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_____ 760 periods exceeding 180 days in any calendar year regardless of the separate or discrete nature of the projects, is prohibited without the prior approval of the General Assembly. 2. Not more than three positions in total, as described in subsection 1 hereof, may be assigned at any time to the Office of any Cabinet Secretary, unless specifically approved in writing by the Governor. The Governor shall notify the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees in the case of any such approvals. g. All state employees, including those in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches and the independent agencies of the Commonwealth, who are not eligible for benefits under a health care plan established and administered by the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-2818, or by an agency administering its own health care plan, may not work more than 29 hours per week on average over a twelve month period. Adjunct faculty at institutions of higher education may not work more than 29 hours per week on average over a twelve month period, including classroom or other instructional time plus additional hours determined by the institution as necessary to perform the adjunct faculty's duties. DHRM shall provide relevant program requirements to agencies and employees, including, but not limited to, information on wage, variable and seasonal employees. All state agencies/employers in all branches of government shall provide information requested by DHRM concerning hours worked by employees as needed to comply with the Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) and this provision. State agencies/employers are accountable for compliance with this provision, and are responsible for any costs associated with maintaining compliance with it and for any costs or penalties associated with any violations of the Act or regulations thereunder and any such costs shall be borne by the agency from existing appropriations. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to employees of state teaching hospitals that have their own health insurance plan; however, the state teaching hospitals are accountable for compliance with, and are responsible for any costs associated with maintaining compliance with the Act and for any costs or penalties associated with any violations of the Act or regulations thereunder and any such costs shall be borne by the agency from existing appropriations. Subject to approval of the Governor, DHRM shall modify this provision consistent with any updates or changes to federal law and regulations. § 4-8.00 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS § 4-8.01 GOVERNOR a. General: 1. The Governor shall submit the information specified in this section to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees on a monthly basis, or at such intervals as may be directed by said Chairmen, or as specified elsewhere in this act. The information on agency operating plans and expenditures as well as agency budget requests shall be submitted in such form, and by such method, including electronically, as may be mutually agreed upon. Such information shall be preserved for public inspection in the Department of Planning and Budget. 2. The Governor shall make available annually to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and Appropriations, House Finance, and House Appropriations Committees a report concerning the receipt of any nongeneral funds above the amount(s) specifically appropriated, their sources, and the amounts for each agency affected. 3. a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that reporting requirements affecting state institutions of higher education be reduced or consolidated where appropriate. State institutions of higher education, working with the Secretary of Education and Workforce, Secretary of Finance, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall continue to identify specific reporting requirements that the Governor may consider suspending. b) Reporting generally should be limited to instances where (1) there is a compelling state interest for state agencies to collect, use, and maintain the information collected; (2) substantial risk to the public welfare or safety would result from failing to collect the information; or (3) the information collected is central to an essential state process mandated by the Code of Virginia. c) Upon the effective date of this act, and until its expiration date, the following reporting requirements are hereby suspended or modified as specified below: Agency Report Title of Descriptor Authority Action Department of Accounts Prompt Pay Summary Report Agency Directive Change reporting from monthly to quarterly. Department of General Services Usage of State-Assigned and State-Owned Vehicles Report Agency Directive -- Executive Order 89 (2005) Suspend reporting. Department of General Services Gas Report/Repair Charge Agency Directive--Executive Order 89 (2005) Suspend reporting. Department of Human Resource Management Report of Personnel Development Service Agency Directive Suspend reporting.