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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 553 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Rules on January 27, 1997) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Rhodes) Requesting the Board of Health Professions in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study competition in the funeral industry.

WHEREAS, funeral establishments and funeral directors are licensed and regulated by the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers; and

WHEREAS, cemeteries are registered with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and

WHEREAS, Virginia consumers deserve protection in dealing with this industry; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Board of Health Professions in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and in cooperation with the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, the Virginia Cemetery Association, Inc., and the Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia be requested to study the national trend toward larger companies owning both cemeteries and funeral homes, and its effects on the consumer.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Board of Health Professions and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for this study, upon request.

The Board of Health Professions and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall complete their work in time to submit their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 1998 Session of the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents.