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2010 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Linda T. Puller

Clerk: Carol Shotton, Jocelyn Lance
Staff: Patrick Cushing
Date of Meeting: January 29, 2010
Time and Place: Friday, 8:30 a.m. Senate Room B GAB

S.B. 26 Alcoholic beverages; tasting event to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.

Patron: Puller

Alcoholic beverage control; tasting events at government stores. Authorizes tasting events to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.

S.B. 59 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.

Patron: Martin

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, when 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 for a period of one year.

S.B. 339 Adult facilities; interviews with residents of facilities seeking licensure by DSS.

Patron: Hanger

Licensure of a facility; interviews with residents or participants. Provides that interviews with residents or participants of facilities or programs licensed or seeking licensure by the Department of Social Services shall be (i) scheduled in advance of the interview and authorized by the person to be interviewed or his legally authorized representative, and (ii) limited to discussion of issues related to the applicant's or licensee's compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This bill also sets forth inspection requirements for assisted living facilities, and provides and that incident report filed by an assisted living facility, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, for any major incident that negatively affects or threatens the life, health, safety or welfare of any resident of the facility shall not be considered a complaint, but may trigger an investigation including an onsite visit if the Commissioner finds an investigation is necessary.

S.B. 483 Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer.

Patron: Hurt

Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer. Authorizes a third party located off the licensed premises and under the direction and control of the Virginia wine or beer shipper licensee to (i) solicit and receive orders for wine or beer, (ii) pack and ship wine or beer in accordance with a license or other approval by the Commonwealth or the state where located, and (iii) take other action as permitted by the Board.

S.B. 528 Prisoners; licensed professional counselors to direct sex offender treatment programs.

Patron: Puller

Prisons; Treatment and control of prisoners. Allows licensed professional counselors or licensed clinical social workers to direct sex offender treatment programs in the Virginia Department of Corrections.

S.B. 590 Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer.

Patron: Marsden

Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer.  Authorizes a third party located off the licensed premises and under the direction and control of the Virginia wine or beer shipper licensee to (i) solicit and receive orders for wine or beer, (ii) pack and ship wine or beer in accordance with a license or other approval by the Commonwealth or the state where located, and (iii) take other action as permitted by the Board.

S.B. 637 Jail superintendent and officers; service of civil and criminal process of jailed inmates.

Patron: Smith

Authority of jail superintendent and jail officers to serve process. Provides that the superintendent and jail officers at regional jail facilities are invested with the powers and authority of a sheriff or sheriff's deputy for the purpose of service of civil and criminal process upon inmates within the jail or jail farm, provided the officers who do so have received the same training with regard to service of civil and criminal process as is given sheriffs and sheriff's deputies with like responsibility.