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2011 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rules
Subcommittee #1

Edwards (Chairman), Puckett, Quayle

Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar/Patty Lung
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: January 25, 2011
Time and Place: 10:00 a.m. -- 4th Floor East Conference Room

S.B. 893 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation; created.

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.

S.B. 1336 Aerospace Advisory Council; membership.

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.

S.J.R. 291 Family History Month; designating as October, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Puller

Designating October, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Family History Month in Virginia.

S.J.R. 292 Public transportation; DRPT to conduct a study for improved services in U.S. Route 1 corridor.

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.

S.J.R. 297 Transit-related issues; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study those in State.

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.

S.J.R. 308 Engineering curriculum; Department of Education to development in public schools, report.

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.

S.J.R. 320 Virginia school children; joint subcommittee to study academic achievement.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Study; establishing a joint subcommittee to study the academic achievement of Virginia school children compared with that of students internationally; report.  Establishes a joint subcommittee to study how Virginia school children compare academically with students in other countries. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) compare the academic achievement of Virginia's students with that of students internationally for the past five years, especially in reading, mathematics, and science; (ii) identify features in the education systems of other countries that rank higher than the United States that may contribute to the academic success of their students; (iii) determine whether any of these features may be adapted for use in Virginia and the cost of implementation; (iv) determine whether and what changes in Virginia's public education system are warranted in light of findings from the comparison of the academic achievement of students in Virginia with students internationally; and (v) consider other matters related to the objectives of this resolution and recommend feasible and appropriate options and alternatives. The joint subcommittee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.

S.J.R. 322 Eating Disorder Awareness Week; designating as last full week in February 2011.

Patron: McEachin

Designating the last full week in February, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Eating Disorder Awareness Week in Virginia.

S.J.R. 328 Motor fuel tax; Transportation Research Council to study feasibility of replacing with alternative.

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.

S.J.R. 330 Subaqueous bottomland in Virginia; VIMS and VMRC to establish a panel to study.

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.

S.J.R. 331 Light Rail Safety Day; designating as April 29, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Northam

Designating April 29, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Light Rail Safety Day in Virginia.

S.J.R. 334 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; Secretary of Natural Resources to study.

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.

S.J.R. 335 Land conservation; JLARC to study long-term dedicated funding sources.

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.

S.J.R. 345 Independent contractors; Department of Labor and Industry to study misclassification of employees.

Patron: Puckett

Study; misclassification of employees as independent contractors; report.  Requests the Department of Labor and Industry, with the technical assistance of the Board for Contractors within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, to study the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the Department shall (i) review the status of employee misclassification in the state, (ii) review the consequences of misclassification to the workforce, (iii) determine the amount of lost revenue to the state and local governments, and (iv) suggest strategies for alleviating misclassification or improper classification of employees.

S.J.R. 346 Public schools; requests Department of Education to study recycling education in schools.

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.

S.J.R. 349 Death deeds; Virginia Bar Association to study merits of legislation authorizing transfer.

Patron: Hanger

Study; transfer on death deeds.  Requests the Virginia Bar Association to study the merits of legislation authorizing transfer on death deeds.

S.J.R. 355 Zero-based budgeting; requesting Governor to consider, report.

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.

S.J.R. 358 Cancer Prevention Day; designating as February 4, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Vogel

Cancer Prevention Day.  Designates February 4, in 2011 and in each succeeding year, as Cancer Prevention Day in Virginia.

S.J.R. 397 Requesting of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and human services agencies.

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.

S.R. 22 VRS; Senate Committee on Finance to study investment portfolio managed thereby.

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.