Commission on Local Government  

Programs Scheduled for Assessment in FY 2011-12
(See the NOTES at the bottom of this table)

Assessment Period	Administering Agency	Short Title of Mandate	Catalog Number of Mandate
July 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011	DOE	Felony/Child Abuse/Molestation/Crime of Moral Turpitude Offense Certification Required	SOE.DOE003
July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011	DHCD	Disclosure of Proffered Cash Payments and Expenditures	SCT.DHCD018
August 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011	DEQ	Sewage Collection and Treatment Regulation	SNR.DEQ035
August 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011	DCJS	Domestic and Sexual Assault Policies	SPS.DCJS030
August 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011	VDACS	Inspection of Commercial Dog Breeding Locations	SAF.VDACS010
August 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011	DOE	School Board Background Checks for Employees and Contractors	SOE.DOE006
September 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011	DOE	Required Local Funding Effort for School Division	SOE.DOE095
September 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011	DSS	Foster Care Services	SHHR.DSS032
September 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011	DGIF	Restrictions on Feeding Waterfowl	SNR.DGIF007
October 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011	DOE	Planning Time for Elementary School Teachers	SOE.DOE127
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011	DCR	Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund	SNR.DCR003
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011	DCR	Dam Safety and Flood Prevention Planning	SNR.DCR020
March 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012	LVA	Protection from Identity Theft	SOE.LVA007
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012	VDEM	Appoint Local Emergency Management Director	SPS.VDEM001
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012	VDOT	Subdivision Street Development Control	STO.VDOT009
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012	VDOT	Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings	STO.VDOT013

NOTES:
Local governments are invited to offer comment on the above mandates to the Commission beginning on July 1, 2011.  Please click here for a form you may use to provide your comments.  You may email your completed form to zachary.robbins@dhcd.virginia.gov or fax it to (804) 371-7090.

The state agencies responsible for administering the mandates will have access to all documents provided by local governments and will consider them when preparing their mandate assessments. Please submit your comments within the first 30 days of the Assessment Period.

Abstracts of the programs being assessed can be found in the current edition of the Catalog of State and Federal Mandates on Local Governments. The Catalog can be downloaded as a pdf (Acrobat Reader) document. You can then search the Catalog for the relevant program using the “Find” feature of Acrobat Reader and the “Catalog Number of Mandate” as listed in this table. (Click here to get the free Acrobat Reader.)

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