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2024 SESSION
Senate Education and Health
MEMBERSHIP
Hashmi (Chair), Lucas, Locke, Suetterlein, Peake, Pillion, Favola, Boysko, Bagby, Head, Aird, VanValkenburg, Durant, Pekarsky, Craig
MEETS
Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Senate Room A, General Assembly Building
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- HB 42 Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.
- HB 48 Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.
- HB 66 Public schools; fire drills, timing and frequency.
- HB 93 Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health shall adopt regulations to include on reportable disease list.
- HB 98 Public secondary schools; satisfaction in physical education requirement, participation in Jr. ROTC.
- HB 121 SOL; includes severe allergic reaction awareness training.
- HB 131 Learning needs dashboard; Department of Education shall continue to maintain, sunset date.
- HB 134 Opioids; DOE to develop education materials concerning risks.
- HB 150 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; new participants not required to appear in person.
- HB 163 Higher educational institutions, public; student identification cards, emergency services website.
- HB 168 Homeless students; Dept. of Ed. shall develop a resource document on supports and services.
- HB 187 Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary.
- HB 188 Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations.
- HB 215 9th/10th grade students; development of Title IX and sexual harassment prevention training modules.
- HB 224 Public schools; mental health awareness training.
- HB 225 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Compact.
- HB 252 Sickle cell disease; statewide registry created, collection of disease case information, report.
- HB 253 School boards; enrolled students present at meetings, public comment or citizen participation.
- HB 255 Adult wellness screening; sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait.
- HB 257 Sickle cell anemia; prescription of opioids for pain management.
- HB 269 Provisional (Career Switcher) License; special education.
- HB 291 Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.
- HB 313 State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations of abuse/neglect at state psychiatric hosp.
- HB 314 State hospitals; discharge planning.
- HB 324 PA Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
- HB 326 Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
- HB 329 Marriage & family therapists; Bd. of Counseling to amend regulations related to licensure.
- HB 342 Naloxone or other opioid antagonists; possession by state agencies, guidelines for private employer.
- HB 349 Advanced registered medication aides; aides who administer drugs in certified nursing facilities.
- HB 353 Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
- HB 354 Public pools; Board of Health to adopt regulations.
- HB 355 School boards; employment verification, requirement.
- HB 358 Voluntary Registration Health and Safety Checklist; DOE to update.
- HB 360 Public Instruction, Superintendent of; duties, fixed and actual school staffing ratios.
- HB 366 Va. Nat'l Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; provisions relating to eligibility for grants.
- HB 398 Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline, etc.
- HB 407 Child Care Subsidy Program; categorical eligibility for certain families.
- HB 419 Early childhood care and education system; need- and demand-based funding.
- HB 426 Professional counselors; Board of Counseling to recognize NCE as a valid examination for licensure.
- HB 434 Inpatient/residential subst. use disorder trtmt.; facilities to prepare & record discharge plan.
- HB 462 School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.
- HB 474 Restroom Access Act; civil liability.
- HB 498 School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household.
- HB 501 School building evacuation plans, policies, and protocols; students with mobility impairments.
- HB 503 Credentialed addiction treatment professionals; definition to include licensed behavior analysts.
- HB 508 Child day program employees and volunteers; background checks, dissemination of information.
- HB 509 Students with disabilities; SCHEV to study process used to determine eligibility for accommodations.
- HB 511 Out-of-state health care practitioners; temp. authorization to practice in assisted living fac.
- HB 514 Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Assoc. w/Strep. Infections, Adv. Council on; sunset.
- HB 515 State hospitals; discharge of individuals.
- HB 516 Prescription drugs; labels provided for blind and disabled users.
- HB 519 Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.
- HB 536 Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.
- HB 550 Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate.
- HB 561 Annual school safety audits; items to be reviewed.
- HB 566 SCHEV; membership to include representative of a historically black college or university.
- HB 570 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.
- HB 571 Sexually explicit content; policies on parental notification of instructional material.
- HB 577 Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date.
- HB 583 Public elementary school teachers; length of daily lunch breaks.
- HB 592 Prescription drugs; emergency regulations related to price transparency, effective period.
- HB 599 School boards; unexpended local funds, capital reserve fund permitted.
- HB 603 Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction on mental health education.
- HB 605 Dental hygienists; remote supervision.
- HB 609 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
- HB 615 Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; powers and duties, historically underrepresented students.
- HB 617 High school student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness.
- HB 624 English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.
- HB 625 Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education.
- HB 632 Teachers; changes to provisions relating to licensure and certification, reciprocity.
- HB 647 Public education; student literacy measures.
- HB 649 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.
- HB 675 VA School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police.
- HB 677 Public Instruction, Superintendent of; employment of certified school library specialists.
- HB 690 Higher educational institutions; campus safety, governing board of certain educational institutions.
- HB 696 Recovery high schools; establishment, authorization in certain Superintendents' regions.
- HB 699 Treatment with opioids; Board of Medicine, et al., to amend their regulations.
- HB 700 Certain individuals in foster care, etc.; parameters of higher education grants.
- HB 713 Higher educational institutions, public; campus safety and emergency preparedness training.
- HB 719 Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
- HB 729 PACE programs; long-term services and support screening.
- HB 731 Teachers; renewable licenses, requirements, assessments.
- HB 732 Public schools; opioid antagonist administration, etc.
- HB 739 Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure for certain child day programs.
- HB 763 Hospital regulations; use of smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures.
- HB 777 Students, certain; enrollment and provision of free public education.
- HB 781 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish.
- HB 806 Nursing staff at state psychiatric hospitals; employee destinations, payment policies, etc.
- HB 820 Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report.
- HB 825 At-Risk Program; established, public school funding.
- HB 827 On-campus food insecurity; SCHEV to survey institutions to determine how they are addressing issue.
- HB 830 Farm to School Program Task Force; Department of Education to establish.
- HB 832 Arts, Virginia Commission for the; reduces membership.
- HB 848 Veterinary medicine; traineeships.
- HB 908 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial eligibility.
- HB 909 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications.
- HB 919 School boards; model memorandum of understanding, partnerships with certain mental health services.
- HB 958 School boards; inclusion of enrolled students in work of boards.
- HB 964 Medicine, Board of; an attorney is allowed to serve as executive director for the Board.
- HB 971 Nurse practitioners; patient care team provider, autonomous practice.
- HB 980 Higher ed. institutions; students who report acts of hazing or bullying, referral for support.
- HB 995 Medicine, Board of; temporary licensure of physicians licensed in a foreign country.
- HB 1024 Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff; Department of Education shall review course.
- HB 1035 Places of public accommodation; possession and administration of epinephrine.
- HB 1039 Public elementary and secondary schools; possession and administration of undesignated glucagon.
- HB 1044 Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; membership, effective date.
- HB 1055 Eastern VA Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University, board of directors of; membership.
- HB 1067 Pharmacy technicians; expansion of allowable duties.
- HB 1068 Pharmacy outsourcing and pharmacy technician remote database access; regulations.
- HB 1076 Education, Board of; through-year growth assessment system, alternatives during 2024-2026.
- HB 1088 Climate change and environmental literacy; instructional materials, model policies.
- HB 1089 Special education and related services; definitions, utilization of Virginia IEP.
- HB 1130 Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.
- HB 1133 Virginia College Savings Plan; renamed Commonwealth Savers Plan.
- HB 1165 Persons with disabilities; adds definitions related to rights.
- HB 1185 Prescription Monitoring Program; overdose information.
- HB 1221 Health education; menstrual education instruction permitted.
- HB 1231 JROTC; DOE to notify school boards of any federal legal obligation to participate in program.
- HB 1247 Public school funding; ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students.
- HB 1277 Child care; background checks.
- HB 1278 Auricular acupuncture; use of the five needle protocol.
- HB 1279 School health entrance form; Departments of Education and Health to streamline.
- HB 1317 Public schools; transfer & management of scholastic records, disclosure of info. in court notices.
- HB 1318 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amendments, program rule.
- HB 1333 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.
- HB 1336 Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by DBHDS, nursing homes.
- HB 1342 Higher educational institutions, certain baccalaureate public; on-campus student health centers.
- HB 1345 High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
- HB 1357 Advanced Learning and Research, Institute for; powers and duties.
- HB 1365 Higher educational institutions, public; release of student transcripts.
- HB 1373 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training.
- HB 1389 Practice of athletic training; amends definition.
- HB 1423 Home care services; publication of information.
- HB 1431 Alternative onsite sewage systems; approval of treatment units.
- HB 1445 New College Institute; duties.
- HB 1451 Standards of Learning; assessments, eligibility for expedited retakes.
- HB 1455 Virginia Memory Project; established.
- HB 1467 Higher educational institutions, baccalaureate public; membership of governing boards.
- HB 1473 Fentanyl education and awareness informational one-sheet; Department of Education shall develop.
- HB 1477 Student instruction; local alternative instructional time models permitted.
- HB 1499 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.
- HB 1504 School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response.
- HB 1505 Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation for name, image, or likeness.
- HB 1539 Abortion or other reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes.
- HB 1545 Physician assistants; definitions, requisite training and education achievements.
- SB 5 STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program; established.
- SB 13 Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.
- SB 15 Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain criminal violations.
- SB 16 Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
- SB 21 Students with disabilities; SCHEV to study process used to determine eligibility for accommodations.
- SB 22 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes VA to become a signatory to the Compact.
- SB 24 Long-term services and supports screening; expedited screening and screening exemption.
- SB 27 Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; created and established.
- SB 28 School boards; powers and duties, policies regarding cell phones and other handheld devices.
- SB 33 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; supervision during an operation or procedure.
- SB 34 Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.
- SB 35 Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc.
- SB 46 Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.
- SB 54 Early childhood care and education system; need- and demand-based funding.
- SB 59 Federal Medicaid Works program; DMAS to convene work group to study, etc.
- SB 60 Individualized education program; guidelines for teams relating to age-appropriate instruction.
- SB 62 New College Institute; duties.
- SB 72 Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education.
- SB 74 Prescription Monitoring Program; release of records to drug court administrators.
- SB 104 Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary.
- SB 105 English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.
- SB 111 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act.
- SB 119 Drug manufacturers; permitting and registration, certain conditions related to 340B-covered drugs.
- SB 127 School counselors; public school staffing ratios, increases specialized student support positions.
- SB 128 Public schools; Standards of Quality funding calculations.
- SB 133 Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption.
- SB 140 Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; created, penalty, report.
- SB 141 Organizations, certain; State Department of Health's regulation on sale of food.
- SB 142 Public school teachers; licensure requirements, issuance of a one-year local eligibility license.
- SB 154 Advance Health Care Planning Registry; amendment of regulations.
- SB 155 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; powers and duties, definition.
- SB 159 Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; membership, effective date.
- SB 176 Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.
- SB 178 State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations of abuse/neglect at state psychiatric hosp.
- SB 179 State hospitals; discharge planning.
- SB 181 Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required.
- SB 186 Wholesale prescription drug importation program; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to establish.
- SB 199 High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
- SB 219 Va. Nat'l Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; provisions relating to eligibility for grants.
- SB 220 Special education and related services; definitions, utilization of Virginia IEP.
- SB 225 School bd. policy; parental notification of responsibility of safe storage of firearms in household.
- SB 227 Public school funding; places several parameters on SOQ funding calculations performed by DOE.
- SB 228 Public schools; funding for English language learner students and children with disabilities.
- SB 229 Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council.
- SB 231 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program for certain individuals.
- SB 235 Sexually explicit content; policies on parental notification of instructional material.
- SB 237 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
- SB 239 Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
- SB 250 Remote ultrasound procedures and fetal non-stress tests; DMAS to modify state plan for assistance.
- SB 264 Student online activity data; definition, data collection, monitoring and restrictions.
- SB 272 Public school funding; ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students.
- SB 274 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.
- SB 277 Certificate of public need; expedited review process, etc.
- SB 278 Virginia Abortion Care & Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act; established, civil penalties.
- SB 280 Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties.
- SB 283 Free school meals; work group to study offering to students statewide.
- SB 314 Farm to School Program Task Force; Department of Education to establish.
- SB 318 Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report.
- SB 320 WIC applicants; DH to provide information to food banks regarding providing assistance.
- SB 325 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.
- SB 331 Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.
- SB 347 VA Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program; work group to evaluate, etc., Program.
- SB 352 Teachers; changes to provisions relating to licensure and certification, reciprocity.
- SB 367 Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement, Task Force on; established, report.
- SB 379 Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
- SB 390 SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.
- SB 392 Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
- SB 403 Behavioral health technicians, etc.; scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications.
- SB 418 Virginia Museum of Transportation; established.
- SB 420 Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Board of Visitors; expands membership, powers & duties.
- SB 431 School boards; expands availability of allowable alternatives for pupil transportation.
- SB 433 SLIFE; Board of Education to develop and adopt policies related to supporting students.
- SB 435 Education, Board of; through-year growth assessment system, alternatives during 2024-2026.
- SB 441 School boards; employment verification, requirement.
- SB 443 Public schools; transfer & management of scholastic records, disclosure of info. in court notices.
- SB 445 Veterans and active duty members of the Armed Forces; credit for service, teacher salary scale.
- SB 474 School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.
- SB 484 Public schools; youth and community violence prevention.
- SB 488 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications.
- SB 497 Temporary detention order; alternative transportation.
- SB 498 School-connected overdose policies; guidelines, parental notification and response.
- SB 499 Health insurance; coverage for donor human milk.
- SB 501 Virginia College Opportunity Endowment and Fund; created.
- SB 506 Higher educational institutions, public; duties and powers of governing board.
- SB 525 Stillbirth Support Grant Program; established.
- SB 537 Hospital regulations; use of smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures.
- SB 546 Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
- SB 553 Nursing education programs; out-of-state clinical sites.
- SB 563 Regional career and technical education program; establishing in Planning District 2.
- SB 568 Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by DBHDS, nursing homes.
- SB 575 Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools.
- SB 586 Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline, etc.
- SB 607 Pharmacy outsourcing and pharmacy technician remote database access; regulations.
- SB 608 Community Schools, Office of; established within Department of Education.
- SB 609 At-Risk Program; established, public school funding.
- SB 610 Slot-retention requests; Developmental Disability waiver slots, sunset date.
- SB 613 Higher educational institutions; campus safety, governing board of certain educational institutions.
- SB 614 Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption.
- SB 620 PACE programs; long-term services and support screening.
- SB 624 Public education; student literacy measures.
- SB 627 College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund; established and created.
- SB 629 Dentists and dental hygienists; added to list of providers who are immune from civil liability, etc.
- SB 678 Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc.
- SB 682 Health professions; universal licensure, requirements.
- SB 702 Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure.
- SB 707 Public middle schools and high schools; career and technical education organizations permitted.
- SB 716 Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc.
- SB 726 Public schools; opioid antagonist administration, etc.
- SJ 49 Rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes.