Governor Terry McAuliffe, Policy Office, Records, 2002; 2006-2008; 2010-2018 (bulk 2014-2017)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

Confidential, privacy-protected and attorney-client privileged records are closed for 75 years per Code of Virginia, 2.2-3705.1, 2.2-3800 and 42.1-78. Restricted records in this collection have been sealed but not removed from the collection. Office of the Attorney General legislative recommendations within the Legislative Files subseries (boxes 1-4; part of box 5) are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78 but have not been sealed or removed from the collection. It will be necessary for a reference archivist to review any records in the Legislative Files before records can be used by patrons for research purposes.

Preferred citation:

Records of the Policy Office, Governor Terry McAuliffe, 2002; 2006-2008; 2010-2018 (bulk 2014-2017), Accession 52177, 52782 and 53533, State Records Collection, Library of Virginia

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Records of the Policy Office, Governor Terry McAuliffe, 2002; 2006-2008; 2010-2018 (bulk 2014-2017), Accession 52177, 52782 and 53533, State Records Collection, Library of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

The Governor Terry McAuliffe, Policy Office, Records are housed in 24 boxes. The collection is arranged into two (2) series. Series have been designated for: I. Legislative Guidance and Review; and II. Subject Files. These records include agreements, reports, correspondence, e-mail, memorandums, legal files, legislation, budget documents, agendas, handouts, talking points and meeting notes. These records document the work of the Policy Office during the McAuliffe administration and were created or collected between 2014-2018, though some documents in this collection pre-date this time period.

Biographical / historical:

The Policy Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state government. During Governor Terry McAuliffe's administration, the Policy Office was responsible for identifying emerging issues, implementing gubernatorial initiatives, and providing policy and political advice to the Governor. The Policy Office worked with the Cabinet and Administration to develop gubernatorial policies and conduct outreach to key stake holders. The Policy Office was responsible for managing the legislative process (preparing bills and legislative packages, legislative liaisons to the General Assembly and reviewing bills), assisting in the development of executive orders, reviewing budget requests, assisting the press office, scheduling office and chief of staff with policy background and analysis, and ensuring agency performance in implementing the administration's agenda.

Major policy initiatives focused on the economy, education, health care, natural resources, public safety and transportation. Some of the education initiatives included increased funding for pre-K and early childhood education, expanded workforce credentials and apprenticeship programs, and reforming the Standards of Learning (SOL) test. In health care, the Governor created the Task Force on Prescription Drugs and Heroin Abuse to address the heroin and opioid epidemics. The administration failed to expand Medicaid via the Affordable Care Act. Those efforts are included in this collection.

Acquisition information:
Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219, accession 52177 transferred on 12 January 2018 and accessioned on 17 January 2018; accession 52782 transferred and accessioned on 24 July 2019; accession 53533 transferred on 14 January 2022 and accessioned on 3 February 2022.
Processing information:

Series I. Legislative Guidance and Review, Subseries A. Legislative Files was processed using minimal standards: the records have not be refoldered and the original order was maintained. The remainder of the collection, for the most part, was in no recognizable order. When possible, the processing archivist organized the files by policy office staff member and alphabetical thereunder. Accession 52782 and 53533 were interfiled with accession 52177.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • I. Legislative Guidance and Review, 2002; 2013-2017;
  • II. Subject Files, 2004; 2006-2008; 2010-2018 (bulk 2014-2017).
Physical description:
16.56 cu. ft. (24 boxes)