comments and Governor's suggested amendments and veto messages.\n","Notable legislation includes:  Budget Bills, HB 30 (02), HB 29 (04), HB 30 (04) and HB 5001 (Special Session 2004); Educational Facility Bond Act of 2002, HB 99 (02) and SB 31 (02); creation of Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA), HB 1926 (03) and SB 1247 (03); creation of the small, women, and minority-owned business (SWAM) program, HB 1145 (04) and SB 598 (04); the creation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, SB 543 (04) and the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, SB 1327 (05).\n","The Policy Analyst Files series is housed in 72 boxes and is arranged into eight subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Robert M. Blue, Counselor to the Governor and Director of Policy; B. William L. Murray, Deputy Director of Policy; C. David H. Hallock, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; D. Gail D. Jaspen, Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Deputy Counselor; E. Ryan W. Childress, Special Assistant to the Governor; F. Anna Healy, Special Assistant to the Governor; G. Steven Gould, Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy; and H. Richard E. Williams, Special Assistant for Urban Policy.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, background information, reports, briefing books, and subject files.  This series documents the activities of individual policy analysts and the development of policy during the Warner Administration.  Researchers are advised to read the description for each subseries.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by office:  Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Attorney General, Commerce and Trade, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Preparedness, Education, Finance, Governor's Office, Health and Human Resources, Homeland Security, Independent Agencies, Judicial, Legislature, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation and Virginia Liaison Office.  Robert M. Blue served as Counselor to the Governor from 2002 until he left the administration in June 2005 to work for Dominion.  He also served as Director of Policy from September 2002 (after the resignation of Jane Kusiak) until June 2005, overseeing administration policy and review of legislation.\n\t\t","Blue's files contain records related to a wide variety of subjects and issues faced by the Warner Administration including the development of Warner's restoration-of-rights policy, background material on the Virginia Works program, background material on his education initiatives such as Education for a Lifetime, background material on the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), correspondence related to the 2002 dispute between former Governor James S. Gilmore and the Library of Virginia over his gubernatorial papers, judicial appointments, budget and tax reform and litigation.\n","Notable record include:  memorandum dated 18 January 2002 from Bernard L. Henderson, Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth to Robert M. Blue, describing the problem of the timely handing of petitions for restoration-of-rights; memorandum dated 21 July 2002 from Robert M. Blue to Governor Warner summarizing the processes for restoring the right to vote in Virginia and other states and describing the policy change recommendations of Blue, Secretary of the Commonwealth Anita Rimler and Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall; and a copy of the new policy, draft press release and talking points dated 27 August 2002 (B177, F1-3).  BRAC documents include:  Governor's Briefing, 5 August 2004 and the Federal BRAC 2005 Process, Governor's Cabinet Meeting, 30 August 2004.  Documents related to budget and tax reform include:  correspondence, reports, presentations and press releases related to Governor Warner's 2004 tax reform package/2004-2006 Biennial Budget (B180 and B181).  Notable litigation files include:  Delegate Brad Marrs lawsuit concerning the new restoration-of-rights policy, 2004-2005 (B176, F5); suit (Robert G. Marshall, et al v. Mark R. Warner, et al) filed by members of the General Assembly against Governor Warner challenging the constitutionality of his budget proposal submitted to the 2004 special session (B187); Virginia v. Maryland (B193); and the 2002 lawsuit over the sale of out-of-state wine (Bolick v. Roberts).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Murray served as Deputy Director of Policy and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources from 2002 until July 2003.  Murray was the Governor's health-care expert.  He also developed the state's water use restrictions during the 2002 drought.  He returned to the Warner Administration in 2004 and remained for the remainder of the administration.\n\t","Notable documents related to the 2002 drought include:  copies of correspondence from Governor Warner to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman asking her to declare numerous Virginia localities agricultural disaster areas; copies of USDA Emergency Designation Requests which include Disaster Assessment Reports; and daily drought updates from September to November 2002.\n","This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged alphabetically by subject.  Hallock's areas of expertise were health care, natural resources, finance, public safety and transportation.  His files contain records related to a wide range of topics including health care, minority procurement, higher education, redistricting, drought and various transportation issues including I-81, Dulles Rail Project, DMV closings and the Aviation World's Fair of 2003.  Hallock worked for Governor Warner from 2002 until August 2004.\n","The transportation files include a report prepared by VDOT, Hurricane Isabel:  Funding Hurricane Isabel and Other Emergency Maintenance, Executive Summary, dated 13 November 2003 that contains a summary of Hurricane Isabel damage estimates; materials related to the I-81 PPTA Advisory Panel and Star Solutions records examining ways to improve the interstate including the building of toll lanes (2002-2004); background materials, briefs, and correspondence concerning the Dulles Rail Project (2002-2004); copy of the APA Audit on the closings of DMV offices in 2002, talking points regarding APA report and Governor Warner's DMV Reform talking points, 12 December 2002; and background materials and drafts of legislation for the Sales Tax for Transportation Referendum (SB 170, 2002) including memorandum to Whitt Clement, Jane Kusiak, David Hallock and Ray Pethel from Pierce Homer dated 24 February 2002 on the Transportation Authority/Referendum Issues, and undated talking points in support of SB 170 (02).\n","Other notable documents include:  memorandum from Policy Office to Governor Warner, dated 23 August 2003, providing an update on the drought and identifying options for addressing it; memorandum to Reforming Government Cabinet Workgroup from Bob Blue and David Hallock, dated 5 November 2002, containing their strategy/timetable for passage of the two-term Governor proposal and a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 12 November 2002, containing similar information; FOIA requests from Delegate Robert G. Marshall concerning the 2002 transportation referendum; background materials on the formation of Governor Warner's 2002 ethics proposals including a memorandum to Governor Warner from Blue and Hallock, dated 17 June 2002, outlining eight ethics proposals; background material from 2002 regarding Governor Warner's decision to appoint a special council to appeal a redistricting case (West, et al v. Gilmore, et al) instead of using the Office of the Attorney General; Policy Office meeting agendas and handouts for 17 October 2002, 22 October 2002 and 7 November 2002; and background material on the development and implementation of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) Preferred Drug List Program, 2002-2004.\n","This subseries is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged by subject files, FOIA and reports.  Jaspen was Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions ; effective 4 October 2004 she was appointed as Deputy Counsel and served until the end of Warner's administration.  Jaspen's files focus primarily on health care and public safety.\n","Notable records include:  notes and comments on pending clemency petitions before the Governor, 2004 (Restricted); 2005 Agency Legislative Proposals \"First Pass Review\" for Policy, 21 September 2004; Jaspen's handwritten meeting notes concerning legislation (primarily Health and Human Resources and Public Safety), 6 October 2004 to 22 March 2005; and Virginia State Crime Commission, Staff Briefing, Background, Division of Forensic Sciences, describing DFS' role in the Earl Washington case, ca. 2004 (B222, F10).\n","This subseries is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged by subject.  Childress, a former University of Virginia football player, began working for Governor Warner in 2005.  His files contain constituent correspondence from 2002 filed with Childress' records and research material compiled by Childress on education and health issues, especially Healthy Virginians.\n","This subseries is housed in 10 boxes and is arranged by education, health, administration, legislation, subject files and legislative files of Jeff Bourne.  Healy worked for Governor Warner from May 2002 to June 2005 and focused primarily on education.\n","The education files included materials on Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative including status reports on Project Graduation, Senior Year Plus, Teacher Retention and Race to GED, dated 2 February 2004, 26 March 2004, 12 May 2004 and 6 June 2005; PASS materials; and briefing books for Governor Warner for Education Commission of the States, 12-14 November 2003 and 15 July 2004.\n","The legislative files contain a partial 2004 General Assembly Briefing book from the fall of 2003.  The briefing book, arranged alphabetically by member (A-M only), contains family and personal information, committees, voting record on estate tax, seat belt and two-term governor, General Assembly influences, key issues, budget priorities, top contributors and contact information.  Also included are notes describing legislator contacts with state agencies and/or the Policy Office.  Also included are Governor Warner's 2004 Legislative Package Talking Points (excluding tax reform bills); and the legislative files for Jeff Bourne containing Legislative Action Summaries for the 2002 and 2003 General Assembly session (Natural Resources and Public Safety).\n","This subseries is housed in four boxes and arranged alphabetically by subject.  The majority of records are copies of constituent correspondence primarily related to economic development.  Also included are copies of Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) IT Service Transition Plans from 2003; and lists and correspondence to the 2003-2005 Governor's Fellows Program.\n","This subseries is housed in one box and arranged chronologically by date.  Subseries contains briefing books for Governor Warner for Regional Leaders Meetings between Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. from 2003 to 2005.\n","The Legal Files series is housed in seven boxes and is arranged into three subseries.  Subseries have been designated for:  A. Attorney General Settlements; B. Interstate Agreements on Detainers; and C. Service of Process on the Governor.  The series consists of correspondence, memorandum, settlements, warrants, and legal files.  This series documents some of the legal activities of the Warner Administration.","This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged chronologically by year.  Subseries contains copies of settlement agreements between individuals and state agencies requiring the approval of the Governor.  The agreements usually include a request for settlement from the Attorney General (Jerry Kilgore, 2002-2005 and Judith Williams Jagdmann, 2005) which provides the background of the case, an approval of settlement letter from the Governor to the Attorney General, memorandum from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. Blue, 2002-2005; and Bob Crouch, 2005; Crouch does not appear to have written any memorandums) recommending settlement, and other supporting documents.  The majority of the settlements involve the Commonwealth's medical agencies (Department of Medical Assistance Service, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, University of Virginia Medical Center) or the Virginia Department of Transportation.  This subseries contains confidential settlement materials, privacy protect information and attorney-client privileged documents and is closed for 75 years from the date of last activity.\n\t","This subseries is housed in 2 folders and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Interstate Agreements on Detainers subseries documents the requests from other states for the temporary transfer of custody of prisoners within the Virginia correctional system to other jurisdictions for trial.  Subseries contains requests to the Office of the Attorney General, completed Agreement on Detainers forms submitted by requesting jurisdiction, and supporting documentation (copy of arrest warrant, mug shot, etc.).\n\t","This subseries is housed in two boxes and is arranged in reverse chronological order by year.  The Service of Process subseries contains legal documents received by the Governor's Policy Office and routing memorandums from Counselor to the Governor (Robert M. 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