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2017 SESSION
Senate Education and Health
MEMBERSHIP
Newman (Chair), Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Locke, Barker, Black, Carrico, Petersen, Cosgrove, Lewis, Dunnavant, Chase, Suetterlein, Peake
MEETS
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Senate Room B
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- HB 1400 Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report.
- HB 1401 Higher educational institutions; speech on campus.
- HB 1402 Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth.
- HB 1408 Student vision screenings; requirements for certain students.
- HB 1414 Standards of Learning; DOE to review multipart assessment questions, partial credit, etc.
- HB 1426 Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.
- HB 1437 Public school students; sight and hearing testing, exceptions.
- HB 1453 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- HB 1467 Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Board of Health to adopt regulations to include as reportable disease.
- HB 1474 Dental hygienist; remote supervision.
- HB 1483 BHDS, Board of; regulations governing licensure of providers.
- HB 1484 Occupational therapists; Board of Medicine shall amend regulations governing licensure.
- HB 1490 School board members who are called to active duty; appointment of acting school board members.
- HB 1491 Background checks; exceptions, sponsored living and shared residential service providers.
- HB 1497 Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
- HB 1505 Perpetual care trust funds; method of distribution.
- HB 1508 Critical incident reports; DBHDS to provide written report.
- HB 1512 Higher educational institutions, public; academic credit for American Sign Language courses.
- HB 1514 Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
- HB 1534 Student discipline; long-term suspension.
- HB 1536 Student discipline; suspension or expulsion of students in preschool through grade five.
- HB 1538 Revision and recodification of Title 23; corrections.
- HB 1541 Board of Nursing; powers and duties.
- HB 1544 Certificates of public need; conditions on certificates, alternative plans of compliance.
- HB 1548 Advance directives; admission of person for mental health treatment, capacity determinations.
- HB 1549 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided, report.
- HB 1551 Commitment hearings; sharing of records and information.
- HB 1552 Career and technical education; notification by school board to students and parents of programs.
- HB 1567 Medicaid applications; information about advance directives.
- HB 1569 VPI & SU and Virginia State University; purpose and courses of study.
- HB 1578 Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs (Tebow Bill).
- HB 1592 Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit.
- HB 1605 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report.
- HB 1610 Drug Control Act; Schedule I.
- HB 1615 Chief Medical Examiner; appointment, terms, and authority of medical examiners.
- HB 1625 Mobile food units; licenses.
- HB 1642 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration.
- HB 1661 Administration of medications to treat adrenal crisis.
- HB 1662 Higher educational institutions, public; general education course credit, dual enrollment courses.
- HB 1663 Northern Va. Community College, et al.; computer science training, etc., for public school teachers.
- HB 1664 SCHEV; collection and publication of wage data.
- HB 1675 Palliative care information and resources; VDH to make information available on its website.
- HB 1688 Practice of chiropractic; certain medical evaluations.
- HB 1708 Standards of Accreditation; industry certification credentials obtained by high school students.
- HB 1709 School boards; policies and procedures prohibiting bullying, parental notification.
- HB 1721 Community Colleges, State Board for; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges.
- HB 1728 Air transportation services providers; VDH to review rules for use in medical situations.
- HB 1747 Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs.
- HB 1750 Dispensing of naloxone; patient-specific order not required.
- HB 1751 Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission.
- HB 1767 Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances.
- HB 1770 Teacher licensure; career and technical education, certain local waivers.
- HB 1775 Persons with developmental disabilities; terminology.
- HB 1777 Hospitals providing psychiatric services; denials of admission.
- HB 1798 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); donation or acquisition of organs infected with virus.
- HB 1799 Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
- HB 1829 Teacher licensure; certification or training in emergency first aid, etc., hands-on practice.
- HB 1837 Private certified preschool or nursery school programs; licensure exemptions.
- HB 1840 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); confidentiality of tests, release of information.
- HB 1846 Death certificates; filing.
- HB 1848 Comprehensive community colleges; tuition grants and fees for certain individuals.
- HB 1885 Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1910 Definition of mental health service provider.
- HB 1911 Higher educational institutions, public; resident assistants training in mental health.
- HB 1919 Assisted living facilities; cap on civil penalties.
- HB 1924 Public schools; suspensions.
- HB 1944 Administrative Process Act; certain regulations for licensed providers by DMAS and DBHDS.
- HB 1946 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of the; amends provisions related to Office.
- HB 1965 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution.
- HB 1981 School Divisions of Innovation; definition, regulatory provisions.
- HB 1982 Graduation requirements; verified units of credit, satisfactory score on the PSAT examination.
- HB 2007 Students who receive home instruction; dual enrollment courses.
- HB 2014 Standards of quality; biennial review by Board of Education.
- HB 2040 Postsecondary schools; enrollment agreement with each student.
- HB 2046 Unused dispensed drugs; guidelines for provision of counseling and information on proper disposal.
- HB 2072 Nursing home family councils; rights of family members.
- HB 2095 Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration.
- HB 2101 Health care providers; data collection.
- HB 2119 Laser hair removal; limits practice.
- HB 2140 Teachers turnover; exit questionnaire.
- HB 2141 Public education; Board of Education to report on condition and needs.
- HB 2153 Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders; reciprocity.
- HB 2163 Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
- HB 2164 Drugs of concern; drug of concern.
- HB 2165 Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
- HB 2167 Opioids and buprenorphine; Boards of Dentistry and Medicine to adopt regulations for prescribing.
- HB 2171 Higher educational institutions, public; use of investment fund earnings.
- HB 2172 Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; members of board of trustees, powers and duties.
- HB 2174 School boards; annual report on pupil/teacher ratios in elementary, middle, etc., school classrooms.
- HB 2183 Medicaid; eligibility of incarcerated individuals.
- HB 2191 School boards; procedures for handling sexually explicit instructional materials, etc.
- HB 2209 Emergency Department Care Coordination Program; established.
- HB 2218 Public charter school applications and charter agreements; review by the Board of Education.
- HB 2257 High school family life education curricula; effective and evidence-based programs on consent.
- HB 2258 Suicide; task force to raise public awareness, etc.
- HB 2262 Online Virginia Network Authority; established, membership, report.
- HB 2264 Department of Health; restrictions on expenditure of funds related to abortions and family planning.
- HB 2276 Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information.
- HB 2277 Licensure of doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry; requirements.
- HB 2282 Children, trafficking of; guidelines for training school counselors, etc.
- HB 2290 Driver education programs; instruction concerning traffic stops.
- HB 2300 Health, Department of; frequency of inspections.
- HB 2301 Nurses, licensed practical; administration of vaccinations.
- HB 2304 Long-term care; requirements of Department of Medical Assistance Services.
- HB 2306 Arlington County School Board; maximum salary of members.
- HB 2317 Harm reduction programs; public health emergency, etc.
- HB 2331 Community services boards; preadmission screening for regional jail inmates.
- HB 2332 Teachers; compensation at rate competitive with national average salary.
- HB 2341 Education, Board of; membership.
- HB 2342 Public schools; Board of Education shall only establish regional charter school divisions.
- HB 2352 Teacher licensure by reciprocity; professional teacher's assessments, report.
- HB 2355 Students receiving home instruction; participation in AP and PSAT/NMSQT.
- HB 2379 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Bluefield College from board of trustees.
- HB 2395 Public Schools; dyslexia advisor.
- HB 2404 PANDAS and PANS; created, report.
- HB 2417 Prepayment analytics; DMAS shall establish program relating to fraud prevention.
- HB 2431 School property; retail fee-based electric vehicle charging stations.
- HB 2432 Teachers and other school personnel; investigation of certain complaints, license revocation.
- HB 2457 Health and Human Resources Secretariat; agencies of Secretariat shall share data, records, etc.
- HB 2470 Drug Control Act; Schedule II and Schedule V.
- HB 2477 Onsite sewage systems and private wells; VDH to take steps to eliminate site evaluation.
- SB 829 Alternatives to suspension; Board of Education shall establish guidelines for local school boards.
- SB 848 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- SB 880 Genetic counselors; licensing; grandfather clause.
- SB 894 Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Srvcs; reports of critical incidents or death.
- SB 907 Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth.
- SB 922 DPOR and DHP; licensure, certification, registration, and permitting.
- SB 951 School service providers; student access to collected personal information.
- SB 955 Certain educational institutions; designation of governing boards.
- SB 974 Palliative care information and resources.
- SB 975 Community services boards; preadmission screening for regional jail inmates.
- SB 981 Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
- SB 985 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 986 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 987 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 995 Student discipline; long-term suspension.
- SB 997 Public schools; student discipline.
- SB 999 Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit.
- SB 1005 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided, report.
- SB 1006 Commitment hearings; sharing of records and information.
- SB 1009 Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances.
- SB 1017 School attendance officer; powers and duties.
- SB 1020 Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration.
- SB 1024 Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
- SB 1026 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution.
- SB 1027 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide.
- SB 1031 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration.
- SB 1032 Comprehensive community colleges; tuition grants and fees for certain individuals.
- SB 1046 Board of Medicine; requirements for licensure.
- SB 1048 Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information.
- SB 1050 Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission.
- SB 1053 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, report, civil penalties.
- SB 1062 Definition of mental health service provider.
- SB 1064 Mental health awareness training; law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.
- SB 1082 School principals; incident reports.
- SB 1087 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 1088 Higher educational institutions, public; fixed four-year tuition rate.
- SB 1098 Standards of Quality; standards for accreditation in public schools.
- SB 1099 Standards of Quality; assessments terms.
- SB 1100 New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; reporting by SCHEV on Program.
- SB 1116 Public school employees, certain; assistance with student insulin pumps by register nurse, etc.
- SB 1117 School counselors; licensure.
- SB 1159 Public schools; career and technical education credential.
- SB 1160 Teacher Education and Licensure, Advisory Board on; increases membership.
- SB 1178 Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
- SB 1180 Opioids and buprenorphine; Boards of Dentistry and Medicine to adopt regulations for prescribing.
- SB 1221 Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.
- SB 1222 Acute psychiatric patient registry; DBHDS to develop and administer.
- SB 1230 Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
- SB 1232 Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision.
- SB 1233 Temporary detention; certified evaluators.
- SB 1234 Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to develop a passport credit program.
- SB 1235 Family life education; implementation of SOL for program.
- SB 1240 Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report.
- SB 1242 Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs.
- SB 1243 Va. Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, definitions, report, effective clause.
- SB 1245 Public education; economics education and financial literacy.
- SB 1283 Public schools; Board of Education shall only establish regional charter school divisions.
- SB 1321 Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
- SB 1323 Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Board of Health to adopt regulations to include as reportable disease.
- SB 1330 Critical incident stress management team; peer support team privileged communications.
- SB 1353 Higher educational institutions; primary duties of members of governing boards.
- SB 1359 School boards, local; lead testing of potable water in schools.
- SB 1371 Virginia Research Investment Committee; expands role of Committee.
- SB 1376 Higher educational institutions, public; public notice of proposed undergraduate tuition increase.
- SB 1379 Higher educational institutions; governing board to implement a plan to reduce in-state tuition.
- SB 1403 Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
- SB 1414 Students receiving home instruction; participation in AP and PSAT/NMSQT.
- SB 1430 Higher educational institutions; student-death-related crisis.
- SB 1452 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.
- SB 1475 Family life education; changes to curriculum guidelines and curricula.
- SB 1482 SHHR; certain waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- SB 1484 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information to certain physicians or pharmacists.
- SB 1504 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; career pathway.
- SB 1511 Advance directives; admission of person for mental health treatment, capacity determinations.
- SB 1516 Public schools; dyslexia advisor.
- SB 1517 School transportation; fees.
- SB 1523 Teachers turnover; exit questionnaire.
- SB 1527 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants.
- SB 1534 Higher educational institutions, public; general education course credit, dual enrollment courses.
- SB 1546 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemical substances to Schedule I.
- SB 1551 Central Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited without General Assembly authorization.
- SB 1561 Emergency Department Care Coordination Program; established.
- SB 1565 Higher educational institutions; tuition increases.
- SB 1577 Alternative onsite sewage systems; sampling.
- SB 1583 Teacher licensure; career and technical education, certain local waivers.