Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. [SB-307]
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving a request from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent, to provide the relative with any forms and materials that must be submitted to become a kinship foster parent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denying a relative's request to become a kinship foster parent, to provide to the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasons for denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0562) on 04/11/2022
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Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth, etc. [SB-291]
Service of process; investigator employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth or Indigent Defense Commission. Provides that all investigators employed by an attorney for the Commonwealth or by the Indigent Defense Commission while engaged in the performance of their official duties when serving witness subpoenas shall not be considered a party or otherwise interested in the subject matter in controversy and, thus, are authorized to serve process to such witnesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0248) on 04/08/2022
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Freestanding emergency departments; Bd. of Health to promulgate regulations related to departments. [SB-340]
Freestanding emergency departments. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations related to freestanding emergency departments, defined in the bill as facilities located in the Commonwealth that (i) provide emergency services, (ii) are owned and operated by a licensed hospital and operate under the hospital's license, and (iii) are located on separate premises from the primary campus of the hospital. The bill also requires freestanding emergency departments to make certain disclosures to patients, in advertisements, and on any online platforms
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Continued To 2023 In Education And Health (11-y 0-n) on 02/10/2022
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Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds for reduced-fare or zero-fare transit projects. [SB-342]
Transit Ridership Incentive Program. Directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to use at least 25 percent of the funds available for the Transit Ridership Incentive Program for grants to fund reduced-fare or zero-fare transit projects. Under current law, the amount that may be used for such programs is capped at 25 percent. This change expires on July 1, 2024. The bill provides that funds awarded for reduced-fare or zero-fare transit projects shall not be included in the requirement that funds be awarded in accordance with a statewide equitable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0719) on 04/27/2022
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Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions. [SB-219]
Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman established; emergency. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to calculate and report the (i) average unemployment insurance benefit levels, (ii) average income replacement of unemployment insurance benefits, and (iii) recipiency rate for unemployment insurance benefits in the Commonwealth as part of the Commission's annual balance sheet. The bill also requires the Commission, as part of its biennial strategic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0716) on 04/27/2022
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Independent dealer-operator recertification; codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Bd. regulations. [HB-316]
Independent dealer-operator recertification. Codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Board regulations related to independent dealer-operator recertification and revises the process established by regulation by (i) requiring recertification every 24 months instead of every 36 months; (ii) changing the training requirement from completing a six-hour course to completing a live four-hour instructor-led course and passing an examination, administered in person or virtually; (iii) increasing the permissible course fee from $250 to $300; (iv) increasing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wyatt
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0574) on 04/11/2022
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Public employees; collective bargaining. [SB-264]
Collective bargaining for public employees. Provides for collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which will determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The measure requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ghazala Hashmi
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Commerce And Labor (15-y 0-n) on 01/17/2022
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Swimming pools & water recreational facilities; study to determine whether VDH should regulate. [HB-669]
Public pools; regulations. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group to study whether swimming pools and other water recreational facilities for public use or use in conjunction with a tourist facility or health spa should be regulated by the Department of Health and requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2023. Public pools; regulations. Directs the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/27/2022
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Parole Board; powers and duties. [HB-435]
Parole Board; powers and duties. Provides that the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) shall review and decide the case of each prisoner who is eligible for parole no later than that part of the calendar year in which he becomes eligible and (i) every three years thereafter, until he is released on parole or discharged, provided that there are 10 years or more or life imprisonment remaining on the sentence in each case, or (ii) annually thereafter, until he is released on parole or discharged if there are fewer than 10 years remaining on the sentence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Wright
Passed By Indefinitely In Rehabilitation And Social Services (8-y 7-n) on 02/18/2022
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Commonwealth Transportation Board; performance standards for review of certain plans. [HB-482]
Commonwealth Transportation Board; performance standards for review of certain plans. Directs the Department of Transportation to adopt performance standards for the review and approval of subdivision and commercial development plans by January 1, 2025. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on such standards to the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and to make such standards available for public view on the Department's website, updated quarterly. Commonwealth Transportation Board; performance standards for review
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0680) on 04/11/2022
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Nursing, Board of; power and duty to prescribe minimum standards, etc., for educational programs. [HB-604]
Board of Nursing; education programs; oversight. Gives the Board of Nursing the power and duty to prescribe minimum standards and approve curricula for educational programs preparing persons for registration as a medication aide and to provide periodic surveys of training programs. Board of Nursing; education programs; oversight. Gives the Board of Nursing the power and duty to prescribe minimum standards and approve curricula for educational programs preparing persons for registration as a medication aide and to provide periodic surveys of training
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Sickles
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0677) on 04/11/2022
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Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; unemployment insurance subcommittee established, report. [HB-639]
Commission on Unemployment Compensation; unemployment insurance subcommittee established. Creates within the Commission on Unemployment Compensation a subcommittee that shall be responsible for monitoring the Virginia Employment Commission's management of the unemployment insurance program. The subcommittee shall meet at least once each quarter and shall report annually, beginning on December 1, 2022, to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Labor and Commerce, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the Senate Committee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Tabled In Rules (18-y 0-n) on 02/03/2022
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Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; comprehensive review of labor statistics categories. [SB-261]
Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; comprehensive review of labor statistics categories; report. Directs the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board (the Board) to perform a comprehensive review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics categories within the standard occupational classification system and assess deficit areas that do not capture Virginia's existing STEM+C (Computing) workforce profile for the purpose of better aligning K-12 and higher education priorities. The Board shall report its
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ghazala Hashmi
Continued To 2023 In Finance And Appropriations (16-y 0-n) on 02/09/2022
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High school graduation; multiple pathways to advanced studies diploma, associated diploma seals. [HB-340]
Board of Education; high school graduation; alternative pathways to the advanced studies diploma. Directs the Board of Education to establish two pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma, and associated diploma seals for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathways: one pathway that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language and another pathway that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 6-n) on 03/03/2022
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Public schools; Board of Education may establish regional charter school divisions. [HB-356]
Public schools; regional charter school divisions. Authorizes the Board of Education (the Board) to establish regional charter school divisions consisting of at least two but not more than three existing school divisions in any case in which (i) each such local school division is in close proximity and has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students and (ii) at least two such local school divisions have grades three through eight math and English reading Standards of Learning assessment performance in the bottom quartile of the Commonwealth. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 6-n) on 02/24/2022
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Secondary street acceptance; Commonwealth Transportation Board regulations. [HB-275]
Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulations; secondary street acceptance. Requires the regulations adopted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding ensuring connectivity of highway and pedestrian networks with transportation networks during secondary street acceptance to include flexibility to limit the number of such connections to adjacent property or highway networks. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to convene a stakeholder advisory group to develop and provide recommended amendments to such regulations. Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0425) on 04/11/2022
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Real Estate Appraiser Board; continuing education to include fair housing or appraisal bias courses. [HB-284]
Real Estate Appraiser Board; continuing education to include fair housing or appraisal bias courses. Provides that any regulation of the Real Estate Appraiser Board setting out continuing education requirements for real estate appraiser licensees as a prerequisite of license renewal shall include at least two hours of fair housing or appraisal bias courses if the Board requires continuing education for the renewal of such licenses. The bill directs the Real Estate Appraiser Board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0118) on 04/06/2022
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Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions. [HB-270]
Virginia Employment Commission; administrative reforms; reporting requirements; electronic submissions; Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman established; emergency. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to calculate and report the (i) average unemployment insurance benefit levels, (ii) average income replacement of unemployment insurance benefits, and (iii) recipiency rate for unemployment insurance benefits in the Commonwealth as part of the Commission's annual balance sheet. The bill also requires the Commission, as part of its biennial strategic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0754) on 04/27/2022
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Hospitals; protocols for patients receiving rehabilitation services. [HB-235]
Rehabilitation hospitals; arrangements for follow-up care. Directs the Board of Health to convene a work group to provide recommendations regarding regulations requiring hospitals to develop protocols for connecting patients receiving rehabilitation services to necessary follow-up care. The bill requires the work group to report its recommendations to the Board of Health by October 1, 2022. Rehabilitation hospitals; arrangements for follow-up care. Directs the Board of Health to convene a work group to provide recommendations regarding regulations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0112) on 04/06/2022
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Hotels; human trafficking training. [HB-258]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; hotels; human trafficking training. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services, under the direction of the Criminal Justice Services Board, to develop an online course to train hotel proprietors and their employees, as defined in the bill, to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. The bill provides that such online course shall be provided at no cost to the hotel proprietors and their employees. The bill requires that every hotel proprietor require its employees to complete
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0751) on 04/27/2022