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2013 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health

Chairman: Stephen H. Martin

Clerk: Patty Lung
Staff: Thomas Stevens, Ryan Brimmer
Date of Meeting: January 10, 2013
Time and Place: 8:30 a.m. - Senate Room B

S.B. 807

Patron: Blevins

Administration of drugs; private schools. Provides that nothing shall prevent the administration of drugs by a person to a child in a private school that is accredited by the Virginia Council for Private Education and exempt from licensure by the Board of Social Services, or in a private school that is accredited by the Virginia Council for Private Education in accordance with standards prescribed by the Board of Education, provided such person has completed an approved training program, obtained written authorization of the parent, and administers drugs dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original labeled container only to the child identified on the prescription label and in accordance with the prescriber's instructions.

S.B. 814

Patron: Wagner

Nursing education programs; minimum examination passage rates. Requires approved nursing education programs to maintain a minimum passage rate among graduates taking the national licensing examination required for licensure as a professional or practical nurse for the first time that is not lower than 10 percentage points less than the national average passage rate, and provides that in cases in which an approved nursing education program fails to maintain a satisfactory passage rate in two consecutive years, the Board of Nursing shall cause a survey of the program to be made and may place the program on conditional approval with terms and conditions.

S.B. 857

Patron: Blevins

Higher education; in-state tuition for military dependents. Expands eligibility for in-state tuition to certain dependents of active duty military personnel, or activated or temporarily mobilized reservists or guard members, who are either (i) assigned unaccompanied orders and immediately prior to receiving such unaccompanied orders were assigned to a permanent duty station or workplace geographically located in Virginia, or in a state contiguous to Virginia or the District of Columbia, and resided in Virginia or (ii) assigned unaccompanied orders with Virginia listed as the designated place move.

S.B. 876

Patron: Puckett

Pharmacies; audit rights. Establishes audit rights for pharmacies, including, among other things, 14 days' advance notice of audit, exemption from scheduling of audits within the first five days of the month, exclusion of clerical or recordkeeping errors from records deemed fraudulent, and limitation of audits to one per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The bill also establishes an appeals process.

S.B. 893

Patron: Howell

Public schools; possession and administration of epinephrine. Adds employees of local governing bodies and employees of local health departments to the lists of individuals who are permitted to possess and administer epinephrine and not be held liable for civil damages when certain conditions are met. The bill also requires local school boards to include in policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine a provision adding any employee of a local governing body or an employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to administer the drug to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction.

S.B. 901

Patron: Reeves

Vital records; marital status. Requires an officer issuing a marriage license to contact the State Registrar of Vital Records to confirm that neither applicant for the license is currently married and requires the State Registrar to disclose that information to the officer.

S.B. 916

Patron: Stuart

Exhumations; basis for. Requires that a party petitioning a court to order the exhumation of the body of any dead person provide a sworn statement that sets forth either facts establishing a reasonable possibility of (i) the requisite sexual conduct between the petitioner's alleged ancestors or (ii) a biological relationship between the petitioner and his alleged ancestors.

S.B. 931

Patron: Vogel

Disposition of unclaimed dead bodies. Establishes a time by which a person must claim a dead body and provides that in cases in which no person claims the body of a deceased person within 90 days of the death or notification of the next of kin of the deceased person, the sheriff or other person or institution having custody of the body may make arrangements for the disposition of the body. The bill also provides immunity from civil liability for sheriffs for acts, decisions, and omissions related to acceptance and disposition of dead bodies.

S.B. 933

Patron: Vogel

Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act created. Requires every organization that owns and controls a movable soccer goal to establish a soccer goal safety and education policy that outlines how the organization will address any safety concern related to movable soccer goals, including the dangers of unanchored or improperly anchored soccer goals tipping over and the care that must be taken to ensure proper installation, setup, maintenance, and transportation of movable soccer goals. The bill prohibits the sale of movable soccer goals that are not tip-resistant beginning July 1, 2014, and instructs the Board of Health to provide technical assistance for improving soccer goal safety.