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2000 SESSION
Rules
Chairman: Malfourd W. Trumbo
Clerk: Susan Schaar & John Garrett
Date of Meeting: Monday February 28, 2000
Time and Place: 5:00 p.m. Senate Room A
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.
001880996
Patron: Woodrum
Sub-Committee:
A BILL to express the goals of the General Assembly regarding the future management of Virginia’s natural resources.003816888
Patron: Plum
Sub-Committee:
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-86 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Joint Commission on Technology and Science; membership.005752896
Patron: Purkey
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study authorities created by general and special act the General Assembly.006281824
Patron: Marshall
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the work of the Disability Commission.006282820
Patron: Landes
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Innovative Technology Authority, in consultation with the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Authority, to study the feasibility of establishing a state-sponsored venture capital program for the biotechnology industry.006290632
Patron: Bennett
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.003935764
Patron: Hargrove
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study workplace violence in the Commonwealth.006300792
Patron: Johnson
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Information Providers Network Authority to create a web portal for educational information and services.002195264
Patron: Plum
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the operation of toll facilities by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority.001157868
Patron: Nixon
Sub-Committee:
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia that state agencies and institutions take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the Commonwealth is fully engaged in electronic commerce by July 1, 2002.002206868
Patron: Nixon
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow for voluntary school prayer.005477820
Patron: Landes
Sub-Committee:
Establishing the Hampton Roads Third Crossing Bridge-Tunnel Commission.004515968
Patron: Wagner
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the establishment of a domestic relations division in the judicial circuits of the Commonwealth.006283788
Patron: Joannou
Sub-Committee:
Establishing the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission.001212672
Patron: Clement
Sub-Committee:
Designating the Virginia Quilt Museum as the official quilt museum of the Commonwealth.005728984
Patron: Weatherholtz
Sub-Committee:
Directing the State Water Commission to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing an intergovernmental structure to facilitate the planning and coordination of water resources in the Roanoke River Basin.006301632
Patron: Bennett
Sub-Committee:
Establishing the Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation to advise the Virginia General Assembly and the Governor on efforts to address interstate transportation issues in the Metropolitan Washington Region.006285660
Patron: Callahan
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the joint subcommittee established to examine the impact of incentives to attract new businesses on existing businesses in the Commonwealth, particularly scrap recyclers.006291968
Patron: Wagner
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Commission Studying 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.002575880
Patron: Parrish
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a commission to study the shortage of teachers in the public schools of the Commonwealth.006287676
Patron: Councill
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the State Water Commission to study karst groundwater monitoring and protection in the Shenandoah Valley.006288820
Patron: Landes
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Education and the Department for the Visually Handicapped to study the impact of adopting the National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairment, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities in the Commonwealth.005475820
Patron: Landes
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of strengthening the Commonwealth’s pharmacy purchasing ability for state programs and using savings generated to create and fund a pharmacy benefits program for low-income and uninsured elderly persons.006289956
Patron: Thomas
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.005533680
Patron: Larrabee
Sub-Committee:
Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study existing methods for providing indigent defense in the Commonwealth.002101736
Patron: Drake
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the regulatory responsibilities, policies, and activities of the State Corporation Commission.006275664
Patron: Cantor
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Department of Social Services to study the funding of child day care for low-income families.005799848
Patron: Melvin
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia.006292804
Patron: Jones, J.C.
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Virginia to recommend evaluation criteria for the judiciary.006302836
Patron: McDonnell
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study campaign finance reform issues.006294968
Patron: Wagner
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Commission on Educational Infrastructure as the Commission on Educational Infrastructure and Technology.006293724
Patron: Diamonstein
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Departments of Education, Health, and Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study the services available for children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders.006006956
Patron: Thomas
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs.006307840
Patron: McEachin
Sub-Committee:
Establishing the Joint Subcommittee to Study Commercial Promotional Activities in High Schools.006155836
Patron: Tata
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Board of Medicine, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Old Dominion Medical Society, the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians, the Virginia Health Care Association, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Virginia Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging, the Virginia Association for Home Care, the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, and other appropriate entities to encourage their members to promote greater awareness of advance directives.005613230
Patron: Brink
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Commission on the Condition and Future of Virginia's Cities for the purpose of receiving the report from the Commission to Study Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century.006306860
Patron: Moss
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Funding Requirements of the Virginia Unemployment Trust Fund.006296924
Patron: Rust
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Virginia Housing Study Commission, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and certain other agencies, to study certain housing issues.006153724
Patron: Diamonstein
Sub-Committee:
Creating a joint subcommittee to study the current definitions related to on-premises alcoholic beverage licenses.004992748
Patron: Griffith
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing Congress to enhance the benefits for individuals eligible for NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance.006040612
Patron: Armstrong
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.000012612
Patron: Armstrong
Sub-Committee:
Establishing a commission to study the feasibility and appropriateness of creating public-private partnerships for the operation of nonstate museums and other educational and cultural entities.006297612
Patron: Armstrong
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Special Task Force to Study Ways Faith-Based Community Service Groups May Provide Assistance to Meet Social Needs.006298576
Patron: McDonnell
Sub-Committee:
Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying Lead Poisoning Prevention.006299452
Patron: Crittenden
Sub-Committee:
Designating April 24, 2000, as Virginia Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.006512664
Patron: Cantor
Sub-Committee:
Requesting the Board of Education to join with the state boards of education for the states of Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina to encourage the inclusion of personal safety education in the public school curriculum and to encourage a similar program within the private schools.007298808
Patron: Katzen
Sub-Committee:
Recognizing Virginia Naturally 2000 as the Commonwealth's official environmental education initiative.008978808
Patron: Katzen
Sub-Committee:
Creating the Special Task Force of the Commission on Educational Accountability to examine the need for appropriate alternative forms of Standards of Learning assessments for students receiving special education and related services, and directing the Commission on Education Accountability to continue the work of the Joint Subcommittee on Remediation.006279872
Patron: O'Brien
Sub-Committee:
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit credit reporting agencies from using information related to the number of inquiries in a consumer’s credit report to determine the consumer’s overall rating.008975912
Patron: Robinson
Sub-Committee:
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia that Virginia's localities should seek to expand Internet-based local service delivery with the goal of reducing costs.004959720
Patron: Devolites
Sub-Committee:
Recognizing the need to inform medical care providers of the means to combat antibiotic resistance.006514856
Patron: Morgan
Sub-Committee: