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2020 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chair: Barbara A. Favola

Staff: David May, Sarah Stanton
Date of Meeting: January 10, 2020
Time and Place: 8:30 am Senate Room A
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S.B. 20 Juvenile Justice, Bd of; regs governing housing of youth pursuant to contracts with federal gov't.

Patron: Ebbin

Board of Juvenile Justice; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations governing the housing of youth pursuant to contracts with the federal government. Requires the Board of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to promulgate regulations governing the housing of youth who are detained in a juvenile correctional facility pursuant to a contract with the federal government and not committed to such juvenile correctional facility by a court of the Commonwealth.

A BILL to require the Board of Juvenile Justice to promulgate regulations governing youth detained in juvenile correctional facilities pursuant to contracts with the federal government.

20100551D

S.B. 53 Social Work, Board of; licensure by endorsement.

Patron: Stanley

Board of Social Work; licensure by endorsement. Requires the Board of Social Work to establish in regulations the requirements for licensure by endorsement as a social worker. The bill allows the Board to issue licenses to persons licensed to practice social work under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States possession or territory, if, in the opinion of the Board, the applicant meets the qualifications required of licensed social workers in the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3707.2, relating to Board of Social Work; licensure by endorsement.

20100386D

S.B. 91 Parole; application of statutes.

Patron: Edwards

Application of parole statutes. Repeals the abolition of parole. The bill also provides that the Virginia Parole Board shall establish procedures for consideration of parole for persons who were previously ineligible for parole, because parole was abolished, to allow for an extension of time for reasonable cause.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-165.2 and to repeal § 53.1-165.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the application of parole statutes.

20100438D

S.B. 124 Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.

Patron: Locke

Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, a person otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and fulfills any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-505.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies.

20101203D

S.B. 155 TANF; eligibility for drug-related felonies.

Patron: Favola

Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-607.1, relating to eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.

20102019D

S.B. 181 Alcoholic beverage control; commercial lifestyle center.

Patron: Favola

Alcoholic beverage control; commercial lifestyle center; definition. Reduces from 25 to 10 the minimum number of acres upon which a commercial development must sit in order to qualify for licensure as a commercial lifestyle center.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-100 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; commercial lifestyle center; definition.

20103420D

S.B. 187 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); removes time limitations.

Patron: Favola

TANF; time limitations. Removes the time limitations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that limited Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) participants to receiving TANF for a maximum of 24 consecutive months.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-601 and 63.2-616 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 63.2-612 and 63.2-613 of the Code of Virginia, relating to TANF; time limitations.

20102018D

S.B. 189 Jails, local; compensation for cost of incarceration of convicted felons.

Patron: Peake

Compensation of local jails for cost of incarceration. Provides for local jails to be compensated for the actual cost of incarcerating convicted felons at the rate calculated in the Compensation Board's annual jail cost report. Current law provides for jails to be compensated for the cost of incarceration of convicted felons as provided for in the general appropriation act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-20.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of local jails for cost of incarceration.

20104021D

S.B. 190 Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams; use of funds.

Patron: Peake

Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams; use of funds. Provides that the state pool of funds for community policy and management teams may be used for residential or nonresidential services in a public school setting and to provide services to children placed in public residential facilities or public special education day schools in addition to such private facilities and private special education day schools as provided in current law.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-5211 and 2.2-5212 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Children's Services Act; community policy and management teams; use of funds.

20104064D

S.B. 212 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

Patron: Favola

Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license that (i) may be granted to persons operating food concessions at any performing arts facility located in Fairfax County, provided that the performing arts facility (a) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than one year and (b) has a total capacity in excess of 1,400 patrons and (ii) authorizes the licensee to sell, on the dates of performances or events, alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

20102017D

S.B. 214 Guardianship; review of Individualized Education Plan.

Patron: Suetterlein

Guardianship; review of Individualized Education Plan. Provides that if the respondent to a guardianship or conservatorship petition is between 17 and a half and 21 years of age and has an Individualized Education Plan, the guardian ad litem appointed to represent the respondent shall review the IEP and include the results of his review in the report required to be submitted to the court.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 64.2-2003 of the Code of Virginia, relating to guardianship; review of Individualized Education Plan.

20101430D

S.B. 215 Inmates; review of death in local correctional facilities, report.

Patron: Suetterlein

Review of death of inmates in local correctional facilities; report. Provides that the Board of Corrections shall publish, on its website, an annual report summarizing the jail death reviews conducted by the Board within that year. The bill provides that such report shall include any trends or similarities among the deaths of inmates in local correctional facilities and present recommendations on policy changes to reduce the number of deaths in local correctional facilities.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-69.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to review of death of inmates in local correctional facilities; report.

20101821D

S.B. 355 Assisted living facilities; audio-visual recording of residents.

Patron: Cosgrove

Assisted living facilities; audio-visual recording of residents. Directs the Board of Social Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations by July 1, 2021, governing audio-visual recording of residents in assisted living facilities and requires the Department of Social Services to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations on such regulations. The workgroup shall report its recommendations to the Board and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.

A BILL to require the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations for the audio-visual recording of residents in assisted living facilities.

20100172D

S.B. 389 Alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform.

Patron: McPike

Alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform. Reorganizes all alcoholic beverage control licenses pursuant to the three-tier structure and license privileges, consolidates many licenses with common privileges, aligns license fee amounts with enforcement demands, and standardizes quantity limits on alcohol samples. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-102, 3.2-5115, 4.1-100, 4.1-103, 4.1-103.03, 4.1-111, 4.1-114, 4.1-119, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-124, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-132, 4.1-201, 4.1-201.1, 4.1-203, 4.1-204, 4.1-205, 4.1-209, 4.1-209.1, 4.1-211, 4.1-212, 4.1-212.1, 4.1-215, 4.1-216, 4.1-221.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-223, 4.1-225.1, 4.1-227, 4.1-230, 4.1-232, 4.1-238, 4.1-310, 4.1-310.1, 4.1-325, 4.1-325.1, 4.1-325.2, 4.1-327, 15.2-912.3, 15.2-2288.3, 15.2-2288.3:1, 15.2-2288.3:2, 40.1-100, 58.1-339.12, and 58.1-609.3 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, 4.1-206.3, 4.1-231.1, and 4.1-233.1; and to repeal §§ 4.1-206, 4.1-207, 4.1-207.1, 4.1-208, 4.1-210, 4.1-220, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform.

20101743D

S.B. 447 Alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform.

Patron: Reeves

Alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform. Reorganizes all alcoholic beverage control licenses pursuant to the three-tier structure and license privileges, consolidates many licenses with common privileges, aligns license fee amounts with enforcement demands, and standardizes quantity limits on alcohol samples. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-102, 3.2-5115, 4.1-100, 4.1-103, 4.1-103.03, 4.1-111, 4.1-114, 4.1-119, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-124, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-132, 4.1-201, 4.1-201.1, 4.1-203, 4.1-204, 4.1-205, 4.1-209, 4.1-209.1, 4.1-211, 4.1-212, 4.1-212.1, 4.1-215, 4.1-216, 4.1-221.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-223, 4.1-225.1, 4.1-227, 4.1-230, 4.1-232, 4.1-238, 4.1-310, 4.1-310.1, 4.1-325, 4.1-325.1, 4.1-325.2, 4.1-327, 15.2-912.3, 15.2-2288.3, 15.2-2288.3:1, 15.2-2288.3:2, 40.1-100, 58.1-339.12, and 58.1-609.3 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, 4.1-206.3, 4.1-231.1, and 4.1-233.1; and to repeal §§ 4.1-206, 4.1-207, 4.1-207.1, 4.1-208, 4.1-210, 4.1-220, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; license and fee reform.

20100566D

S.B. 471 Department of Medical Assistance Services; contracts with managed care organizations.

Patron: Reeves

Department of Medical Assistance Services; contracts with managed care organizations; therapeutic day treatment. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend contracts with managed care organizations to ensure that eligible individuals are not denied coverage for therapeutic day treatment.

A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend contracts with managed care organizations with regard to therapeutic day treatment.

20102340D

S.B. 493 Geriatric, terminally ill, etc., prisoners; conditional release.

Patron: Bell

Conditional release of geriatric, terminally ill, or permanently physically disabled prisoners. Provides that any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a felony offense, other than a Class 1 felony, who is terminally ill or permanently physically disabled is eligible for consideration by the Parole Board for conditional release. The bill also provides that any person serving such sentence (i) who is 65 years or age or older and has served at least five years of the sentence imposed or (ii) who is 60 years of age or older and has served at least 10 years of the sentenced imposed is eligible for consideration by the Parole Board for conditional release without the need to petition the Parole Board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-40.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to conditional release of geriatric, terminally ill, or permanently physically disabled prisoners.

20102904D

S.B. 495 Alcoholic beverage control; jewelry store license.

Patron: Edwards

Alcoholic beverage control; jewelry store license. Creates a jewelry store license, which (i) may be granted to a permanent retail establishment in which at least 75 percent of its annual sales come from the sale of jewelry and (ii) authorizes the licensee to serve two five-ounce glasses of wine or two 12-ounce glasses of beer to any bona fide customer. The bill establishes state and local license fees for such license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-206, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; jewelry store license.

20104105D

S.B. 507 Local correctional facilities; appeals of noncompliance determinations.

Patron: Deeds

Local correctional facilities; appeals of noncompliance determinations by the State Board of Corrections. Requires the State Board of Corrections, upon determining that a local correctional facility is not in compliance with the minimum standards for construction, equipment, administration, or operation of local correctional facilities, to provide written notice of such determination to the local correctional facility. The bill allows local correctional facilities to appeal such determinations by the Board and sets forth certain requirements for such appeals.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 53.1-69.2, relating to local correctional facilities; appeals of noncompliance determinations by the State Board of Corrections.

20105128D