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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 388 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. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1986, chapter 302.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":358857,"section_number":"30-70","catch_line":"Reporting; hearings","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-70\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1428065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358858,"identifier":"30-71","token":"30\/8\/30-71","url":"\/30-71\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-71\/","token":"30\/8\/30-71","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing criteria","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-71","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At each hearing<\/span> which may be held pursuant to \u00a7 30-70<\/a>, the standing committee conducting such hearing<\/span> and the agencies testifying shall respond to, but not be limited to consideration of, the following questions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> What are the problems, needs, or missions that the program is intended to address and what has been accomplished? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> What is the effect of the program on the economy including but not limited to: competition, unemployment, economic stability, attraction of new business, productivity, and price inflation to consumers? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Would the absence of any regulatory activity significantly harm or endanger the public health, safety, or welfare? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Has the program or agency<\/span> carried out its mission in an efficient, economic, and effective manner? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> What services could be provided and what level of performance could be achieved if the program were funded at a level less than the existing level? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> What other state programs have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> What federal activities have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> How does the agency<\/span> ensure that it responds promptly and effectively to complaints concerning persons affected by the agency<\/span>? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> To what extent have the agency<\/span>’s operations been impeded by existing statutes<\/span>, procedures, or practices of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of other state agencies? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> What action plans have been or are being proposed to improve agency<\/span> operations where the need for improvements has been identified in previous executive or legislative oversight studies and reports? <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING CRITERIA (\u00a7 30-71)\n\nAt each hearing which may be held pursuant to \u00a7 30-70, the standing committee\nconducting such hearing and the agencies testifying shall respond to, but not be\nlimited to consideration of, the following questions:\n\n1. What are the problems, needs, or missions that the program is intended to\naddress and what has been accomplished?\n\n2. What is the effect of the program on the economy including but not limited\nto: competition, unemployment, economic stability, attraction of new business,\nproductivity, and price inflation to consumers?\n\n3. Would the absence of any regulatory activity significantly harm or endanger\nthe public health, safety, or welfare?\n\n4. Has the program or agency carried out its mission in an efficient, economic,\nand effective manner?\n\n5. What services could be provided and what level of performance could be\nachieved if the program were funded at a level less than the existing level?\n\n6. What other state programs have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives?\n\n7. What federal activities have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives?\n\n8. How does the agency ensure that it responds promptly and effectively to\ncomplaints concerning persons affected by the agency?\n\n9. To what extent have the agency’s operations been impeded by existing\nstatutes, procedures, or practices of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of other\nstate agencies?\n\n10. What action plans have been or are being proposed to improve agency\noperations where the need for improvements has been identified in previous\nexecutive or legislative oversight studies and reports?\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 388; 1986, c. 302.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}