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2009 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Linda T. Puller

Clerk: Donna Weaver
Staff: Patrick Cushing, Maria Everett
Date of Meeting: January 16, 2009
Time and Place: Friday, 8:30 a.m. Senate Room B

S.B. 831 Zoning ordinances; restrictions on ABC licenses.  

Patron: Lucas

Zoning ordinances; restrictions on ABC licenses.  Provides that the City of Portsmouth may impose a condition upon any special use permit issued after July 1, 2009, relating to retail alcoholic beverage control licensees, which provides that such special use permit will be subject to an automatic review by the governing body upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, or a transfer of majority control of the business entity.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia, relating to restrictions on alcoholic beverage license special use permits.

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S.B. 914 Substance abuse screening & assessment for VIEW; person ineligible to receive TANF if using drugs.

Patron: Stuart

Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.  Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal drugs. This bill provides that, where a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal drugs, the department shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing.  Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal drugs shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments and payments shall be made as protective or vendor payments to a third party payee for the benefit of the members of the participant's household. Persons deemed ineligible for TANF assistance due to failure or refusal to participate in a screening or assessment or for testing positive for the use of illegal drugs may reapply for TANF assistance once 12 months have elapsed from the date of initial ineligibility.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-608.1, relating to eligibility for TANF; drug testing.

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S.B. 969 Unlicensed child day centers; permitted to reduce number of staff per child by 50% during rest time.

Patron: Blevins

Unlicensed child day centers; staff-to-child ratio.  Permits unlicensed day centers to reduce the number of staff per child by 50 percent during designated rest or sleep periods. The bill changes the staff-to-child ratio for unlicensed day centers to conform to that of licensed and regulated day centers during designated rest or sleep periods.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1716 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unlicensed child day centers and the staff-to-child ratio during designated rest or sleep periods.

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S.B. 983 Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; exceptions.

Patron: Wagner

Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; exceptions. Makes an exception for certain spirits to the rule that a mixed beverage licensee cannot deliver to a consumer alcoholic beverages in the original bottle. To qualify for the exception, the bill requires that (i) the original container of spirits is no larger than 375 milliliters, (ii) the alcohol content is no greater than 15 percent by volume, and (iii) the contents of the container are carbonated and perishable.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; exceptions.

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S.B. 1011 Post-adoption contact and communication; authorizes & establishes procedures governing.

Patron: Miller, J.C.

Post-adoption contact and communication.  Authorizes and establishes procedures governing post-adoption contact and communication agreements between the birth parent or parents of a child and the adoptive parent or parents of a child.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 63.2-1228.1, 63.2-1228.2, and 63.2-1228.3, relating to post-adoption contact and communication.

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S.B. 1012 Foster care; placement of a child pursuant to agreement between parents & local board.

Patron: Edwards

Foster care; placement of a child pursuant to an agreement.  Revises statutes related to the placement of children in foster care pursuant to agreements between the parents and the local board of social services. This bill eliminates the authority of a public agency designated by the community policy and management team to enter into an agreement related to foster care with the parents.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-906 and 63.2-910 of the Code of Virginia, relating to foster care; placement of a child pursuant to agreement.  

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S.B. 1015 Child support enforcement order; eliminates requirement obligor & obligee maintain marital domicile.

Patron: Edwards

Child support enforcement orders.  Eliminates requirement that an obligor and obligee must have maintained a marital domicile in the Commonwealth in order for the Department of Social Services to establish an administrative support order on an out-of-state obligor. This bill also extends the time limit for service of notice of an order to withhold funds in a joint account of an obligor from 21 to 45 days.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-1903 and 63.2-1931 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child support enforcement orders.

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S.B. 1045 Diversionary cash assistance.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Diversionary cash assistance. Revises the limitation on receipt of one-time diversionary cash assistance from one payment per 60-month period to one payment per 12-month period.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-617 of the Code of Virginia, relating to diversionary cash assistance.

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S.B. 1088 Budgeting schedule for jail projects; Newport News.

Patron: Miller, J.C.

Budgeting schedule for jail projects; Newport News. Requires Newport News to file its community-based corrections plan on or before November 1, 2009.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-82.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to budgeting schedule for jail projects; Newport News.

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S.B. 1201 Virginia Home Energy Assistance Program.  

Patron: Puckett

Virginia Home Energy Assistance Program.  Changes the survey requirement for the Department of Social Services so that the survey shall be completed biennially in each year that the Department is required to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of low-income energy assistance programs in meeting the needs of low-income Virginians. 

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-805 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Home Energy Assistance Program.

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S.B. 1223 Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections.

Patron: Obenshain

Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections. Ensures that the attorney for the Commonwealth is notified of an inmate's membership in a gang by the Director when the attorney for the Commonwealth is prosecuting that inmate for an offense committed while in prison.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers and duties of Director of the Department of Corrections.

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S.B. 1258 Alcoholic beverage control; suspension and revocation; penalty waivers.

Patron: McDougle

Alcoholic beverage control; suspension and revocation; penalty waivers. Requires the ABC Board, by regulation, to establish a schedule of offenses for which any penalty may be waived upon a showing that the licensee has had no prior violations within three years immediately preceding the date of the violation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-227 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; suspension and revocation; penalty waivers.

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