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2000 SESSION
Rules
Chairman: Malfourd W. Trumbo
Clerk: Susan Schaar & John Garrett
Date of Meeting: Monday, February 7, 2000
Time and Place: 5:00 p.m. Senate Room A
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.06, relating to legislative consideration of judicial nominations.
001138420
Patron: Edwards
Sub-Committee:
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9-312 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Joint Commission on Health Care.002138400
Patron: Barry
Sub-Committee:
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 30-19.1:5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to correctional impact statements.001884536
Patron: Stolle
Sub-Committee:
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.1-488.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating Governor's approval of works of art.001150242
Patron: Trumbo
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact "The Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act."002311532
Patron: Schrock
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Information Providers Authority to create a web portal for educational information and services.002204264
Patron: Howell
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the operation of the two super-maximum security facilities by the Department of Corrections.003615428
Patron: Howell
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct a study that determines whether the electronic contracting and procurement process will satisfy the statutory and regulatory requirements regarding public procurement.002190264
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Division of Neurological Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University to conduct an epidemiologic survey of the elderly population in Virginia's long-term care facilities to identify the number of patients with suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) who could benefit from medical therapy.003941464
Patron: Martin
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the United States Congress and the United States Department of the Army to select Fort Belvoir as the site of the United States Army Museum.006447518
Patron: Puller
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Education to study the feasibility and appropriateness of creating mentorships to encourage teachers to obtain national certification.004423518
Patron: Puller
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing Congress to enhance the benefits for individuals eligible for NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance.006073524
Patron: Reynolds
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend that portion of the Trade Act of 1974 establishing the North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program to extend the maximum time period for receipt of benefits from 52 weeks to 78 weeks.000031524
Patron: Reynolds
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to study the professional employee organization industry in Virginia.005295524
Patron: Reynolds
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board to encourage local governments to nominate additional eligible roads for scenic highway and Virginia byway designation.004793544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Directing the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to devise a plan for a four-year university in South Central Virginia.006032436
Patron: Hawkins
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study of law enforcement efforts generally.005603228
Patron: Stolle
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress to restore quality health care to active duty and retired military personnel and their families.006201532
Patron: Schrock
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to study posting of reduced truck speed in certain highway entrance and exit ramps.004769560
Patron: Watkins
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Smithsonian Institute to name the tower to be located at the new Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport the "Donald D. Engen Tower."006741412
Patron: Colgan
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study hardcore drunk drivers.004705500
Patron: Mims
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Disability Commission to study the feasibility of offering tax and other incentives to technology companies as a means to create employment opportunities for disabled persons in positions that require an education or training in computer programming, engineering, electronics, or other technology fields in order for such persons to perform the essential functions of such positions.000240544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Designating February 14-18, 2000, as Exceptional Children’s Week in Virginia.000236444
Patron: Houck
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the State Department of Health, with the assistance of the Virginia Commission on Youth; the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; the Department of Education; the Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention; survivor groups; and other interested individuals, to develop a comprehensive youth suicide prevention plan.001153244
Patron: Houck
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Commission to Study Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century to study the impact of the Virginia sales and use tax, and more particularly the true object test, on federal government contractors.004755412
Patron: Colgan
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Health Professions to study the need for an appropriate level of regulation for Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants.008983444
Patron: Houck
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study victim and witness safety.001707252
Patron: Stolle
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Technology, and Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the development of a Higher Education Technology Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century.004941536
Patron: Stolle
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study staffing standards for sheriffs’ departments.008745424
Patron: Forbes
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the feasibility of allowing farmers to sell commodities directly from their farms with inspection, or to sell commodities directly from their farms without inspection on a limited basis.009212516
Patron: Puckett
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to protect senior assets from liquidation to meet the eligibility requirements for federal medical and long-term care benefits.008740424
Patron: Forbes
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to work with Virginia nursing schools to encourage students to obtain certified nurse aide credentials early in their nursing training.005615230
Patron: Martin
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Commission on Health Care, in cooperation with the Commonwealth's academic health centers, the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees, the Department of Planning and Budget, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the feasibility of establishing a "risk-sharing" formula or other model of shared accountability for funding the cost of unreimbursed indigent care at the academic health centers.005608230
Patron: Bolling
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the funding of highway maintenance and construction by the Virginia Department of Transportation.000434440
Patron: Marye
Sub-Committee:
Recognizing Virginia Naturally 2000 as the Commonwealth's official environmental education initiative.000951436
Patron: Hawkins
Sub-Committee:
Encouraging Virginia's aging community, the faith community and other advocacy and health care professional organizations to include information in their publications and activities that would educate their members about Medicaid assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.005612230
Patron: Schrock
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the use of preliminary hearings.002532544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Disability Commission to evaluate the current system for reporting brain injuries to the central registry and for disseminating information to survivors and their families about available assistance.007310518
Patron: Puller
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the funding of highway maintenance and construction by the Virginia Department of Transportation.004577518
Patron: Puller
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the cost of raising children whose parents live in separate households.001890448
Patron: Howell
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Secretary of Transportation, the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the County of Fairfax, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, LINK, the Dulles Corridor Rail Association, the Dulles Corridor Task Force, local elected officials, and Reston community and business leaders work together to ensure that a coordinated transportation plan is implemented for the Reston community.009036448
Patron: Howell
Sub-Committee:
Designating the Virginia Quilt Museum as the official quilt museum of the Commonwealth.005729476
Patron: Miller, K.G.
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Minnesota to return to Virginia the battle flag of the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment.006442548
Patron: Trumbo
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Department of Health's Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection and the Bureau of Insurance within the State Corporation Commission to monitor consumer complaints regarding therapeutic interchange of chemically dissimilar drugs.005607230
Patron: Lambert
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the need for, responsibilities of, and budget for an Office of Public-Private Partnership within its organizational structure.002642500
Patron: Mims
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the progress made by the Department of Environmental Quality toward full implementation of the Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration Act.004872564
Patron: Whipple
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Commission on Youth to study and make recommendations regarding children's environmental health issues.005582564
Patron: Whipple
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study and develop recommendations of the Commission on the Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities.004923432
Patron: Hanger
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Taxation to study the ongoing or permanent commercial activities of not-for-profit organizations and the effects of such activities on state revenues.000968432
Patron: Hanger
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the United States Congress to increase funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and financial aid for middle income students.006253460
Patron: Marsh
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and State Corporation Commission to study methods to make workers' compensation insurance coverage more affordable for small farmers.003282468
Patron: Marye
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Social Services to study the impact on women participating in the Commonwealth's welfare reform effort.005430624
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Commission on Health Care, in collaboration with the Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Legislative Coalition of Virginia Nurses, the Virginia Partnership for Strategic Planning in Nursing, the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, and other appropriate entities, to conduct a study to identify specific and effective strategies to educate, train, recruit, and retain qualified nurses in Virginia.004878544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission and the Department of Motor Vehicles to study the desirability and feasibility of requiring motorists to carry proof of insurance.004667544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the environmental policies and practices of the Virginia Department of Transportation and their impact on the natural resources and environment of the Commonwealth.001657544
Patron: Ticer
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the funding of the Standards of Quality and local educational programs and services that exceed the minimum requirements of the Standards of Quality in the Commonwealth.004795536
Patron: Stolle
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to study the policies and procedures governing the formation of small business development centers in Virginia and other locally based centers organized to assist and develop small businesses; the existing procedures and criteria for such centers to receive state and federal funding under programs administered by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance; and the appropriate degree of control over the operational and personnel decisions of such centers by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance.Patron: Colgan
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Administrative Law Committee to study the issues relating to the hearing officer system and appeals of special education decisions.002626420
Patron: Edwards
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Commission on Educational Accountability to study the use of cameras, monitors, and other appropriate electronic surveillance equipment in the classroom, on school buildings, and on school buses to promote school safety and prevent school violence.006107504
Patron: Newman
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Commission to Study Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century to study the feasibility of reducing the tax rate, or establishing a maximum tax rate, for local personal property taxes on motor homes.008408504
Patron: Newman
Sub-Committee:
Encouraging local governing bodies to establish voluntary citizen review panels.006249472
Patron: Maxwell
Sub-Committee:
Encouraging the Departments of Corrections and Juvenile Justice Services to increase their educational programs and to strengthen and improve transition services in order to reduce recidivism among their respective populations.006247472
Patron: Maxwell
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop a plan, in conjunction with localities comprising the Upper Valley Regional Park Authority, for a possible partnership with the state or the gradual conversion to state ownership of Grand Caverns and Natural Chimneys Regional Parks.009032432
Patron: Hanger
Sub-Committee:
Supporting the continuation of the Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy.007296524
Patron: Reynolds
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing Congress to protect Virginia’s dairy industry by approving the Southern Dairy Compact and ensuring that the federal Clean Water Act is implemented in a way that does not place an undue burden on farmers.000394524
Patron: Reynolds
Sub-Committee:
Amending Rule 18 (c) of the Rules of the Senate, relating to judicial nominations.001137420
Patron: Edwards
Sub-Committee: