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2015 SESSION
Senate Education and Health
MEMBERSHIP
Martin (Chair), Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Newman, Locke, Barker, Smith, McWaters, Black, Carrico, Garrett, Petersen, Cosgrove, Lewis
MEETS
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Senate Room B
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- HB 324 Virginia Virtual School; established, report, effective date.
- HB 1303 Local school boards; administration of Standards of Learning assessments.
- HB 1307 Public elementary and secondary schools; student identification numbers.
- HB 1309 Local school boards; arming of school security officers.
- HB 1320 Teacher licensure renewal; college credit.
- HB 1334 Students' personally identifiable information; (DOE) to develop certain policies.
- HB 1335 Education; agency coordination.
- HB 1336 SCHEV; policy on course credit at higher educational institutions.
- HB 1338 Electronic textbooks; hardware.
- HB 1351 Diploma seals; biliteracy.
- HB 1361 Virginia Virtual School, Board of; established, report.
- HB 1413 Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.
- HB 1419 Standards of Learning; changes.
- HB 1423 Advanced Learning and Research, Institute for; board membership.
- HB 1435 Physician assistants and nurse practitioners; appointment as medical examiners.
- HB 1436 Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars; sunset provision.
- HB 1443 Public schools; Board of Education regulations on use of seclusion and restraint.
- HB 1457 Direct access to physical therapy.
- HB 1458 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; pharmacist may dispense in cases of opiate overdose.
- HB 1476 Nurse practitioners; expert witness testimony, added to definition of health care provider.
- HB 1484 Schools; approval of annual budgets.
- HB 1490 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
- HB 1499 Breastfeeding in public places; mother's right.
- HB 1515 Maternity patients; information about safe sleep environments for infants.
- HB 1550 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting.
- HB 1558 Adult fatality review teams, local and regional; established, penalty.
- HB 1564 Schedule I drugs; adding several substances to list.
- HB 1581 Family life education; advance directives related to mental health.
- HB 1584 Fire services and emergency medical services; revises certain terminology.
- HB 1585 Schools failing to achieve full accreditation; scheduling flexibility.
- HB 1587 Deemed consent for blood testing; minors.
- HB 1607 Medicolegal death investigators; Chief Medical Examiner may appoint.
- HB 1612 School service providers; protection of student personal information.
- HB 1615 Standards of Learning; integrated assessments to include multiple subject areas.
- HB 1616 Career and technical education; alignment with national certification requirements.
- HB 1626 Students receiving home instruction; participation in public school interscholastic programs.
- HB 1657 Advance directives; directions about life-prolonging procedures during pregnancy.
- HB 1672 School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
- HB 1674 School accreditation; review of status by Board of Education.
- HB 1675 Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard or verified units of credit.
- HB 1676 Postsecondary credential, etc.; local school board agreements with community colleges.
- HB 1679 Students, hearing or visually impaired; information on services on school division website.
- HB 1692 Higher educational institutions; alternative tuition or fee structures offered to students.
- HB 1698 Students; questionnaires and surveys requesting sexual information, etc.
- HB 1714 Standards of Learning; third grade through eighth grade assessments.
- HB 1715 Higher educational institutions; students exhibiting suicidal tendencies or behavior, policies.
- HB 1723 Radon; persons certified as proficient to offer screening, testing, and mitigation.
- HB 1733 Prescription drug orders; delivery to PACE program facility.
- HB 1735 Optometrists, TPA-certified; administration of certain Schedule II drugs.
- HB 1736 Wholesale distributors; notice to Board of Pharmacy when ceasing distribution of certain drugs.
- HB 1737 Outsourcing facilities; new regulatory framework created for permitting.
- HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.
- HB 1750 Investigational drugs; expanded access.
- HB 1752 SOL; Bd. of Education prohibited from adopting revisions that implement Common Core State Standards.
- HB 1753 Home instruction of children; requirements, year-end assessments, cutoff date.
- HB 1754 Home instruction of children; parent to provide certain testing scores to division superintendent.
- HB 1775 Medical malpractice proceedings; health care providers, expert testimony.
- HB 1791 Higher educational institutions; removal of members of board of visitors, etc.
- HB 1792 Gamete donors; HIV testing protocol.
- HB 1803 Surface transportation and removal service; registration, manager of record.
- HB 1804 Onsite sewage systems; validity of certain septic tank permits.
- HB 1810 Prescription Monitoring Program; civil subpoenas.
- HB 1813 Veterinary medicine; practice.
- HB 1818 Health professions; regulation, updated terminology.
- HB 1822 Apprenticeship-related instruction; transfers certain duties.
- HB 1838 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting.
- HB 1839 Controlled substances; scheduling.
- HB 1841 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements for dispensers.
- HB 1868 Home care organizations; unlawful advertising.
- HB 1873 Public schools; Board of Education to promulgate regulations for accreditation ratings.
- HB 1895 Higher educational institutions; additional financial and administrative authority.
- HB 1896 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants.
- HB 1914 Pharmacists; possession of epinephrine and oxygen for emergencies.
- HB 1930 Higher educational institutions; review committees, reporting of acts of sexual violence, report.
- HB 1952 School buses; transfer and sell to another school division.
- HB 1956 Hospitals; patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
- HB 1959 Higher educational institutions; information for six-year plans.
- HB 1962 School board members, local; professional development activities requirement.
- HB 1963 Health Professions, Department of; disclosure of confidential information.
- HB 1980 Higher educational institutions, four-year public; websites, consumer information.
- HB 2020 Licensed local school board instructional or administrative employees; service retirement allowance.
- HB 2063 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- HB 2068 Senior citizens' higher education; income limit.
- HB 2090 Restaurants; training standards that address food safety and food allergy awareness and safety.
- HB 2114 Competitive foods; school-sponsored fundraisers.
- HB 2118 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- HB 2137 Teachers; initial license with no industry certification credential, may issue provisional license.
- HB 2169 Education, Board of; annual report on the condition & needs of public education in the Commonwealth.
- HB 2177 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies.
- HB 2192 Practitioners of the healing arts; prohibits dispensing controlled substances unless licensed.
- HB 2216 Epinephrine; possession and administration in private schools.
- HB 2236 Chesapeake Hospital Authority; changes compensation for members.
- HB 2238 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established.
- HB 2243 Psychologists; continuing education requirements.
- HB 2245 School board clerks; electronic maintenance of records.
- HB 2276 Standard diploma; career and technical education credential, exemption.
- HB 2290 University of Virginia; terms of rector and vice-rector.
- HB 2303 Sexually violent predators; notice of hearings, conditional release plan.
- HB 2306 ABLE savings trust accounts; established, administered by the Virginia College Savings Plan.
- HB 2318 High school graduation rate; Board of Education's formula for assessing rates.
- HB 2320 Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.
- HB 2350 Student data security; Department of Education to develop a model data security plan.
- HB 2354 State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training.
- HB 2373 Uniformed services-connected students; Department of Education shall establish process to identify.
- SB 712 Higher education; handling of sexual assault cases.
- SB 713 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established.
- SB 715 Medicaid; DMAS to enter into contracts in regions with regional care organizations.
- SB 717 Medical school scholarships; expands eligibility for program.
- SB 718 Telemedicine; Department of Health to establish a three-year pilot program, report.
- SB 722 Tuition, in-state; students granted Temporary Protected Status, etc.
- SB 723 Public schools; health information form.
- SB 724 SOL; Bd. of Education prohibited from adopting revisions that implement Common Core State Standards.
- SB 727 School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
- SB 732 Investigational drugs; expanded access.
- SB 733 Abortion; requirement for ultrasound.
- SB 734 Higher education; reporting of sexual assault, penalty.
- SB 750 Hospitals; required notice to patients.
- SB 757 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test.
- SB 769 Health insurance; essential health benefits, abortion coverage.
- SB 776 Physical therapy; certain experience and referrals required to practice.
- SB 782 The use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; Board of Education regulations.
- SB 805 STEM programs; grants for donations to qualified schools.
- SB 806 Higher educational institutions; fixed four-year tuition rate.
- SB 817 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information.
- SB 821 Opportunity Educational Institution; repeals Institution.
- SB 823 Public schools; physical activity requirement.
- SB 830 School calendar; continuing waivers.
- SB 835 Newborn screening; Krabbe disease.
- SB 837 Emergency medical services personnel; alternate method created for background checks.
- SB 849 Community colleges; enrollment policies.
- SB 851 Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.
- SB 852 Public schools; definition of corporal punishment, exception.
- SB 856 School-sponsored fund-raisers; regulations by Board of Education.
- SB 857 Hospitals; required notice to patients.
- SB 873 Virginia Veterans Recovery Program; created, report.
- SB 874 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of tests.
- SB 877 Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; created.
- SB 895 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; clarifies definition of embalming.
- SB 897 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of tests.
- SB 900 SOL; school divisions to determine date for assessments.
- SB 901 Nurses and nurse practitioners, registered and practical; restricted volunteer license.
- SB 902 Minors; procedures for collection of physical evidence.
- SB 916 Diploma seals; BOE shall establish criteria for awarding.
- SB 920 Abortion; removes specific time frame for performance of ultrasound, informed consent.
- SB 938 Fire services and emergency medical services; revises certain terminology.
- SB 944 Home health and hospice organizations; reporting requirements concerning health professionals.
- SB 951 Dead bodies; disposition of remains or burial of decedent.
- SB 959 Medicine Board of; supervised clinical training licensure.
- SB 966 Temporary detention order; custody.
- SB 971 Community College Workforce Training Grant Program; established.
- SB 980 Public schools; teacher grievance procedures.
- SB 981 Higher educational institutions; memorandum of understanding and policies.
- SB 982 Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard units of credit.
- SB 983 Higher educational institutions, four-year public; dual enrollment programs.
- SB 984 Standards of Learning tests; expedited retake.
- SB 985 Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program; leases of educational technology.
- SB 988 Sexual orientation change efforts prohibited.
- SB 992 Community Colleges, State Board for; policy for award of academic credit for military training.
- SB 995 Standards of Learning tests; expedited retake.
- SB 997 Emergency medical services personnel; background checks, process.
- SB 998 School divisions; concussion policies and procedures, establishing a management plan.
- SB 1018 Practical nurse or registered nurse; establishes criminal history background check for applicants.
- SB 1020 Standards of Learning; reduced number and type of assessments.
- SB 1021 Instructional school hours; instructional time.
- SB 1024 Apprenticeship-related instruction.
- SB 1036 Dependents of active duty military members; DMAS shall amend waiver eligibility criteria.
- SB 1045 Autism spectrum disorder; Board of Medicine shall post information available on website.
- SB 1052 Developmental disabilities; definition.
- SB 1058 Chiropractic schools; student training and practice.
- SB 1063 Charter schools; personnel.
- SB 1078 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting.
- SB 1083 Immunizations; adds certain doses of meningococcal vaccine to minimum requirements.
- SB 1088 Hospitals; admission of patients.
- SB 1091 Public schools; adjustment of calculation of local composite index for funding.
- SB 1093 Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act; created.
- SB 1105 School Health Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 1111 People with Disabilities, Virginia Board for; membership, powers and duties.
- SB 1112 Public schools; kindergarten instructional time.
- SB 1116 Standards of Learning; request of waiver to use alternative test for students with limited English.
- SB 1117 Child abuse or neglect, suspected; time period for investigation.
- SB 1120 Medicine, Board of; requirements for licensure.
- SB 1122 Higher educational institutions; student mental health policies.
- SB 1131 School calendar.
- SB 1143 Quarantine zones; establishment by the Governor, at the request of the Commissioner.
- SB 1145 Local school board members; professional development.
- SB 1149 Expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices.
- SB 1167 Epinephrine auto-injectors; possession and administration by certain individuals.
- SB 1183 Higher educational institutions, four-year; fixed tuition rate.
- SB 1186 Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose.
- SB 1192 Higher educational institutions; sexual misconduct policies.
- SB 1193 Academic transcripts; suspension, permanent dismissal, or withdrawal from institution.
- SB 1197 Hospitals; establishing policies to follow when a stillbirth occurs, reporting.
- SB 1206 Higher educational institutions; six-year plan to include intellectual property interests, etc.
- SB 1209 New Economy Industry Credential Assistance Training Grants; established.
- SB 1221 Health care institutions; reporting requirements of certain officials.
- SB 1222 Expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices.
- SB 1223 Higher educational institutions, four-year public; websites, consumer information.
- SB 1227 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- SB 1235 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; recommendation and dispensing.
- SB 1236 Special diplomas; eliminates the term.
- SB 1244 Chiropractors; expands scope of practice.
- SB 1249 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting.
- SB 1252 Higher educational institutions; reporting of sexual assault, penalty.
- SB 1260 Restaurants; regulations requiring display of information about food allergies.
- SB 1265 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- SB 1275 Higher educational institutions; reporting of sexual assault to DCJS.
- SB 1280 Certificate of public need; State Health Commissioner to condition approval.
- SB 1283 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies and adds an exception.
- SB 1286 Public schools; annual budget publication in line item form on school division's website.
- SB 1293 Public elementary and secondary schools; student identification numbers.
- SB 1294 Board of Nursing; criminal history record check for applicants for licensure.
- SB 1310 Practitioner-owned distributorships; prohibits use of certain supplied medical devices.
- SB 1320 Public schools; accreditation ratings.
- SB 1322 State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training.
- SB 1326 Academic transcripts; documentation of dismissal.
- SB 1327 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 1329 Higher educational institutions; memorandum of understanding and policies for sexual assaults.
- SB 1330 Rights of the Disabled, Board for, & Board for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities; repeals.
- SB 1335 State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training.
- SB 1339 School board clerks; electronic maintenance of records.
- SB 1340 School board clerks; electronic maintenance of records.
- SB 1347 Uniformed services-connected students; identification.
- SB 1354 Uniformed services-connected students; identification.
- SB 1369 Virginia Science Technology Engineering and Applied Mathematics (STEAM) Academy, Inc.; established.
- SB 1370 Richmond City Public Schools Learning Excellence by Aligning Public Schools Commission.
- SB 1379 Higher educational institutions; sexual misconduct policies.
- SB 1380 Schedule I drugs.
- SB 1383 Home instruction; disclosure of personal information to Department of Education or other person.
- SB 1386 Teacher licensure; professional development.
- SB 1389 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility for benefits.
- SB 1393 Pharmacists; compounding of drugs for use in executions.
- SB 1398 Counseling, Board of; criminal history records check for applicants for licensure.
- SB 1403 Home instruction; evidence of progress requirement for students.
- SB 1404 ABLE savings trust accounts; established, administered by the Virginia College Savings Plan.
- SB 1408 Emergency services; routine review, report.
- SB 1409 Community services boards; DBHDS to enter into agreements with certain health care providers.
- SB 1410 Crisis intervention specialists; community services boards and behavioral health authorities.
- SB 1415 Certificate of public need; definition of project.
- SB 1417 Counselors; client notification.
- SB 1426 Standards of Learning; reduces total number and type of required assessments.
- SB 1427 Breastfeeding in public places; mother's right.
- SB 1434 Dead bodies; disposition, identification of decedent.
- SB 1446 Training centers; discharge plans.