Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2021 Special I
Apprenticeship training programs; DOLI, DGS, et al., shall review availability of programs. [HB-1849]
Virginia Board of Workforce Development, Department of Labor and Industry, and Department of General Services; apprenticeship training programs; report. Directs the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board), the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), and the Department of General Services (DGS) to review the availability of registered apprenticeship programs in the Commonwealth and evaluate the capacity to build a program that would require contractors engaged in construction contracts with public bodies to participate in apprenticeship
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Simonds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0002) on 02/25/2021
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Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis. [SB-1391]
Pretrial data collection. Requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to collect and disseminate, on an annual basis, statewide and locality-level data related to adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by confinement in jail or a term of imprisonment. The bill provides that any personal or case identifying information within the data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and shall not be made publicly available. The bill does not require that the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission submit such annual
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0112) on 03/12/2021
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Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports. [SB-1104]
Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall release a prisoner no sooner than 21 business days after the date of notification by the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth of the decision to grant parole. The bill authorizes the Board to make such notification electronically and by certified mail; under current law, only certified mail may be used. The bill requires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actions taken on the parole
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Failed To Pass on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Assisted living and auxiliary grants; Joint Commission on Health Care to study available data. [SJR-293]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; assisted living and auxiliary grants; report. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study available data regarding assisted living and auxiliary grants and develop a blueprint for implementing recommendations that will allow the Commonwealth to provide a more realistic system of addressing housing and care needs. Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; assisted living and auxiliary grants; report. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study available data regarding assisted living and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lionell Spruill
Bill Text As Passed Senate And House (sj293er) on 02/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Health Care, Joint Commission on; repeals sunset provision. [SB-1408]
Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Repeals the sunset provision for the Joint Commission on Health Care.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0315) on 03/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Virginia Redistricting Commission; transparency in redistricting process. [HB-2082]
Virginia Redistricting Commission; transparency in redistricting process. Requires meetings and hearings of the Virginia Redistricting Commission to be livestreamed, whether held virtually or in person, and to allow for public comment. Meetings and hearings that are held in person are required to be conducted in different regions of the Commonwealth, including the Northern Virginia region, the Central Virginia region, the Hampton Roads region, the Southside region, and the Southwest region. An additional public hearing is required to be held in
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (7-y 6-n 2-a) on 02/16/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; clarifies membership. [HB-1837]
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; membership. Clarifies that each of the six nonlegislative citizen members of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board) who is not an at-large member is to be appointed by the Governor from a list of two qualified nominees submitted for each vacancy by the Board and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (the Association) in consultation with other groups. The bill also requires each of the six nonlegislative citizen members to be a resident
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0043) on 03/11/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Special education; Department of and the Board of Education to develop new policies and procedures. [HB-2299]
Department of Education and Board of Education; special education. Requires the Department of Education and the Board of Education to develop new policies and procedures and effect numerous modifications to existing policies and procedures to improve the administration and oversight of special education in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0451) on 03/30/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
JLARC; costs of education, report. [SJR-294]
Study; JLARC; costs of education; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the true cost of education in the Commonwealth and provide an accurate assessment of the costs to implement the Standards of Quality. Study; JLARC; costs of education; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the true cost of education in the Commonwealth and provide an accurate assessment of the costs to implement the Standards of Quality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Bill Text As Passed Senate And House (sj294er) on 02/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Charitable Gaming Board; regulations, electronic pull tabs. [HB-1943]
Charitable Gaming Board; regulations; electronic pull tabs. Prohibits the Charitable Gaming Board from promulgating regulations that prohibit the use of multiple video monitors or touchscreens on an electronic pull tab device and provides that the use of electronic pull tab devices utilizing multiple video monitors or touchscreens shall be limited to one player at a time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Willett
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0014) on 02/25/2021
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Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board; established. [SB-1427]
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board established. Establishes the Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board for the purpose of assisting the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in expanding the provision of high-quality, evidence-based early psychosis and mood disorder detection and intervention services. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Early Psychosis
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey
Left In Appropriations on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation. [HB-2227]
Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development, upon each publication by the International Code Council of a new version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), to consider adopting amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to address changes in the IECC related to energy efficiency and conservation. Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development,
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0425) on 03/30/2021
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Education, Board of; geographic representation of members. [HB-1827]
Board of Education; membership; geographic representation. Requires the nine-member Board of Education to include at least five members, appointed by the Governor, who each reside in different superintendent's regions in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0021) on 02/25/2021
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes. [SB-1103]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes. Provides that individual votes of the members of the Virginia Parole Board shall be public records and subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Left In Courts Of Justice on 03/01/2021
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State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program. [HB-1965]
State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program. Directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. Regulations adopted by the Board to implement the program are exempt from the Administrative Process Act and shall not become effective prior to January 1, 2024. The bill requires that the regulations adopted by the Board will allow any motor vehicle manufacturer to establish a Virginia-specific zero-emission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0263) on 03/18/2021
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Traumatic brain injury; Board of Education to amend regulatory definition. [HB-2182]
Board of Education; definition of "traumatic brain injury." Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulatory definition of "traumatic brain injury," for the purpose of the provision of special education for children with disabilities, to include an acquired injury to the brain caused by a medical condition, including stroke, anoxia, infectious disease, aneurysm, brain tumors, and neurological insults resulting from medical or surgical treatments. The current regulatory definition of "traumatic brain injury" includes only an acquired brain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0170) on 03/18/2021
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Universal health care; Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for financing. [HB-2271]
Joint Commission on Health Care; contract for study of options for financing universal health care. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to study options for financing universal health care in the Commonwealth. The Joint Commission shall report the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the qualified entity to the General Assembly by October 1, 2022. Joint Commission on Health Care; contract for study of options for financing universal health care. Directs the Joint Commission on Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/17/2021
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Dams; negotiated settlement agreements. [SB-1280]
Dams; negotiated settlement agreements. Authorizes the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to enter into a negotiated settlement with the owners of certain impounding structures who have allegedly violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any permit condition, provision of the Dam Safety Act, or Board regulation or order. The settlement shall require the dam owner to correct deficiencies at the dam structure and to pay civil charges for past alleged violations instead of any appropriate civil penalty that could be imposed. Such civil
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0097) on 03/12/2021
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Teachers; temporary extension of certain licenses by Board of Education. [HB-1776]
Board of Education; temporary extension of certain licenses. Requires the Board of Education to grant a two-year extension of the license of any individual licensed by the Board whose license expires on June 30, 2021, in order to provide the individual with sufficient additional time to complete the requirements for licensure. Board of Education; temporary extension of certain licenses. Requires the Board of Education to grant a two-year extension of the license of any individual licensed by the Board whose license expires on June 30, 2021, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0394) on 03/25/2021
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Health Insurance Reform Commission; mandated health insurance benefit or provider. [SB-1473]
Health Insurance Reform Commission; mandated health insurance benefit or provider. Provides that, for the purposes of the requirement that the Chair of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor refer certain legislation regarding a mandated health insurance benefit or provider to the Health Insurance Reform Commission for review, "mandated health insurance benefit or provider" means coverage required under the laws of the Commonwealth to be provided in a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a contract
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0259) on 03/18/2021