Gov. Bob McDonnell says he will eliminate two state agencies and 19 boards and commissions and consolidate more than two dozen more through mergers as part of his two-year government reform initiative.
The Republican administration says the realignment of executive
branch agencies, boards and commissions will save at least $2
million annually.
If the Republican-ruled General Assembly approves, the Virginia
National Defense Industrial Authority and the Board of Towing and
Recovery operators are history.
Among the 19 targeted boards and commissions would be the Public
Broadcasting Board, the Transportation Safety Board and the Board
of Mineral Mining Examiners.
Mergers will consolidate 23 boards and commissions into 1. And
hair braiders and mold inspectors are among three professions the
state would no longer regulate.
Here is a complete list of Gov. McDonnell’s 2012 Government Reform Initiatives:
2 Agencies Eliminated
· Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority (VNDIA)
· Board of Towing and Recovery Operators (BTRO)
7 Agencies Merged into Others
· Department of Rehabilitative Services with the Virginia
Department for the Aging (VDA) and the Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
· Human Rights Council with the Office of the Attorney General
· Department of Correctional Education (DCE) with the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and Department of Corrections (DOC)
· Department of Employment Dispute Resolution with the Department of Human Resource Management
· Virginia War Memorial into the Department of Veterans Services
· Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation into the Chippokes Plantation State Park
19 Boards and Commissions Eliminated
· Commonwealth Competition Council
· Interagency Dispute Resolution Council
· Virginia Public Buildings Board
· Virginia Council on Human Resources
· Advisory Council to the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
· Small Business Advisory Board
· Board of Surface Mining Review
· Board of Mineral Mining Examiners
· Virginia Public Broadcasting Board
· Hemophilia Advisory Board
· Sewage Handling and Disposal Appeal Review Board
· Child Day Care Council
· Boating Advisory Committee
· Virginia Council On Indians
· Litter Control and Recycling Advisory Board
· Foundation for Virginia’s Natural Resources
· Board for Correctional Education
· Virginia Juvenile Enterprise Committee
· Board on Transportation Safety
23 Boards and Commissions Merged to form 11 Boards or Commissions
· Reforestation of Timberlands Board into the Board of Forestry
· Seed Potato Board and the Potato Board
· Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board and the Dark-Fired Tobacco Board into a single Tobacco Board
· Pesticide Control Board into the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services
· Board for Opticians and the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists
· Board for Geology with the Board for Professional Social Scientists and Wetlands Professions
· Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board with the Commonwealth Council on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission
· Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect with the Family and Children’s Trust Fund
· Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation Board of Trustees into the Board of Conservation and Recreation
· Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
· Virginia Scenic River Board into the Board of Conservation and Recreation
4 Functions Moved
· Office of Consumer Affairs into the Office of the Attorney General
· Virginia Office of Environmental Education from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Conservation and Recreation
· Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) Permitting from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Department of Environmental Quality
· Governor’s Office of Substance Abuse Prevention to the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
3 Professions De-Regulated
· Hair braiders
· Mold Inspectors and Remediators
· Interior Designers
