JTN: To push forward with his commitment to reduce Virginia’s regulatory burden by 25%, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is creating an office that will review existing regulations and expand regulatory transparency.
Youngkin signed Executive Order 19 to create the Office of Regulatory Management. This office will streamline the regulatory review process by subjecting agencies to its oversight. The executive order directs the new office to implement a 25% reduction in regulatory requirements.
“Last year, I pledged to Virginians that we would remove 25% of the regulatory requirements in the Commonwealth,” the governor said in a statement. “In the spirit of this objective, we have created the Office of Regulatory Management, led by Andrew Wheeler, which will create much needed transparency and efficiency in Virginia’s regulatory process to ensure that we have a government that works for the citizens of the Commonwealth.”
Wheeler served as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for about two and a half years under former President Donald Trump, where he oversaw deregulation of the agency. read more
Let’s just say I am very familiar with this….it is unworkable and pie in the sky. There have been countless Governor’s wanting to cut regulations and they fail miserably. Let’s forget for the moment that this new office is created by EO and staffed by one person. Good luck with that. Also, most professions WANT to be regulated. Don’t believe me? In Virginia, some professions who were never before regulated by the state have insisted they be regulated even when the regulating entity had said in the past basically, “No, your profession does not fit the criteria that requires being regulated.” Some of those professions went to the General Assembly to force the regulating entity to regulate them. Those professions are sign language interpreters, music therapists, art therapists, and duolas, to name a few. To make matters worse, the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission made a recommendation a few years ago that several professions need not be regulated by the state…..they all fought against that recommendation and not one of those professions cited in the JLARC report have been “de-regulated”. I like the guy, but this is pie in the sky BS that sounds better in a sound bite than real life.
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Let’s just say I’m familiar with this unworkable plan. Many governors have tried to decrease restrictions but failed. Forget that EO created and staffs this one-person office. good luck And most professions WANT to be regulated. Believe me? In Virginia, several professions that were never regulated by the state have asked they be regulated even though the regulating organization replied, “No, your profession doesn’t match the criteria for being regulated.” These professions went to the General Assembly to force regulation. Sign language interpreters, music therapists, art therapists, and duolas are some. To make matters worse, the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission recommended a few years ago that numerous fnf mod professions not be regulated by the state. They all fought against that proposal and not one of those professions has been “de-regulated.” This is wishful thinking that sounds better in a sound bite than in actual life.