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(iii) an identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending over the prior five biennia, in dollar terms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest in percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest or fastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the rate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those programs over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the growth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs and whether the growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served, or any other related matter; and (vii) such other related issues as it deems appropriate.B\n\nAll agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission in the preparation of this report, upon request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230260,"text":"No later than November 15 of each year, the Commission shall provide to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report on state spending to be published as a state document that shall include, among other things, (i) an identification and analysis of spending functions and programs that could be consolidated with other programs without diminishing the quality of the services provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) an identification and analysis of those spending functions or programs which no longer have a distinct and discernible mission or are not performing their missions efficiently; (iii) an identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending over the prior five biennia, in dollar terms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest in percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest or fastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the rate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those programs over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the growth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs and whether the growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served, or any other related matter; and (vii) such other related issues as it deems appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230261,"text":"All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission in the preparation of this report, upon request.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13886,"edition_id":1,"name":"Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12738,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:10","permalink":{"id":200975,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13886,"identifier":"7","token":"30\/7","url":"\/30\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12738,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Assembly","identifier":"30","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":199019,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12738,"identifier":"30","token":"30","url":"\/30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":79993,"structure_id":13886,"section_number":"30-56","catch_line":"Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 304<\/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 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63134,"identifier":"30-58.3","token":"30\/7\/30-58.3","url":"\/30-58.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-58.3\/","token":"30\/7\/30-58.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Annual report on state spending","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-58.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No later than November 15 of each year, the Commission shall provide to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report on state spending to be published as a state document that shall include, among other things, (i) an identification and analysis of spending functions and programs that could be consolidated with other programs without diminishing the quality of the services provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) an identification and analysis of those spending functions or programs which no longer have a distinct and discernible mission or are not performing their missions efficiently; (iii) an identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending over the prior five biennia, in dollar terms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest in percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest or fastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the rate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those programs over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the growth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs and whether the growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served, or any other related matter; and (vii) such other related issues<\/span> as it deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission in the preparation of this report, upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANNUAL REPORT ON STATE SPENDING (\u00a7 30-58.3)\n\nA. No later than November 15 of each year, the Commission shall provide to the\nGovernor and the General Assembly an annual report on state spending to be\npublished as a state document that shall include, among other things, (i) an\nidentification and analysis of spending functions and programs that could be\nconsolidated with other programs without diminishing the quality of the services\nprovided to the citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) an identification and\nanalysis of those spending functions or programs which no longer have a distinct\nand discernible mission or are not performing their missions efficiently; (iii)\nan identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest\nimpact on the growth of state spending over the prior five biennia, in dollar\nterms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest\nin percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest or\nfastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the\nrate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those\nprograms over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the\ngrowth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs and whether the\ngrowth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in\ninflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served, or\nany other related matter; and (vii) such other related issues as it deems\nappropriate.\n\nB. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission\nin the preparation of this report, upon request.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 304; 2004, c. 1000.","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}}