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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358858</law_id><section_number>30-71</section_number><catch_line>Hearing criteria</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><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><p>At each <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> which may be held pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Reporting; hearings" href="/30-70/">30-70</a>, the standing committee conducting such <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> and the agencies testifying shall respond to, but not be limited to consideration of, the following questions:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> What are the problems, needs, or missions that the program is intended to address and what has been accomplished? <a id="paragraph-1334795" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">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? <a id="paragraph-1334796" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Would the absence of any regulatory activity significantly harm or endanger the public health, safety, or welfare? <a id="paragraph-1334797" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Has the program or <span class="dictionary">agency</span> carried out its mission in an efficient, economic, and effective manner? <a id="paragraph-1334798" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">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? <a id="paragraph-1334799" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> What other state programs have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives? <a id="paragraph-1334800" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> What federal activities have similar, duplicate, or conflicting objectives? <a id="paragraph-1334801" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> How does the <span class="dictionary">agency</span> ensure that it responds promptly and effectively to complaints concerning persons affected by the <span class="dictionary">agency</span>? <a id="paragraph-1334802" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> To what extent have the <span class="dictionary">agency</span>&#x2019;s operations been impeded by existing <span class="dictionary">statutes</span>, procedures, or practices of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of other state agencies? <a id="paragraph-1334803" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> What action plans have been or are being proposed to improve <span class="dictionary">agency</span> operations where the need for improvements has been identified in previous executive or legislative oversight studies and reports? <a id="paragraph-1334804" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/30-71/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1978, c. 388; 1986, c. 302.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
