Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
JLARC is the oversight agency of the Virginia General Assembly, established to evaluate the operations and performance of State agencies and programs.
Announcements
Phil Leone RetiresPosted: 1 Sep 2010
After 36 years of service, Phil Leone has retired as Director of JLARC. More information is available here.
Next Commission MeetingUpdated: 12 Jul 2010
The next meeting of the Commission is scheduled for September 13, 2010, for a status report from the Virgnia Information Technologies Agency.
Meeting MaterialsPosted: 12 Jul 2010
Materials from the July 12, 2010, meeting of the Commission are now available here, including the study on Placing More Treasury-Managed Funds in Virginia Banks, the annual update on the Virginia Retirement System, and the actuarial audit of VRS.
Features
Virginia Compared to the Other States
Periodically, JLARC staff publish a comparative reference of state statistics and rankings. Measures include population, personal income, revenues, taxes, employment, tuition at State universities, and many others.
Review of State Employee Total Compensation
Materials related to the 2008 JLARC review of State employee compensation are available on this feature page. Documents include the final staff report, Commission briefings, data from the survey of State employees and agencies, and the supporting work by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Mercer.
Future of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
In 2002, JLARC completed a review of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The review focused on the economic impact of the facililty on the Eastern Shore, organization and staffing, maintenance, police operations, and financing for operations and capital improvements including future parallel tunnels. Study documents, Bridge-Tunnel District reports on implementation of recommendations, and photos of JLARC staff fieldwork are available on this feature page.
Revolutionary War Gravesites in Virginia
In 2001, JLARC completed a review of the care and maintenance of burial sites of Revolutionary War veterans. The final report, Commission briefings, photos of gravesites visited by JLARC staff, and datasets on gravesite locations and patriots likely buried in Virginia are available on this feature page.