Professions And Occupations
West Virginia 2009 Regular Session
Creating an apprenticeship program for barbers and cosmetologists [HB-2112]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a barber and cosmetologist apprenticeship program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jonathan Miller Filed For Introduction on 02/11/2009
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence. [SJR-128]
[Healthcare ]
Study; JCHC to study continuing competency of health care professionals; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the feasibility, advisability, and necessity of considering the competence of licensed health care professionals who are not granted deemed status as a condition of license renewal.
Sponsored by: Sen. R. Edward Houck House: Left In Rules on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Involuntary commitment hearings; third-year law students may represent petitioner. [SB-86]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
Involuntary commitment hearings; law students. Provides that it is not the unauthorized practice of law for a third-year law student enrolled at any law school in the Commonwealth to represent a petitioner in a commitment hearing for involuntary admission without the presence of a practicing attorney. The student must have completed coursework in evidence and trial advocacy and training. The student must inform the petitioner that he is not a licensed attorney, that he may not be compensated for his services, and that he can be held liable only
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Courts Of Justice (4-y 9-n 1-a) on 01/28/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Breast tumor treatment; repeals requirement that patient sign consent form. [SB-72]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Health professions; consent for breast tumor treatment. Repeals the requirement that a patient sign a consent form before the treatment of a breast tumor. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Janet Howell Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0035) on 02/27/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Asbestos, Lead, & Home Inspectors, Board for; home inspection include evaluation of heating systems. [SB-716]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors. Provides that the written evaluation required in a certified home inspection include evaluation of the efficiency of the home’s heating and cooling systems and duct work.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Vogel Senate: Committee Amendments on 02/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Physician assistants; agreement with supervising physician detailing activities delegated thereto. [SB-693]
[Healthcare ]
Physician assistants; supervision. Requires a written practice supervision agreement between the supervising physician and the assistant, detailing activities delegated to the assistant. Also allows treatment to be included in the plan, including the establishment of a final diagnosis or treatment plan for the patient, as long as it is set forth in the written practice supervision agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0281) on 03/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Water well systems providers; required to be onsite at all times for drilling, etc. [SB-681]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Board for Contractors; water well systems providers. Provides that a licensed plumber may perform normal maintenance and repair on large-diameter bored or hand-dug water table wells without a certification as a water well system provider provided that the wells are 100 feet or less in depth and the work is being performed for an entity granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently, a certified water well systems provider is required to be onsite for the drilling, installation, maintenance, or repair of any
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0631) on 03/18/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Contractors; employees having direct contact with students on school property. [SB-655]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Contractors; employees having direct contact with students on school property; penalty. Provides that the contractor must certify that all persons having direct contact with students on school property under a contract for the provision of services have not been convicted of a felony barrier crime.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Newman House: Stricken From Docket By Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Nursing, Board of; membership. [SB-63]
[Healthcare ]
Board of Nursing; membership. Requires that at least one of the seven registered nurses on the Board of Nursing be a licensed nurse practitioner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janet Howell Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0034) on 02/27/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Secondhand dealers; regulation thereof to current statutes regulating pawnbrokers. [SB-604]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers; penalty. Adds the regulation of secondhand dealers to current statutes regulating pawnbrokers. The bill also (i) requires secondhand dealers to prepare a daily report of goods and items sold to them, (ii) requires a pawnbroker to maintain records of each loan or transaction in the course of business for a period of one year, (iii) authorizes the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to designate alternative means of submitting required daily reports, and (iv) adds secondhand dealers to the existing penalty
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Stolle House: Vote: --- Defeated (24-y 73-n) on 03/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians. [SB-568]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Increases the annual assessment for physicians who participate in the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program from its current level of $5,300 to $5,600, which amount will increase thereafter to a maximum of $6,200. The annual participating hospital assessment will increase from $50 per live birth to $52.50 per live birth in 2008, which amount will increase each year thereafter by $2.50 per live birth to a maximum of $55 per live birth. The assessment on nonparticipating
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw Senate: Incorporated By Commerce And Labor (sb211-edwards) (15-y 0-n) on 02/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Auditor of Public Accounts; auditing services. [SB-555]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Auditor of Public Accounts; auditing services. Provides that auditing services for city and county officials and executive branch agencies handling state funds may be performed by licensed independent certified public accountants in lieu of such services being performed by the Auditor of Public Accounts. Such officials and agencies would be authorized to contract with licensed independent certified public accountants for such auditing services. If the Auditor of Public Accounts performs such auditing services, he would be authorized to charge a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain Senate: Continued To 2009 In General Laws And Technology (15-y 0-n) on 01/23/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants. [SB-553]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants. Maintains the current provision, due to expire on July 1, 2008, that if there is no attorney reasonably available who is on the list maintained by the Indigent Defense Commission, the court may appoint an appropriately trained and experienced attorney not on the list and must notify the Commission of the appointment. The bill also clarifies that when the public defender is unable to represent the defendant due to a conflict of interest or the court finds that the appointment of other counsel is necessary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0154) on 03/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien. [SB-517]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Human Rights ]
Public body contracts; illegal alien employment. Requires that all public bodies provide in every written contract that the contractor does not, and shall not during the performance of the contract for goods and services in the Commonwealth, knowingly employ an unauthorized alien as defined in the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0702) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Assault and battery; penalty when against attorneys for State. [SB-504]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Assault and battery of attorney for the Commonwealth; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months to commit an assault or assault and battery against an attorney for the Commonwealth with the intent of preventing the attorney for the Commonwealth from performing his official duties. The bill will become effective only if an appropriation of general funds effectuating the purposes of the bill is included in the appropriations act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart House: Tabled In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Emergency Medical Services, Department of; established. [SB-503]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Emergency Medical Services. Establishes the Department of Emergency Medical Services to replace the current Office of Emergency Medical Services and places the new Department under the Secretary of Public Safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Northam Senate: Stricken At Request Of Patron In General Laws And Technology (14-y 0-n) on 01/16/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Medicine, Board of; certain information to be made available thereto. [SB-495]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Board of Medicine; information to be made public. Exempts anyone holding an inactive, temporary, limited, or volunteer license to practice medicine from the requirement to make certain information available to the Board of Medicine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ralph Northam Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0479) on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Advance directives; mental health directives follows same procedures as for medical. [SB-47]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Advance directives; mental health. Allows for mental health advance directives, by following the same procedures as for medical advance directives. A mental health advance directive may set forth procedures or instructions with regard to mental health treatment, including consent to or refusal of mental health treatment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas Senate: Left In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 01/31/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. [SB-426]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Requires all public contractors and their subcontractors to register and participate in a federal Electronic Work Verification Program or similar electronic verification of work authorization program to determine that their employees and individual independent contractors are legally eligible for employment in the United States. Contractors and subcontractors are required to verify the employment status of their employees and independent contractors, and are prohibited from employing or contracting
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker Senate: Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Real Estate Board; waiver of broker education requirements. [SB-418]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Virginia Real Estate Board; waiver of broker education requirements. Requires the Virginia Real Estate Board to waive the broker education requirement for any applicant for a broker’s license who has owned a real estate brokerage firm for more than 15 years and during that time and maintained an active license as a real estate salesperson.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Puckett House: Left In General Laws on 03/03/2008