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Welfare (Social Services)
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• HB 38 TANF; Department of Social Services required to annually review, indexing of payments.
• HB 74 Justice for Victims of Sterilization Act; established, creates Compensation Fund.
• HB 202 Licensure of assisted living facilities; credit references.
• HB 215 Social services, district board of; process for withdrawal by local governments.
• HB 234 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
• HB 240 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
• HB 262 Local boards; appointment of members of boards of supervisors.
• HB 264 Social services, local boards of; authority to employ in-house counsel.
• HB 397 Social worker; family-services specialists & qualified equivalent workers allowed to perform tasks.
• HB 404 Investigation of cases involving alleged sexual abuse of a child; qualifications of investigator.
• HB 405 Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected; reports to law enforcement.
• HB 407 Adoption; disclosure of identifying information.
• HB 412 Child care; Department of Social Services to plan for national background checks for providers.
• HB 450 Background checks; employment prior to receipt of results.
• HB 468 Child day programs; licensure exemptions.
• HB 473 Discounted fees and charges; City of Richmond may provide to certain customers.
• HB 486 Human trafficking of children; reports and investigation.
• HB 552 Child welfare agencies; criminal history background checks requirement established.
• HB 620 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; changes program by decreasing value of donations, etc.
• HB 642 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
• HB 668 Independent living services; individuals between 18 and 21 years of age.
• HB 682 Central registry of records; extends time records must be kept by Department of Social Services.
• HB 683 Investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect; agreements with school divisions.
• HB 702 Uniform assessments; qualified assessors.
• HB 709 Child abuse and neglect investigations; time for determination.
• HB 737 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; increases percentage of persons served by organization.
• HB 779 Diabetes; DSS to develop a pilot program for self-care education for individuals and families.
• HB 780 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; distribution of benefits.
• HB 888 Uniform assessment instrument; regulations.
• HB 890 Social worker; family-services specialists & qualified equivalent workers allowed to perform tasks.
• HB 912 Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); Workforce Development Pilot Program, report.
• HB 1068 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); eligibility, drug-related felonies.
• HB 1081 Adoption; clarifies provisions related to assistance for children with special needs.
• HB 1110 Children placed in child-caring institutions or group homes; reimbursement of costs to educate.
• HB 1113 Adoption; person other than spouse of a parent may adopt child.
• HB 1138 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
• HB 1179 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; proposals, emergency.
• HB 1204 Investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect; agreements with school divisions.
• HB 1205 Student teachers; fingerprinting, criminal history records check, and child abuse and neglect data.
• HB 1206 Central registry of records; extends time records must be kept by Department of Social Services.
• HB 1236 Foster care and adoption assistance; DSS to amend state plan to include payments up to age 21.
• HB 1240 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.
• HB 1252 Child welfare agencies; criminal history background checks requirement established.
• HB 1259 Embryo adoptions; recognition, issuance of birth certificate.
• HJ 39 Adult abuse; Department of Social Services to study.
• SB 10 Water and sewer system; discounted fees and charges for low-income and disabled customers.
• SB 67 Discounted fees and charges; City of Richmond may develop criteria for certain customers.
• SB 132 TNAF recipients; Board of Social Services shall annually review amount of assistance paid.
• SB 134 Independent living services; individuals between 18 and 21 years of age.
• SB 195 Child care; services for TANF and low-income families.
• SB 273 Foster-care youth; eligibility for medical assistance.
• SB 277 Foster care and adoption assistance; DSS to include individuals between age 18 & 21 years of age.
• SB 278 Foster care; approval of applicant whose household includes certain individuals.
• SB 284 Kinship care; DSS shall review current policy governing placement of children to avoid foster care.
• SB 316 Local boards; appointment of members of boards of supervisors.
• SB 331 Investigation of cases involving alleged sexual abuse of a child; qualifications of investigator.
• SB 332 Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected; reports to law enforcement.
• SB 336 Adoption; person other than spouse of a parent may adopt child.
• SB 353 Criminal history record checks; sets out list of barrier crimes.
• SB 400 Kinship foster care; removal of child from physical custody of kinship foster parent.
• SB 417 Social services, local boards of; authority to employ in-house counsel.
• SB 437 Child day programs; radon testing shall be conducted between Nov. & Mar. in lowest area of building.
• SB 534 Local departments; consent to treatment and collection of evidence.
• SB 563 Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases amount of tax credits that may be issued under program.
• SB 572 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
• SB 591 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; proposals, emergency.
• SB 604 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
• SB 639 Child care; Department of Social Services to plan for national background checks for providers.
• SJ 54 Child-care providers; Department of Social Services to study a tiered-reimbursement subsidy program.