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HB 1230 Protection and Advocacy, Virginia Office for; conversion to a nonprofit entity, report.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Privatization of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy. Requires the Director of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy and the Board for Protection and Advocacy to establish a nonprofit organization to provide advocacy, legal, and ombudsman services to persons with disabilities in compliance with state and federal law no later than December 31, 2013, and eliminates the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy as of January 1, 2014. The bill also provides that employees of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy who transition to employment with the nonprofit organization shall not be subject to the provisions of the Workforce Transition Act.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Privatization of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy. Requires the Director of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy and the Board for Protection and Advocacy to establish a nonprofit organization to provide advocacy, legal, and ombudsman services to persons with disabilities in compliance with state and federal law no later than December 31, 2013, and eliminates the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy as of January 1, 2014. The bill also provides that employees of the nonprofit organization shall be eligible for membership in the Virginia Retirement System and for all of the health and related insurance and other benefits available to state employees, and that employees of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy who transition to employment with the nonprofit organization shall not be subject to the provisions of the Workforce Transition Act.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Privatization of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy. Requires the Director of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy and the Board for Protection and Advocacy to establish a nonprofit organization to provide advocacy, legal, and ombudsman services to persons with disabilities in compliance with state and federal law no later than December 31, 2013, and eliminates the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy as of January 1, 2014.