Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Agency directors; human resource training and agency succession planning. [HB-1555]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Retirement ]
Agency directors; human resources training and succession planning. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department) to administer training programs to familiarize agency directors with state human resource policies, such as compensation management, benefits administration, and resources available at the Department. The bill requires (i) the Department to offer training programs at least twice per year, (ii) each agency director to attend a training program with the agency chief human resource officer within six months after
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0527) on 03/16/2017
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Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund; DBHDS, et al., to study use of Fund. [HB-1550]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Study; Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and Medical Assistance Services to study use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund; report. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in cooperation with the Department of Medical Assistance Services, to study the use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund, including (i) the potential use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund to fund both involuntary temporary detention and voluntary treatment in a health care facility for the treatment of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Farrell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for use of telemental health; report. [HJR-568]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Study;Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth, including the issues and recommendations set forth in the report of the Telemental Health Work Group of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century and to report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee by November 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Farrell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Study; inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley; report. [SJR-246]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
Study; inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley; report. Requests the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of an additional inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided, report. [HB-1549]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided. Provides that, effective July 1, 2019, the core of services provided by community services boards and behavioral health authorities shall include (i) same-day access to mental health screening services and (ii) outpatient primary care screening and monitoring services for physical health indicators and health risks and follow-up services for individuals identified as being in need of assistance with overcoming barriers to accessing primary health services. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0683) on 03/20/2017
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Office of the Children's Ombudsman. [SB-937]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Office of the Children's Ombudsman. Creates the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to provide ombudsman services, including investigation of complaints, advocacy, and information for children, parents, and citizens involved with child-serving agencies, defined in the bill. The bill also provides for the Office of the Governor to conduct a needs assessment with the Department of General Services to provide for office space needs of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Committee Amendments on 02/01/2017
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Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; free community college; report. [SJR-242]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Study; JLARC; free community college; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility of providing Virginians the opportunity to attend comprehensive community college without paying tuition or fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Srvcs; reports of critical incidents or death. [SB-894]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; critical incident reports; licensed programs. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide a written report setting forth the known facts of serious injuries or deaths of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system within 15 working days of the serious injury or death. Currently, reports
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0470) on 03/13/2017
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Critical incident reports; DBHDS to provide written report. [HB-1508]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; critical incident reports; licensed programs. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide a written report setting forth the known facts of serious injuries or deaths of individuals receiving services in programs operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to the Director of the Commonwealth's designated protection and advocacy system within 15 working days of the serious injury or death. Currently, reports
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0455) on 03/13/2017
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Apportionment of income; corporate income tax. [HB-1499]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Apportionment of income; corporate income tax. Makes several changes to the current method used by multistate corporations to apportion income to Virginia for purposes of the corporate income tax, including (i) establishing sales as the sole factor to be used in apportioning income, with such single sales factor apportionment phased in and first effective beginning with taxable year 2020; (ii) adopting market-based sourcing as the approach for sourcing sales of services and nontangible personal property to Virginia; and (iii) eliminating the requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Left In Finance on 02/07/2017
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Electric energy; consumption reduction goal, annual progress reports. [HB-1465]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Electric energy consumption reduction goal; progress reports. Directs the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, in consultation with the staff of the State Corporation Commission, to report annually, commencing no later than December 15, 2018, on the progress the Commonwealth is making toward meeting the goal adopted in 2007 of reducing the consumption of electric energy by retail customers by the year 2022 by an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of electric energy consumed by retail customers in 2006. The bill requires the reports to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
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Spay-neuter programs; Va. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study. [SJR-234]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Study; Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study spay-neuter programs in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the availability and effectiveness of spay-neuter programs in Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Noise abatement remedies; VDOT to develop procedures to measure and assess in certain neighborhoods. [SJR-233]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Study; Virginia Department of Transportation; noise abatement remedies. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, procedures to measure and assess the noise impact on neighborhoods that were previously studied for noise impact but ineligible for noise abatement mitigation remedies at the time of the study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Paid family leave; Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop an implementation plan for program. [SB-847]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Paid family leave. Directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry (the Commissioner), in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop an implementation plan for a paid family leave program for employees of any employer in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Commissioner to complete the plan by December 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Passed By Indefinitely In Commerce And Labor With Letter (14-y 0-n) on 01/16/2017
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Virginia High School League; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study. [HJR-546]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Sports ]
Study; JLARC; Virginia High School League; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the Virginia High School League (VHSL). The resolution directs JLARC, in conducting its study, to (i) review the usefulness of the functions currently performed by VHSL; (ii) assess how effectively VHSL fulfills its role, including its sanctioning authority; (iii) assess whether there is sufficient transparency and accountability in VHSL executive committee, board, and staff decisions, operations, and funding; (iv) compare
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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VIEW; pilot program for substance abuse screening and assessment. [HB-1435]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
Department of Social Services; pilot program for substance abuse screening and assessment for VIEW; report. Requires the Department of Social Services to develop a pilot program for screening and assessing participants in the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) program for use of illegal substances. The bill requires the Department to provide an interim report on implementation of the pilot program to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2017, and a final report on the results of the pilot program to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; DSS to establish and administer. [SB-838]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Virginia Community College System; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program. Directs the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to establish a three-year Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Scholarship Pilot Program (the Program) for the purpose of providing access to postsecondary educational opportunities to students living in poverty. The Program would provide scholarships to select community colleges in the amount of $4,000 per year, to be applied toward the costs of tuition and books, to 200 selected students
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Governor; efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state departments, agencies, etc. [SB-834]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
Governor; efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state departments, agencies, and programs; schedule; scope of review; report. Directs the Governor to establish an ongoing operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of all state departments, agencies, and programs to coincide with alternating biennial state budget cycles. The bill schedules one-half of all state departments, agencies, and programs to be reviewed in each biennial budget cycle. The purpose of the review and assessment is to provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/24/2017
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Firearm registration; Va. State Crime Commission to study cost of establishing program. [SJR-229]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; firearm registration; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a firearm registration program for firearms purchased in the Commonwealth, along with the potential efficacy of firearm registration in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. [HB-1426]
[Mental Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0094) on 02/20/2017