Title: Office of the State Inspector General

URL: http://www.osig.virginia.gov/

Description: Establishes the Office of the State Inspector General to be headed by a State Inspector General to investigate complaints alleging fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption by a state agency or nonstate agency or the officers and employees thereof; Authorizes the State Inspector General to examine the management and operation of state agencies; Defines "nonstate agency" and provides a record exemption under the Freedom of Information Act for certain investigative/audit documents of the Office; Consolidates the offices of inspector general of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Corrections, Juvenile Justice, and Transportation and the Department of the State Internal Auditor into this new office, and adds responsibility for tobacco indemnification and revitalization. The two bills, SB1477 and HB2076, were a result of recommendations from the Governor's Commission on Government Reform. As outlined in the bills: On April 12, 2011, Governor Bob McDonnell signed government reform legislation which included the establishment of an Inspector General to investigate waste and inefficiencies in state government.

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Subject:   Employee crimes - Virginia.,  Fraud - Virginia.,  Waste in government spending - Virginia.,  Morehart, Michael F.A.,  Virginia. Office of the State Inspector General.