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HB 740 Federal Rehabilitation Act and Older Americans Act; amends certain language in Code.
Introduced by: Joseph R. Yost | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Federal Rehabilitation Act. Amends certain language in the Code of Virginia to conform to the federal Rehabilitation Act. The bill adds to the services to be provided through grants or contracts with centers for independent living to include services that (i) facilitate the transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based residences, (ii) provide assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community, and (iii) facilitate the transition of youth with significant disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or who have completed their secondary education, to post-secondary life. The bill also requires that individualized plans for employment for recipients of vocational rehabilitation services provided or funded by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) be developed as soon as possible, but not later than 90 days after the due date of the determination of eligibility. The bill also repeals a section of the Code of Virginia that lists certain services employers may provide through projects with DARS designed to provide vocational rehabilitation in realistic employment settings and to provide on-the-job training for persons with disabilities.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101572D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104879D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB740ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101572D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104879D-H1
- 01/29/16 House: Read first time
- 02/01/16 House: Read second time
- 02/01/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16104879D-H1
- 02/01/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB740H1
- 02/02/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB740ER)
- 02/17/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/18/16
- 02/18/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Thursday, February 25, 2016
- 02/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/16)
- 02/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027)