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2010 SESSION
Senate Education and Health
MEMBERSHIP
Houck (Chairman), Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Quayle, Martin, Newman, Edwards, Ruff, Whipple, Blevins, Locke, Barker, Northam, Miller, J.C.
MEETS
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Senate Room B
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- HB 7 Higher Education, Council of; duties.
- HB 11 Health care services; peer utilization reviews on reconsideration of an adverse decision.
- HB 85 Umbilical cord blood education; Commissioner of Health to develop and post information on website.
- HB 111 Schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which full accreditation is based.
- HB 116 Mail order pharmacy; insurer not limited to a single provider for services.
- HB 143 Practitioner self-referral; clarifies those that may make a referral.
- HB 150 Prescription drugs; stored, etc., by community services board, behavioral health authorities, etc.
- HB 153 Physical therapy; advertising prohibited if not a licensed physical therapist or assistant.
- HB 173 Influenza vaccine; certified emergency medical services personnel may administer and dispense.
- HB 195 Community services boards; reduces period of time a person must wait before being reappointed.
- HB 196 Graduation requirements; delayed implementation.
- HB 201 Human remains; proper handling by funeral establishment.
- HB 208 School divisions, local; policy on Internet shall be posted on its website.
- HB 257 Homebound instruction services; Board of Education shall review its regulations.
- HB 267 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; notification to physicians.
- HB 270 Vaccination of school children; Department of Health to develop plan for all students in State.
- HB 278 Human remains; provider to maintain refrigeration at 40 degrees or embalmed if stored over 48 hours.
- HB 286 Schedule VI prescriptions; allows practitioner to prescribe if there is an urgency for treatment.
- HB 304 Va. Grade Level Alternative; justification shall be provided for each student considered therefor.
- HB 308 Mobile dental clinics; Board of Dentistry to develop regulations.
- HB 317 Group health insurance; enrollment opportunities.
- HB 319 Funeral services; prerequisites for cremation.
- HB 371 Certificate of public need; establishment of psychiatric services.
- HB 382 Funeral services; burial power of attorney.
- HB 394 Standards of Quality; requirements for standard, modified, or advanced studies diploma.
- HB 415 Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds from one facility to another facility.
- HB 491 Consumable materials; authorizes a school board to charge fees.
- HB 495 Churches; exempts serving meals prepared in homes of members from licensure requirements.
- HB 514 Long-term services; SHHR develop blueprint for livable communities for people with disabilities.
- HB 557 School calendar; requirement that school begin after Labor Day may be waived by Board of Education.
- HB 566 Standards of Quality; local school board to include in its annual report.
- HB 587 Pharmacists; supervision of pharmacy technicians.
- HB 623 Substitute teachers; may be employed longer than 90 teaching days in a school year.
- HB 650 Funeral services; disputes between next of kin.
- HB 662 Health professions; disciplinary actions.
- HB 669 Triennial census; eliminates three-year requirement, distribution of sales & use tax.
- HB 703 Vocational programs; definition.
- HB 704 School board; may have staggered terms for members in Loudoun County.
- HB 708 Home health care organization; establish policies for maintaining a drug-free workplace.
- HB 709 Electronic textbooks; allows for purchase of printed textbooks, etc., for public schools.
- HB 710 Health care data and reporting; increase awareness thereof through nonprofit organization websites.
- HB 723 Podiatry; testifying as an expert witness, definition of practice.
- HB 725 Polysomnographic Technology, Advisory Board on; established.
- HB 733 Medicaid fraud; Director may deny Medicaid provider contracts for violation of statutes.
- HB 903 Threat assessment teams; exempts certain records established at higher educational institutions.
- HB 907 Reports of certain acts to school authorities; local law-enforcement authorities to report.
- HB 928 Virginia Universities Clean Energy Development and Economic Stimulus Foundation; created.
- HB 953 Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs; adds various controlled substances to list.
- HB 964 Schedule II drugs; pharmacist shall require identification in filling prescriptions.
- HB 1033 Human infant; determining whether an infant has achieved an independent and separate existence.
- HB 1039 Medical information; notification to residents, etc., if information is subject of database breach.
- HB 1066 Higher Education, State Council of; develop uniform certificate of general studies program.
- HB 1166 Controlled substances; unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain, report required.
- HB 1172 Virginia Index of Performance incentive program; to recognize and reward fully accredited schools.
- HB 1199 Waiver of certain graduation requirements; Board of Education to provide only for good cause.
- HB 1217 Firearm safety education program; school boards may offer in elementary grades.
- HB 1238 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management.
- HB 1245 Surplus property; school boards may donate obsolete technology hardware to nonprofit organizations.
- HB 1285 Certificate of public need; Department of Health to provide public notice.
- HB 1304 Virginia Workforce Development Authority; created.
- HB 1376 Students; Board of Nursing to revise guidelines on seizure management for those with epilepsy.
- HB 1388 Virtual school programs; established.
- HB 1389 College Partnership Laboratory Schools; established.
- HB 1390 Charter schools, public; review & consideration of application by Board of Education & school board.
- SB 13 Critical care specialist; added to list of specialists who can determine when patient is brain dead.
- SB 46 Special education program for children with disabilities; recovery of attorney fees.
- SB 58 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to issue addition of beds for nursing homes.
- SB 77 School calendar; removes restrictions for post-Labor Day school opening.
- SB 82 Podiatry; testifying as an expert witness, definition of practice.
- SB 117 Churches; exempts serving meals prepared in homes of members from licensure requirements.
- SB 145 Virginia Index of Performance incentive program; established.
- SB 165 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; replaces President of Hampton University with that of JMU.
- SB 166 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- SB 182 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; eligibility.
- SB 193 Medicaid provider agreements; Director of Medical Assistance Services has authority to terminate.
- SB 194 Health professions; nothing shall prevent person performing state, etc., funded health care tasks.
- SB 195 Physical therapy; advertising prohibited if not a licensed physical therapist or assistant.
- SB 196 School nonattendance; attendance officer, volunteers, school personnel, & principal notifies parent.
- SB 197 Public schools; maintaining records of pesticide application on school grounds.
- SB 203 School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school.
- SB 209 International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses; course credit.
- SB 224 Medical information; notification to residents if their information is subject of database breach.
- SB 253 School calendar; requirement that school begin after Labor Day may be waived by Board of Education.
- SB 260 Mental health and substance abuse providers; background checks.
- SB 265 Hospice, home health care or personal care services; licensure for home care organizations.
- SB 266 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; changes eligibility.
- SB 269 Driver education programs; fuel efficient driving practices to be included in curriculum.
- SB 275 Advance medical directives; clarifies authority.
- SB 299 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Council on; DOE liaison.
- SB 328 Emergency medical technicians; certain are allowed to administer vaccines to adults and minors.
- SB 333 School for Deaf and Blind; allows children from birth through age 21 to be eligible for services.
- SB 352 Schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which accreditation is based.
- SB 353 Public schools; redirecting of class size reduction funds.
- SB 354 No Child Left Behind Act; school divisions shall administer limited English proficiency assessment.
- SB 361 Religious holidays; student's absence because of observance thereof must be recorded as excused.
- SB 412 School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school.
- SB 413 Triennial census; eliminates three-year requirement, distribution of sales and use tax.
- SB 414 Nutritional guideline; Board and VDH to develop for all competitive foods in public schools, report.
- SB 423 Health care practitioners; exempt from liability when rendering services to patients of clinics.
- SB 438 Vital records; Board of Health shall prescribe fee for certified copy thereof.
- SB 454 College Building Authority; acquire credit enhancements to secure payment of bonds issued.
- SB 470 Certificate of public need; definition of project.
- SB 498 School calendar; opening of school year in Pittsylvania County.
- SB 538 Physicians, license; DBHDS to require presence thereof in any state training center.
- SB 540 Nursing homes; rights of patients.
- SB 549 Geospatial Health Research; Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Technology to evaluate.
- SB 567 Adoptee access; grants adult adoptees by-right access to original birth certificate.
- SB 598 Vocational programs; definition.
- SB 608 Higher educational institutions; annual review of crisis and emergency management plan.
- SB 629 Standards of Quality; requirement for standard diploma.
- SB 630 Standards of Quality; local school board to include in its annual report.
- SB 652 Concussions; Board of Education to develop guidelines dealing with in student-athletes.
- SB 653 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to accept & approve request to amend conditions.
- SB 673 School boards; salary in Amherst County.
- SB 682 Public schools; school board to report to Superintendent of Public Instruction recycling policies.
- SB 712 George Mason University; establishment of branch campus in Republic of Korea.
- SB 715 Civics education; teachers training to include local government and civics specific to State.
- SB 731 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; created, report.
- SB 735 National Guard; provides in-state tuition for person who met requirements prior to active duty, etc.
- SB 736 College Partnership Laboratory Schools; established.
- SB 737 Charter schools, public; review & consideration of application by Board of Education & school board.
- SB 738 Virtual school programs; established.