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2001 SESSION

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HJ 677 Study; programs for licensed funeral directors and embalmers.

Introduced by: John S. (Jack) Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; Education and training programs for licensed funeral directors and embalmers. Requests the State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to study the appropriateness of using technology and the Internet to provide education and training for the funeral service and embalming profession, and to determine the need for and availability of such training programs in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consider (i) ways in which technology and the Internet may be used to effectively expand and provide required education and training programs for the licensing of funeral directors and embalmers; (ii) the efficacy of using practicing Virginia licensed funeral directors as adjunct faculty or in other capacities with the community colleges to supervise the practical experience required in the education program for funeral directors; (iii) determine the supply and demand of licensed funeral directors and embalmers in Virginia, providing such information by geographical regions of the Commonwealth; (iv) evaluate the need for educational and supervised resident training programs in mortuary science and funeral service, including the demand for such programs in Virginia; and (v) make such recommendations as the Boards deem necessary.

The State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consult with representatives of the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia, the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, and the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers throughout the course of the study, and provide ample opportunity for their full participation.

The State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers must complete their work by November 1, 2001, to report to the Governor and 2002 Session of the General Assembly.


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