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The Commission on VASAP2021 Annual Executive SummaryJanuary 2022Your Doorway to Safe & Sober Driving

IntroductionThe Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program traces its roots to Fairfax County. In 1972, itbecame the site of one of 35 national “Alcohol Safety Action Projects” funded by the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). On March 24, 1975, legislation passed by theGeneral Assembly expanded this program statewide establishing driver education andrehabilitation programs in an effort to reduce the number of highway tragedies. In 1986, theGeneral Assembly formed the Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program(Commission on VASAP). This provided for the standardization of ASAP operations, therebyincreasing the quality and equity of services to offenders statewide.There are currently 24 Alcohol Safety Action Programs (ASAPs) throughout Virginia. Everyjurisdiction in the Commonwealth is covered by one of the local programs. The ASAP programsshare in the responsibility with other highway safety partners to help lower the number ofimpaired drivers on our roadways.Section 18.2-271.2 of the Code of Virginia requires the Commission on VASAP to submit to theGovernor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity andwork of the Commission. This report provides an overview of Commission on VASAP activitiesduring 2021The Commission on VASAP continues to provide quality services to the citizens of theCommonwealth of Virginia without using any general state revenues. The Commission looksforward to ongoing success in 2022 as it works cooperatively with the General Assembly andother highway safety stakeholders to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities.MissionTo improve highway safety by decreasing the incidence of driving under the influence of alcoholand other drugs, leading to the reduction of alcohol and drug-related fatalities and crashes.ProgramsVASAP has developed many educational programs designed to improve highway safety,providing a credible Alcohol Safety Action Program that responds to the needs of each localityin Virginia. Included among these are: ASAP Education GroupsCommunity Service ProgramsDriver Improvement ProgramsDUI CourtMultiple Offender Restoration Reviews Intervention InterviewsReckless/Aggressive Driver ProgramsIgnition InterlockYoung Offender Programs1

Overview of the Commission§18.2-271.2. Commission on VASAP; purpose; membership; terms; meetings; staffing;compensation and expenses; chairman's executive summary.A. There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the Commission onthe Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). The Commission shall administer andsupervise the state system of local alcohol and safety action programs, develop and maintainoperation and performance standards for local alcohol and safety action programs, and allocatefunding to such programs. The Commission shall have a total membership of 15 members thatshall consist of six legislative members and nine nonlegislative citizen members. Members shallbe appointed as follows: four current or former members of the House Committee for Courts ofJustice, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the SenateCommittee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three sittingor retired judges, one each from the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relationsdistrict courts, who regularly hear or heard cases involving driving under the influence and arefamiliar with their local alcohol safety action programs, to be appointed by the Chairman of theCommittee on District Courts; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to beappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates upon consideration of the recommendationsof the legislative members of the Commission; one director of a local alcohol safety actionprogram to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules upon consideration of therecommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one representative from thelaw-enforcement profession, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one nonlegislativecitizen at large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one representative from theVirginia Department of Motor Vehicles whose duties are substantially related to matters to beaddressed by the Commission to be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of MotorVehicles, and one representative from the Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices whose duties also substantially involve such matters, to be appointed by theCommissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Legislative members shallserve terms coincident with their terms of office. In accordance with the staggered termspreviously established, nonlegislative citizen members shall serve two-year terms. All membersmay be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall bemade for the unexpired terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the samemanner as the original appointment.B. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year at such places as it may from time totime designate. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shallelect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The Commission shall beempowered to establish and ensure the maintenance of minimum standards and criteria forprogram operations and performance, accounting, auditing, public information andadministrative procedures for the various local alcohol safety action programs and shall beresponsible for overseeing the administration of the statewide VASAP system. Such programsshall be certified by the Commission in accordance with procedures set forth in the Commissionon VASAP Certification Manual. The Commission shall also oversee program plans, operationsand performance and a system for allocating funds to cover deficits that may occur in the budgetsof local programs.2

C. The Commission shall appoint and employ and, at its pleasure, remove an executive directorand such other persons as it may deem necessary, and determine their duties and fix their salariesor compensation.D. The Commission shall appoint a Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Advisory Board tomake recommendations to the Commission regarding its duties and administrative functions. Themembership of such Board shall be appointed in the discretion of the Commission and includepersonnel from (i) local safety action programs, (ii) the State Board of Behavioral Health andDevelopmental Services, community service boards or behavioral health authorities and (iii)other community mental health services organizations. An assistant attorney general whoprovides counsel in matters relating to driving under the influence shall also be appointed to theBoard.E. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive compensation as provided in § 3019.12. Funding for the costs of compensation of legislative members shall be provided by theCommission. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses asprovided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 to be paid out of that portion of moneys paid in VASAPdefendant entry fees which is forwarded to the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.F. The Chairman of the Commission on VASAP shall submit to the Governor and the GeneralAssembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission nolater than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summaryshall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative AutomatedSystems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on theGeneral Assembly's website.3

Commission MembersLegislativeSenator Richard H. Stuart, ChairmanDelegate James A. (Jay) LeftwichDelegate Mark H. LevineSenator Scott A. SurovellDelegate Don L. Scott, Jr.Delegate Nancy D. GuyJudicialHonorable Mary Jane HallHonorable George D. VaroutsosHonorable Gino W. WilliamsLaw EnforcementSheriff Stacey KincaidDepartment of Motor VehiclesMr. John L. Saunders, Vice ChairmanNon-Legislative Citizen at LargeMs. Pat EgglestonBehavioral Health and Developmental ServicesMs. Margaret SteeleLocal Program DirectorsMs. Krystal HulletteMs. Tara SmithCommission StaffAngela D. Coleman – Executive DirectorEdQuina Bradley – Administrative Procedures TechnicianRosario Carrasquillo – Special Programs Design TechnicianShelia Crump – Payroll ManagerShelby Edwards - Office Services AssistantRichard Foy – Field Services SpecialistGlen D. Miller - IT Project SpecialistChristopher Morris – Special Programs CoordinatorCharlene Motley – Field Services SupervisorRichard Phillips - Ignition Interlock Technical Support Specialist4

Commission Meeting DatesMarch 26, 2021June 4, 2021 September 17, 2021 December 10, 2021Highlights of the Commission for 2021Local ASAP Support assisted the local programs in a continuing difficult economic climate by assumingpayment for education workbooks and receipt books for all ASAPsprovided on-going technical support to the ASAPs regarding case management andignition interlock procedurescontinued to work with the Department of Motor Vehicles on matters related to restrictedlicense orders, ignition interlock, ASAP compliance and policy updatesworked cooperatively with the VASAP Directors’ Associationmaintained the VASAP–DMV interface for electronic submission of ASAP datacompleted the implementation of the new Intensive Education Program curriculum whichwas approved for use by the local ASAPs beginning March 1stcompleted a budgetary review of all ASAP expendituresworked with independent auditor, Brown & Edwards, to conduct financial audits for all24 ASAPsexplored ways in which to implement long-term recommendations made in the VCUPerformance Management Group VASAP Strategic Business Analysisprovided case management training to the Rappahannock Area ASAP on October 19th inan effort to correct certification deficienciesJohn Tyler ASAP provided direct oversight to the John Tyler ASAP to correct deficiencies cited during thetriennial certification processreorganized the staffing structure for John Tyler ASAP to meet the needs of the clientsand the courtschanged the office hours to improve customer servicehired nine new case managers and four new administrative staffprovided staff training for new employeesserved as the point of contact for all office operationsupgraded staff salaries to better match the duties and responsibilities of the positionsinitiated staff payroll deductions for participation in the social security systempurchased computer hardware, software and infrastructure to enable staff to operate moreefficientlydeveloped a system in place to ensure timely intake and intervention of offendersprovided court coverage for non-compliance hearings5