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2020 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chair: Barbara A. Favola

Date of Meeting: February 14, 2020
Time and Place: 8:30 AM Senate Room A Update to Remove Bills
Update: Remove HB 904, HB 997, HB 1148, HB 1187, HB 1235

H.B. 281 Prisoners; medical care.

Patron: Hope

Prisoners; medical care. Eliminates the Department of Corrections prisoner co-payment program for nonemergency health care services.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-32 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prisoners; medical care.

20100702D

H.B. 287 Central registry; retention of records.

Patron: Gooditis

Department of Social Services; central registry; retention of records. Extends from one year to three years the period of time for which the Department of Social Services must retain records of unfounded investigations of child abuse or neglect before purging.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1514 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Social Services; central registry; retention of records.

20100917D

H.B. 400 Fostering Futures program; established.

Patron: Keam

Fostering Futures program. Establishes the Fostering Futures program to provide services and support to individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 who were in foster care as a minor and are transitioning to full adulthood and self-sufficiency.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-151, 16.1-228, 16.1-241, and 63.2-100 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16.1-283.3 and by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 63.2 an article numbered 2, consisting of sections numbered 63.2-917 through 63.2-923, relating to Fostering Futures program.

20100616D

H.B. 637 Child support; reasonable cost of health care coverage.

Patron: Samirah

Child support; reasonable cost of health care coverage. Modifies the definition of "reasonable cost" for purposes of health care coverage in child support arrangements by capping the maximum amount to five percent of the gross income of the parent responsible for providing health care coverage. Under current law, such costs are capped at five percent of the parents' combined gross income.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1900 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child support; reasonable cost of health care coverage.

20102461D

H.B. 1093 Prisoners; issuance of special identification cards upon release.

Patron: Hope

Prisoners; special identification cards. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to, upon request, assist any prisoner who does not already possess a valid government-issued identification card with all of the paperwork necessary for such prisoner to obtain a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to a prisoner upon his release. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue such identification cards but does not require it.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-116.1:02 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-31.4, relating to prisoners; special identification cards.

20102519D

H.B. 1436 Virginia Spirits Board; established, report.

Patron: Jones

Virginia Spirits Board. Establishes the Virginia Spirits Board, within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund. The Board is composed of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, and nine gubernatorial-appointed nonlegislative citizens who represent coopers or maltsters and owners or operators of distilleries. Among its powers and duties, the Board is authorized to contract for research services to improve farming practices related to the growing of ingredients necessary for alcohol distillation in Virginia; enter into contracts with private and public entities to market, advertise, and promote the industry; and engage in revenue-producing activities. The Fund consists of general fund appropriations, fees from services rendered, and payments received for products, equipment, or goods supplied. The bill exempts contracts for advertising, marketing, or publishing that are entered into by the Board from certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 3.2 a chapter numbered 30.1, consisting of sections numbered 3.2-3007 through 3.2-3013, relating to the establishment of the Virginia Spirits Board and the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund.

20104939D

H.B. 1467 Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.

Patron: Aird

Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide to any prisoner who does not already possess a government-issued identification card a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon his release. Prior to the release of any prisoner after a period of confinement of 90 days or more, if such prisoner does not already possess an original birth certificate or a Social Security card, the bill also requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to offer to (i) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the appropriate state and obtain an official copy of the prisoner's birth certificate and (ii) provide the assistance necessary for the prisoner to apply to the Social Security Administration and obtain a replacement Social Security card. The bill requires the correctional institutions to establish procedures for (a) securing such special identification cards through the Department of Motor Vehicles, (b) applying for and obtaining official copies of birth certificates or replacement Social Security cards, and (c) forwarding such documentation if it is not obtained prior to the prisoner's release or discharge. Such procedures shall include an offer to provide, or to assist the prisoner with providing, all paperwork necessary for such prisoner to be issued a special identification card, an official copy of a birth certificate, or a replacement Social Security card. The bill further provides that all costs and fees associated with obtaining such identification documentation shall be paid by the prisoner unless the prisoner is determined to be indigent. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue special identification cards prior to the release of any prisoner and requires the prisoner to pay all costs and fees associated with obtaining such card.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-116.1:02 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-31.4, relating to prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.

20107239D

H.B. 1482 Involuntary admission or certification of eligibility order; clarifies provisions governing appeals.

Patron: Gooditis

Involuntary admission or certification of eligibility order; appeals. Clarifies provisions governing appeals of orders for involuntary admission or for certification as eligible for admission to a training center and provides that in cases in which a person is released during the pendency of an appeal, the appeal shall be in accordance with provisions for testing the legality of detention.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 37.2-821 of the Code of Virginia, relating to involuntary admission or certification of eligibility order; appeals.

20102779D

H.B. 1540 Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.

Patron: Collins

Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services boards and private providers of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to hire individuals convicted of various barrier crimes in a position of employment at a state facility if the Department determines that the individual has been rehabilitated successfully and is not a risk to individuals receiving services.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 37.2-314, 37.2-416, and 37.2-506 of the Code of Virginia, relating to behavioral health service providers; barrier crimes; exceptions.

20106599D