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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358857</law_id><section_number>30-70</section_number><catch_line>Reporting; hearings</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>30-71</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="73" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="8">Legislative Program Review and Evaluation Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall publish and submit its reports with appropriate <span class="dictionary">findings</span> and recommendations to the Governor and members of the General Assembly, and shall transmit them to the House and Senate standing committees identified by resolution in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Discretionary selection procedure; coordination with standing committees; expenses" href="/30-67/">30-67</a>. <a id="paragraph-1334791" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-70/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The standing committees may hold a public <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> on reports prepared pursuant to this chapter at their earliest convenience after the date of transmittal. <span class="dictionary">Hearings</span> may be held jointly or singly by the committees. <a id="paragraph-1334792" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-70/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The standing committees shall hear <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> from the Commission, <span class="dictionary">agency</span> and program representatives, the public in general, and such others as may be deemed appropriate. <a id="paragraph-1334793" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-70/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1978, c. 388; 1986, c. 302.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
