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2010 SESSION
Edwards (Chairman), Puckett, Quayle
Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar/Patty Lung
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: January 26, 2010
Time and Place: 10:00 a.m. -- 4th Floor East Conference Room
Patron: Blevins
Auditor of Public Accounts. Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a performance audit of the Commonwealth's transportation programs.
Patron: Watkins
Open Education Curriculum Board; established. Establishes the Open Education Curriculum Board. The purpose of the Board is to designate qualifying entities as Open Education Consortiums and set the standards for submission of education materials and subsequent licensing of educational curriculum developed by the Consortiums. Materials submitted to a Consortium may be edited in any manner and released under a Creative Commons license or licensed for use as a commercial product, subject to restrictions developed by the Board. Consortiums may offer financial incentives to encourage individuals to submit educational materials to the Consortium.
Patron: Obenshain
Transportation programs; performance audit by Secretary of Transportation. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to arrange for a performance audit of the Commonwealth's transportation programs.
Patron: Edwards
TransDominion Express Commission. Establishes the TransDominion Express Commission, to be responsible, within the TransDominion Corridor, for identifying needed construction, reconstruction, improvements of or repairs to railroads and their facilities, and equipment to provide enhanced passenger rail service coordinated with freight rail opportunities within the corridor.
Patron: Barker
Increase transit use strategies. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to make an annual report to the General Assembly on actions taken to promote transit use, etc.
Patron: Watkins
Impact assessment for energy mandates. Requires standing committees of the General Assembly to request that the State Corporation Commission or the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission prepare an assessment of the economic impact, on customers and public utilities in the Commonwealth, of any proposed state law or other mandate that affects the use, delivery, availability or regulation of energy in the Commonwealth. The assessment is required to be completed within 24 months. Evaluations of the economic impact of existing energy mandates shall be conducted in accordance with a schedule submitted by the committees of the General Assembly having jurisdiction over commerce and trade matters.
Patron: Stosch
Commemorative commission; honoring the contributions of the women of Virginia with a monument on the grounds of Capitol Square. Establishes a commemorative commission consisting of the Governor, the Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, representatives from the Senate and the House of Delegates, the Clerk of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Delegates, and nonlegislative citizen members. The Secretary of Administration or his designee, the Librarian of Virginia or her designee, the Executive Director of the Capitol Square Preservation Council, and the Executive Director of the Virginia Capitol Foundation shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges. The Commission shall determine and recommend to the General Assembly an appropriate monument in Capitol Square to commemorate the contributions of the women of Virginia. The Commission shall seek private funding for the operation and support of the Commission and the erection of an appropriate monument. The costs of implementation of the Commission, its work, and the compensation and reimbursement of members shall be borne by the Commission from such private funds as it may acquire to cover the costs of its operation and work. Until completion of the Commission's work or the erection of the monument, whichever occurs later, the Commission shall report annually by December 1, the status of its work, including any findings and recommendations, to the General Assembly, beginning on December 1, 2010.
Patron: Edwards
Study; costs incurred resulting from tort claims brought against the Commonwealth and localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the costs incurred by the Commonwealth and localities resulting from tort claims brought against such entities. This resolution is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Patron: Northam
Study; uniform grading in public schools; report. Requests the Department of Education to study the impact of a uniform grading policy in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Department shall (i) examine other states' uniform grading policies and their effects on the public school systems in those states, (ii) consider the implication of implementing a similar policy in the Commonwealth, and (iii) if such a policy is found to be desirable, consider and make recommendations on specific elements of such a policy, including (a) consistent numerical breaks for letter grades, (b) standards to define honors courses, (c) a methodology for appropriately weighting advanced and honors courses, and (d) a determination of courses and weightings to be used in the calculation of class rank.
Patron: Northam
Study; Virginia Institute of Marine Science; tidal shoreline management. Requests the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to review tidal shoreline management in the Commonwealth and similarly situated states; identify potential changes to the regulatory structure of tidal shoreline management to reduce the cost and time required to issue a permit; identify regulatory innovations that would increase adoption of living shorelines among shoreline landowners; and make specific recommendations to achieve the sustained protection of tidal shoreline resources.
Patron: Puller
Department of Social Services; awareness of abuse of adults and children with disabilities. Encourages the Department of Social Services to work together with public and private partners to conduct a comprehensive public awareness and education program on the identification, prevention, and reporting of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults and children who have a disability.
Patron: Miller, Y.B.
Resolution; Virginia Workplace Readiness Skills; report. Requests that the Board of Education approve the revised Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills and test. The Board of Education must submit an executive summary and report of its progress in meeting the request of this resolution to the Governor and 2011 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Patron: Barker
Study; SCC; management of continuing care retirement communities and the need for resident representation in management and governance; report. Requests the State Corporation Commission to study the management of continuing care retirement communities and the need for resident representation in management and governance including the various management and governance structures of continuing care retirement communities in the Commonwealth, and the need for and any benefits associated with requiring resident participation in management and governance of continuing care retirement communities. If the State Corporation Commission determines that a need exists and benefits would result from requiring resident participation in management and governance of continuing care retirement communities, the State Corporation Commission is further directed to study and make recommendations related to the best method for implementing such requirement, including any statutory or regulatory changes that may be required.
Patron: Miller, J.C.
Study; healthy lifestyle SOL; report. Requests the Department of Education to study the feasibility of adding a curriculum and Standard of Learning relating to healthy lifestyle choices and reducing childhood obesity. In conducting its study, the Department shall (i) examine existing Standards of Learning to see where such curriculum might fit within the existing framework, (ii) consider the feasibility of adding a new curriculum and Standard of Learning to address this need, (iii) consider other ways of implementing this type of curriculum outside of the Standards of Learning, and (iv) consider input from local school divisions on this issue.
Patron: Hanger
Resolution; Bureau of Insurance to collect information on substance abuse treatment services insurance parity; report. Requests the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission to collect and report on data and information on the impact of federal substance abuse parity legislation, including the number of complaints regarding violations of statutory and regulatory requirements related to the fair, equitable, and legal provision of substance abuse treatment services insurance coverage, responses to such complaints in the Commonwealth, and steps that the Commonwealth may take to address problems related to the fair, equitable, and legal provision of substance abuse treatment services insurance coverage in the Commonwealth.
Patron: Hanger
Study; Prescription Monitoring Program; report. Requests that the Department of Health Professions collect data on and information about use of the Prescription Monitoring Program by prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances and responses to notifications of substantial or unusual activity or potential misuse of prescription drugs sent by the Department to prescribers and dispensers.
Patron: Barker
Study; Department of Health Professions; medication aides in nursing homes; report. Requests the Department of Health Professions to study the advisability of permitting the use of medication aides in nursing homes. In conducting its study, the Department shall (i) research the prevalence of medication aides in nursing homes in other states, (ii) examine the potential for such additional level of staff in nursing homes to enhance team care and extend licensed nursing care for residents, (iii) consider the regulatory protections and safeguards needed if medication aides were permitted to administer certain medications in nursing homes in the Commonwealth, and (iv) consult with nursing home, pharmacy, and nursing professionals in each aspect of the study.
Patron: Petersen
Encouraging physical activity in public schools. Encourages the local school divisions to promote daily physical activity and reduce childhood obesity.
Patron: Vogel
Study; dyslexia screening in kindergarten; report. Requests the Department of Education to study dyslexia screening for kindergarteners. In conducting its study, the Department shall (i) examine available scientific data on the success of early screening for dyslexia, (ii) consider the cost-effectiveness of such strategy, and (iii) make recommendations as to whether such screening is advisable and, if so, the particular method that is most effective.
Patron: Vogel
Study; joint subcommittee to study local government reorganization; report. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to recommend methods for modernizing local government structure and organization, including the potential benefits of regional solutions to local problems and regional delivery of local services. This is a two-year study.
Patron: Vogel
Study; Joint Subcommittee to Study Development and Land Use Tools in Virginia's Localities; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Development and Land Use Tools in Virginia's Localities for one year to examine and monitor the transition to channeling development into Urban Development Areas, and determine if additional legislation is needed to help localities as they transition to Urban Development Areas. The joint subcommittee shall also continue to make a comprehensive evaluation of all existing land use planning tools and infrastructure financing options and make any recommendations deemed appropriate.
Patron: Herring
Study; distribution of state funds to community services boards; report. Requests the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to study the funding formula used to distribute resources to community services boards. In conducting its study, the Department shall (i) review the various programs and services being provided by community services boards across the state, including any voluntary or pilot programs, and how such programs and services are funded, (ii) examine the effectiveness of the current formula in adequately funding such programs and services, and (iii) consider the most effective use of limited funds in providing the most essential services through the community services boards to meet the needs of citizens of the Commonwealth.
Patron: Houck
Study; JLARC; methodology employed to develop the Biennial Report on Public School Teacher Compensation; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the methodology employed by the Director of Human Resource Management to develop the Biennial Report on Public School Teacher Compensation. In conducting its study, JLARC shall (i) review the current methodology used to develop this biennial report for scientific accuracy, (ii) compare this methodology with that used by private entities that have produced similar reports with substantially different results, and (iii) make recommendations as to how to improve this methodology to produce unbiased, accurate results.
Patron: Herring
Study; JLARC; privatizing Commonwealth's rest areas; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the privatization of all or portions of the Commonwealth's rest areas.