Language Page 567, after line 10, insert:"§ 2-54.10 VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION (191)C-206.10. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is authorized and directed to complete a space planning study to address administrative office and program management needs, which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, architectural and engineering plans, specifications and assessments. The study shall consider alternatives to address such needs and propose a prudent plan or plans based upon an evaluation of alternatives. The alternatives considered may include acquisition of real property, new construction, lease, lease-purchase, and/or co-location of office space with other state agencies or institutions for mutually beneficial purposes. The study shall further include an assessment of the value of the Commission’s real property office space in the City of Richmond, and such value shall be considered in the planning process to address the Commission’s space needs. A report, providing such recommendations as may seem appropriate, shall be presented to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2001."
Explanation(This amendment calls for a study on office space needs by the Workers' Compensation Commission.)