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Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (i) a description of any significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies related to the management or operation of state agencies or nonstate agencies during the reporting period; (ii) a description of the recommendations for any corrective actions made by the Office during the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified; (iii) a summary of matters referred to the attorneys for the Commonwealth and law-enforcement agencies and actions taken on them during the reporting period; (iv) information concerning the numbers of complaints received and types of investigations completed by the Office during the reporting period; (v) the development and maintenance of internal audit programs in state agencies and nonstate agencies; and (vi) the results of any state agency performance reviews, including a summary of any findings or recommendations for improving the efficiency of state agencies. The annual report shall cover the period July 1 until June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, annual reports shall be transmitted directly to the Governor and the General Assembly.B\n\nThe State Inspector General shall notify the Governor’s chief of staff, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Delegates, and the President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate of problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a state agency or nonstate agency.C\n\nThe State Inspector General shall keep the appropriate Secretaries advised of the Office’s activities as they relate to each respective Secretary on at least a quarterly basis, and of any significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a state agency within each such Secretary’s area of responsibility. However, when the State Inspector General becomes aware of significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a Secretary’s office, the State Inspector General shall report the same immediately to the Governor’s chief of staff.D\n\nThe State Inspector General may conduct such additional investigations and make such reports relating to the management and operation of state agencies as are, in the judgment of the State Inspector General, necessary or desirable.E\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the reports, information, or documents required by or under this section shall be transmitted directly to the Governor’s chief of staff and the General Assembly by the State Inspector General.F\n\nRecords that are confidential under federal or state law shall be maintained as confidential by the State Inspector General and shall not be further disclosed, except as required by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302000,"text":"The State Inspector General shall prepare an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Office. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 798<\/a> and 871<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapters 717<\/a> and 723<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84761,"section_number":"2.2-309.1","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties; behavioral health and developmental services","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-309.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172003,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84255,"identifier":"2.2-313","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-313","url":"\/2.2-313\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-313\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-313","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-313","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Inspector General shall prepare an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Office<\/span>. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (i) a description of any significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies related to the management or operation of state agencies or nonstate agencies during the reporting period; (ii) a description of the recommendations for any corrective actions made by the Office<\/span> during the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies identified; (iii) a summary of matters referred to the attorneys for the Commonwealth and law<\/span>-enforcement agencies and actions taken on them during the reporting period; (iv) information concerning the numbers of complaints received and types of investigations completed by the Office<\/span> during the reporting period; (v) the development and maintenance of internal audit programs in state agencies and nonstate agencies; and (vi) the results of any state agency<\/span> performance reviews, including a summary of any findings<\/span> or recommendations for improving the efficiency of state agencies. The annual report shall cover the period July 1 until June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, annual reports shall be transmitted directly to the Governor and the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The State Inspector General shall notify the Governor’s chief of staff, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Delegates, and the President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate of problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a state agency<\/span> or nonstate agency<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The State Inspector General shall keep the appropriate Secretaries advised of the Office<\/span>’s activities as they relate to each respective Secretary on at least a quarterly basis, and of any significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a state agency<\/span> within each such Secretary’s area of responsibility. However, when the State Inspector General becomes aware of significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a Secretary’s office<\/span>, the State Inspector General shall report the same immediately to the Governor’s chief of staff. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The State Inspector General may conduct such additional investigations and make such reports relating to the management and operation of state agencies as are, in the judgment<\/span> of the State Inspector General, necessary or desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the reports, information, or documents required by or under this section shall be transmitted directly to the Governor’s chief of staff and the General Assembly by the State Inspector General. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Records that are confidential under federal or state law<\/span> shall be maintained as confidential by the State Inspector General and shall not be further disclosed, except as required by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS (\u00a7 2.2-313)\n\nA. The State Inspector General shall prepare an annual report to the Governor\nand the General Assembly summarizing the activities of the Office. Such report\nshall include, but need not be limited to: (i) a description of any significant\nproblems, abuses, and deficiencies related to the management or operation of\nstate agencies or nonstate agencies during the reporting period; (ii) a\ndescription of the recommendations for any corrective actions made by the Office\nduring the reporting period with respect to significant problems, abuses, or\ndeficiencies identified; (iii) a summary of matters referred to the attorneys\nfor the Commonwealth and law-enforcement agencies and actions taken on them\nduring the reporting period; (iv) information concerning the numbers of\ncomplaints received and types of investigations completed by the Office during\nthe reporting period; (v) the development and maintenance of internal audit\nprograms in state agencies and nonstate agencies; and (vi) the results of any\nstate agency performance reviews, including a summary of any findings or\nrecommendations for improving the efficiency of state agencies. The annual\nreport shall cover the period July 1 until June 30 of the immediately preceding\nfiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, annual reports shall be\ntransmitted directly to the Governor and the General Assembly.\n\nB. The State Inspector General shall notify the Governor’s chief of staff,\nthe Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Delegates, and\nthe President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate of\nproblems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the management or operation of a\nstate agency or nonstate agency.\n\nC. The State Inspector General shall keep the appropriate Secretaries advised of\nthe Office’s activities as they relate to each respective Secretary on at\nleast a quarterly basis, and of any significant problems, abuses, or\ndeficiencies relating to the management or operation of a state agency within\neach such Secretary’s area of responsibility. However, when the State\nInspector General becomes aware of significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies\nrelating to the management or operation of a Secretary’s office, the State\nInspector General shall report the same immediately to the Governor’s\nchief of staff.\n\nD. The State Inspector General may conduct such additional investigations and\nmake such reports relating to the management and operation of state agencies as\nare, in the judgment of the State Inspector General, necessary or desirable.\n\nE. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the reports, information, or\ndocuments required by or under this section shall be transmitted directly to the\nGovernor’s chief of staff and the General Assembly by the State Inspector\nGeneral.\n\nF. Records that are confidential under federal or state law shall be maintained\nas confidential by the State Inspector General and shall not be further\ndisclosed, except as required by law.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 798, 871; 2013, cc. 717, 723.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}