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2006 SESSION

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SB 500 Corrections, Board of; membership and powers.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Corrections; membership; powers. Increases the membership of the State Board of Corrections from nine to 12 members and requires that the appointees include three community leaders, three elected officials, three members of the medical profession, and three citizens with an immediate family member incarcerated in Virginia. The bill also requires the Board to report to the Governor on a quarterly basis and to the General Assembly annually during the month of November. Finally, the bill allows the Board to enter and inspect Department of Corrections' facilities at any time.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064359792  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064359792
• 01/11/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/03/06  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (5-Y 9-N)