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2018 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 A, Pocahontas Building
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- HB 1 Scholastic records; prohibited access to directory information.
- HB 2 Teacher licensure; reciprocity, spouses of Armed Forces members.
- HB 3 Dual enrollment courses; quality, consistency, etc., of courses.
- HB 45 Family life education curricula; personal privacy and personal boundaries.
- HB 50 School meal policies; each local school board required to adopt policies.
- HB 80 Teacher licensure by reciprocity; third-party verification of application documents.
- HB 81 Division superintendents; vacancies appointment.
- HB 84 American Sign Language, instruction in; academic credit, foreign language requirements.
- HB 155 Opioids; location of clinic for treatment of addiction in Henrico Cty., City of Newport News, etc.
- HB 165 Higher educational institutions, public; loans to students, collection.
- HB 167 Diploma seals; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- HB 175 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- HB 192 Rainwater and gray water; regulations.
- HB 215 Teacher licensure; regulations governing licensure.
- HB 226 Patients; medically or ethically inappropriate care not required.
- HB 231 County manager plan of government; popular election of school board.
- HB 313 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- HB 322 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession & administration.
- HB 329 High school graduation requirements; course load.
- HB 335 Yorktown Victory Center; renamed the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
- HB 344 Higher educational institutions, public; constitutionally protected speech, etc.
- HB 347 SCHEV; longitudinal data to be disaggregated by degree program and level.
- HB 399 School boards; work-based learning experiences for students, notification.
- HB 438 School boards, local, etc.; prohibits assisting person for new job if engaged in misconduct w/minor.
- HB 442 Career and technical education credentials; testing accommodations for English language learners.
- HB 443 High school graduation requirements; substitution of computer coding for foreign language credit.
- HB 454 Higher educational institutions, public; governing boards, open educational resources.
- HB 501 Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs.
- HB 507 Standards of Quality; instructional programs and positions, dual language teachers.
- HB 520 Nonresident warehousers and nonresident third-party logistics providers; Board of Pharmacy.
- HB 544 High School to Work Partnerships; establishment, exemptions.
- HB 552 Bed-and-breakfast operations; definition of restaurant.
- HB 569 Suicide prevention activities; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to report.
- HB 589 Higher educational institutions, public and private; diplomas, proof of education.
- HB 614 Social work; practice.
- HB 632 Career investigation courses and programs of instruction; Board of Education to establish.
- HB 670 Standards of Quality; local match for basic aid, debt service on projects in school divisions.
- HB 685 Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program; established, report.
- HB 778 Air medical transportation; informed decision.
- HB 779 Norfolk, City of; eliminates cap on salaries of appointed members of school board.
- HB 793 Nurse practitioners; practice agreements.
- HB 803 High school equivalency programs; extends eligibility.
- HB 810 School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
- HB 813 Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
- HB 829 Compulsory school attendance; requires parent of school-age child to cause child to attend school.
- HB 842 Controlled paraphernalia; possession or distribution, hypodermic needles and syringes, naloxone.
- HB 854 Polysomnographic technology; students or trainees, licensure.
- HB 875 Veterinarians; compounding of drugs.
- HB 878 Schedule VI; delivery of prescription devices on behalf of medical equipment supplier.
- HB 879 Hospitals and nursing homes; frequency of inspections.
- HB 885 Conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems; authority of the Board of Health.
- HB 886 Mental health treatment; admission regulations, toxicology results.
- HB 887 Onsite sewage systems; adjustment or replacement of sewer lines, etc., is considered maintenance.
- HB 897 Higher educational institutions, public; six-year plans submitted by governing board, report.
- HB 915 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- HB 919 Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
- HB 1000 School boards; permitted to employ certain individuals.
- HB 1003 Health care data reporting; penalty for failure to report.
- HB 1044 School board; policies prohibiting abusive work environment, etc.
- HB 1054 Prescription requirements; treatment of sexually transmitted disease.
- HB 1071 Health regulatory boards; electronic notice of license renewal.
- HB 1085 Public schools; open enrollment for students residing on a military installation, etc.
- HB 1088 Hospitals; security personnel training to identify mental illness.
- HB 1114 Professional and occupational regulation; authority to suspend or revoke licenses, certificates.
- HB 1125 Teacher licensure; requirements for license, provisional license, etc.
- HB 1138 Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, Office of the; established, report.
- HB 1156 Teacher licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six.
- HB 1157 Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
- HB 1158 Death certificates; medical certification, electronic filing, hospice.
- HB 1173 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
- HB 1174 Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.
- HB 1181 Online Va. Network Authority; adds Chancellor of Va. Community College System to board of trustees.
- HB 1194 Schedule I controlled substances; adds various drugs to list.
- HB 1197 Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.
- HB 1198 Stroke centers, certified; designation of hospitals.
- HB 1251 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- HB 1265 Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.
- HB 1303 Prescribing controlled substances; veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
- HB 1362 Newborn screening; tests for time-critical disorders.
- HB 1370 Home instruction of children; requirements, education options.
- HB 1375 Mental health professional, qualified; broadens definition.
- HB 1377 Epinephrine; possession and administration at outdoor educational programs.
- HB 1378 Surgical assistants; renewal of registration.
- HB 1383 Marriage and family therapy; clarifies definition, adds appraisal.
- HB 1419 Public schools; instructional time for elementary school.
- HB 1430 Higher educational institution, public; crisis and emergency management plan, annual exercise.
- HB 1440 Schedule I and Schedule II drugs; adds various drugs to lists.
- HB 1473 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, notice and public comment.
- HB 1485 Truancy; procedures relating to intervention.
- HB 1504 Virtual Virginia; enrollment in online learning program.
- HB 1524 Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.
- HB 1530 High schools; Board of Education to make recommendations.
- HB 1532 Health education program; program to include safe use of prescription drugs.
- HB 1534 Radon; VDH shall review consumer complaints regarding testing and mitigation.
- HB 1556 Prescription Monitoring Program; adds controlled substances included in Schedule V and naloxone.
- HB 1600 Student discipline; long-term suspension.
- HB 1604 Health instruction; instruction to incorporate standards to recognize dimensions of mental health.
- SB 27 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS shall establish, report.
- SB 76 Teacher licensure; education preparation programs.
- SB 77 Dual enrollment courses; quality standards, universal transfer course credit.
- SB 101 Family life education; age-appropriate elements of effective programs.
- SB 103 Teacher licensure; reciprocity, spouses of Armed Forces members.
- SB 126 Driver education programs; parent/student driver education component.
- SB 134 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- SB 143 Mortuary science education; practical experience required.
- SB 169 Public schools; robotics team competition program.
- SB 170 Public schools; student discipline.
- SB 205 Children's Services Act; special education programs, expands eligibility for services.
- SB 222 Patients; medically or ethically inappropriate care not required.
- SB 225 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; DBHDS shall establish a pilot program.
- SB 226 Prescription Monitoring Program; veterinarians.
- SB 227 New College Institute; powers and duties of board of directors.
- SB 229 School bus personnel; training program on autism spectrum disorders.
- SB 238 Students; collection of demographic data, designation of race or ethnicity.
- SB 243 Virginia Veterans Recovery Grant Program and Fund; established, report.
- SB 258 Subpoenas; issuance by Director of Department of Health Professions or his designee.
- SB 259 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- SB 261 Standards of Quality; staffing requirements, librarians and clerical personnel.
- SB 266 Certificate of public need; establishment of certain surgery centers, etc.
- SB 269 Medicare patients; patient notice of observation or outpatient status.
- SB 270 School property; unrecorded encumbrances.
- SB 273 Public schools; instructional time for elementary school.
- SB 287 Statewide Trauma Registry; spinal cord injuries.
- SB 293 Controlled substances and devices, certain; Board of Pharmacy may issue limited license to dispense.
- SB 295 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, membership.
- SB 304 Emergency medical services vehicles; temporary permit.
- SB 305 Cognitive impairment; VDH to include certain information in its public health outreach programs.
- SB 309 Death certificates; medical certification, electronic filing, hospice.
- SB 310 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; eligibility for services under waiver.
- SB 315 Hearing aid specialists; exemptions for the sale of hearing aids.
- SB 329 Opioids; location of clinics for treatment of addiction in Henrico County or City of Richmond.
- SB 330 THC-A oil; dispensing, tetrahydrocannabinol levels.
- SB 343 School boards; permitted to employ certain individuals.
- SB 347 Statewide cancer registry; collection of data on exposure to fire incidents and cancer incidence.
- SB 349 Teacher licensure; requirements for license, provisional license, etc.
- SB 361 Norfolk, City of; eliminates cap on salaries of appointed members of school board.
- SB 362 Qualified education loan servicers; person must obtain license from State Corporation Commission.
- SB 368 Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.
- SB 389 Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
- SB 394 Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, Office of the; established, report.
- SB 399 Drug overdose fatality review teams, local or regional; localities to establish.
- SB 411 Higher Education; governing boards, appointment.
- SB 413 Schedule VI; delivery of prescription devices on behalf of medical equipment supplier.
- SB 417 Community health worker; VDH to approve one or more entities to certify workers in the Commonwealth.
- SB 436 Schedule I drugs; classification for fentanyl derivatives.
- SB 440 School boards, local; prior authorization for legal action.
- SB 449 Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.
- SB 456 School personnel survey; Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop & make available annually.
- SB 461 Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
- SB 462 Virginia National Guard; education grants for members.
- SB 476 School principals; incident reports.
- SB 511 Optometry; scope of practice.
- SB 516 Public schools; Board of Education to establish regional charter school divisions.
- SB 537 Computation of composite index; land-use assessment value.
- SB 541 Involuntary manslaughter; death of a fetus, penalty.
- SB 544 Prescription drugs; donation of used medicines.
- SB 557 School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
- SB 568 Higher educational institutions, public; federal student loan information.
- SB 605 School boards, local, etc.; prohibits assisting person for new job if engaged in misconduct w/minor.
- SB 631 Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
- SB 632 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
- SB 637 Virginia Longitudinal Data System; workforce data.
- SB 656 Virginia College Savings Plan; members of governing board to disclose personal interests, etc.
- SB 658 Literary Fund; application for loans by regional and joint schools.
- SB 660 Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program; feasibility of implementation.
- SB 663 Air medical transportation; informed decision.
- SB 664 Graduation requirements; clock hours.
- SB 670 Mental health awareness; training for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
- SB 673 Emergency custody; extension of period of detention.
- SB 703 Out-of-state emergency medical services providers; authorized to provide service in Commonwealth.
- SB 726 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- SB 728 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- SB 735 Prescription Monitoring Program; DHP to disclose information.
- SB 747 Higher educational institutions, public; guaranteed admissions agreements.
- SB 757 Certificate of public need; psychiatric beds and services.
- SB 760 Online Va. Network Authority; adds Chancellor of Va. Community College System to board of trustees.
- SB 762 BHDS, State Board of; definition of "licensed mental health professional."
- SB 775 Public schools; military children, tuition.
- SB 785 Electronic textbooks; prohibits local school boards from requiring use in any course in grades 6-12.
- SB 786 Public schools; fee for enrollment of certain students.
- SB 804 Controlled substances; reporting overdoses.
- SB 812 Mental health professional, qualified; broadens definition.
- SB 824 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, notice to students and public.
- SB 829 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- SB 831 Funeral services; acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.
- SB 832 Prescription Monitoring Program; adds controlled substances included in Schedule V naloxone.
- SB 835 Central Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited.
- SB 840 School meal policies; each local school board required to adopt policies.
- SB 841 Truancy; procedures relating to intervention.
- SB 866 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- SB 867 Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.
- SB 868 Stroke centers, certified; designation of hospitals.
- SB 880 Composite index; local ability to pay for certain counties.
- SB 882 Prescription refill; protocol.
- SB 893 Medical assistance; determination of income, personal needs.
- SB 915 Medical assistance; increase access to certain services.
- SB 918 Professional and occupational regulation; authority to suspend or revoke licenses, certificates.
- SB 931 Higher educational institution, public; crisis and emergency management plan, annual exercise.
- SB 932 Old Dominion University; board of visitors.
- SB 943 Medical assistance services; renewal information.
- SB 953 Health instruction; instruction to incorporate standards to recognize dimensions of mental health.
- SB 959 Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition.
- SB 960 High School to Work Partnerships; establishment, exemptions.
- SB 961 Public schools; homeless children.
- SB 969 SOL; verified credit.
- SB 977 Training center; clarifies definition.
- SB 989 Virginia Antitrust Act; exemption for hospitals.