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2011 SESSION
Chairman: Mary Margaret Whipple
Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar/Patty Lung
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: January 28, 2011
Time and Place: 10:00 a.m. -- Senate Room A
Patron: Wampler
Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation. Creates the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation to replace the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, which will cease to exist on July 1, 2011. The bill sets out the membership and powers and duties of the Foundation. The bill provides that the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation is the successor in interest to the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, and further provides that members of the Commission serving terms shall continue their terms as members of the board of trustees of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation. The bill contains technical amendments.
Patron: Puller
Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Extends the sunset for the Joint Commission on Health Care from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2016.
Patron: Petersen
Commission on Civics Education. Clarifies that the Commission on Civics Education will continue until July 1, 2012, if the Commission is funded by a separate appropriation in the general appropriation act or funded with nongeneral funds or donations to sustain its work.
Patron: Obenshain
Study; feasibility and cost-effectiveness of withdrawal from Medicaid; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of withdrawing from Medicaid in favor of a state-run program. In conducting its study, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall (i) review the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act pertaining to the expansion of the Medicaid program and assess the potential impact of expanding the program in Virginia; (ii) evaluate the options of withdrawal from Medicaid and the establishment of a state-run program relative to the fiscal, social, and health impact of each option; (iii) propose the framework and estimate the cost of establishing a state-run program, including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria, covered benefits and services, qualifications of and payment levels for participating health care providers, and potential revenues and funding stream; (iv) consider such related matters as the Commission may deem appropriate; and (v) propose feasible and appropriate options. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission must submit its report to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron: Houck
Autism Advisory Council created. Creates the Autism Advisory Council as an advisory council in the legislative branch of state government to promote coordination of services and resources among agencies involved in the delivery of services to Virginians with autism spectrum disorders and to increase public awareness of such services and resources. The Council will not be created unless funds are included in the appropriation act. The Council will expire on July 1, 2014.
Patron: Herring
Aerospace Advisory Council; membership. Provides that the Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership shall be one of five ex officio members of the Aerospace Advisory Council.
Patron: Puller
Designating October, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Family History Month in Virginia.
Patron: Puller
Study; public transportation in U.S. Route 1 corridor; report. Requests the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to conduct a study for improved public transportation services to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County and the Marine Corps Base at Quantico in Prince William and Stafford Counties. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall conduct the study in consultation with Fort Belvoir, the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, the Virginia Railway Express, the Counties of Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford and affected federal agencies.
Patron: Puller
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study eating disorders in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study eating disorders in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall (i) determine the number of incidences of diagnosed eating disorders in Virginia; (ii) assess the adequacy of training provided public school educators; (iii) evaluate the adequacy of the curriculum relating to eating disorders in Virginia's medical and nursing schools and continuing education requirements for Virginia medical professionals; (iv) determine strategies by which Virginia can increase awareness of eating disorders, including their symptoms, effects, and preventive interventions; (v) assess the cost of treatment incurred by eating disorder patients borne by the Commonwealth's Medicaid program as well as by private health plans and employers; (vi) assess issues concerning access to care for eating disorders within the Commonwealth; (vii) generate recommendations for improving education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of eating disorders in Virginia and estimate the fiscal impact on the Commonwealth and private payers for the implementation of such strategies; and (viii) consider, as the Commission may identify, such other issues related to the objectives of this study. The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron: Miller, Y.B.
Study; transit programs in Virginia; report. Requests the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to make a one-year study of transit programs in the Commonwealth, including but not limited to the funding of such programs.
Patron: Wagner
Department of Education; public schools; development of engineering curriculum; report. Requests the Department of Education to establish shared goals for an engineering program of study, and assign a shared responsibility for this program between the existing science, mathematics, and technology disciplines.
Patron: Blevins
Study; E-ZPass; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the policies and procedures of other states participating in the E-ZPass program.
Patron: McEachin
Designating the last full week in February, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Eating Disorder Awareness Week in Virginia.
Patron: Miller, J.C.
Study; replacement of the state motor fuel tax; report. Requests the Virginia Transportation Research Council to study the desirability and feasibility of replacing the state motor fuel tax with alternatives including a mileage-based fee predicated on vehicle-miles traveled in Virginia.
Patron: Howell
Study; JLARC; economic development incentive grants; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the effectiveness of economic development incentive grants in Virginia.
Patron: Northam
Study; Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to establish a panel to study subaqueous bottomland in Virginia; report. Requests the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to establish a panel of at least seven persons to study how the subaqueous bottomland on the seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore might be better utilized to (i) support the management and fishery of wild shellfish populations, (ii) promote sustainable shellfish aquaculture, and (iii) enhance habitat restoration.
Patron: Northam
Designating April 29, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Light Rail Safety Day in Virginia.
Patron: Whipple
Study; expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; report. Requests that the Secretary of Natural Resources study the expansion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program. In conducting its study, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall convene a stakeholder committee to include representatives from the nutrient source sectors identified in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, private sector interests with experience and expertise in market-based approaches and nutrient credits and trading, state agency personnel, local governments, conservation and environmental organizations, and any other persons deemed by the Secretary to have relevant knowledge, perspective, or experience.
Patron: Whipple
Study; long-term dedicated funding sources for land conservation; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study long-term dedicated funding sources for land conservation. In conducting its study, the Commission is directed to look to other states for innovative funding mechanisms and identify and develop viable options for potential long-term dedicated funding sources for land conservation in the Commonwealth.
Patron: Marsh
Study; Composite Index of Local Ability to Pay; report. Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the efficiency and effectiveness of the Composite Index of Local Ability to Pay. In conducting the study, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall (i) review current statutory, constitutional, and budgetary provisions governing the calculation of SOQ costs and funding; (ii) examine the components of the Composite Index and how they interact; (iii) evaluate other states' public school funding formulas; (iv) hear local concerns and seek input from various Virginia and national experts, as available; and (v) evaluate the need to adjust the current basic school aid formula.
The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron: Barker
Study; recycling education in public schools; report. Requests the Department of Education to study recycling education in the public schools. In conducting its study, the Department of Education shall (i) evaluate the feasibility of requiring or promoting recycling education programs in the public schools; (ii) ascertain the number of and identify school divisions that have successfully implemented recycling education programs; (iii) review recycling education programs in other states to determine program components, costs, and methods of implementation and evaluation; and (iv) determine ways to increase recycling within public schools in Virginia.
The Department of Education must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron: Hanger
Study; sex offender registry; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study federal requirements regarding Virginia's sex offender registry, examine the effectiveness of the registry in preventing sexual victimization, and determine the feasibility of implementing a tiered system.
Patron: Hanger
Study; transfer on death deeds. Requests the Virginia Bar Association to study the merits of legislation authorizing transfer on death deeds.
Patron: Hanger
Joint Subcommittee to Study Strategies and Models for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Strategies and Models for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment for one additional year, through 2011.
Patron: Obenshain
Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study state employee compensation; report. Provides for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the salary structure and pay of state employees compared with similarly situated private sector employees.
Patron: Deeds
Requesting the Governor to consider zero-based budgeting. Requests that the Governor, through the work of his Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring, consider the cost savings that may be achieved through zero-based budgeting, and consider how much revenue these savings may generate that could be used for transportation.
Patron: Vogel
Cancer Prevention Day. Designates February 4, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Cancer Prevention Day in Virginia.
Patron: Vogel
Study; joint subcommittee to study method of selecting Auditor of Public Accounts; report. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to recommend the best method for selecting the Auditor of Public Accounts. This is a one-year study.
Patron: Edwards
Requesting the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and human services agencies to adopt and implement person-center practices in providing services to citizens.
Patron: McEachin
Study; investment portfolio managed by VRS; report. Directs the Senate Committee on Finance to study the investment portfolio managed by the Virginia Retirement System. In conducting its study, the committee shall examine how the Virginia Retirement System selects firms to manage its investment portfolio and determine if more minority-owned firms should be used to help the Virginia Retirement System manage its investment portfolio.