II. Regulations, 2002-2006 (accession 42413).

Containers:

Box 4-37

Extent:

Extent: 12.25 cubic feet (34 boxes).

Scope and content:

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.

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.

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