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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Bryce E. Reeves

Clerk: Joanna Bolstad, E. Barton
Staff: David May, Sarah Stanton
Date of Meeting: February 17, 2017
Time and Place: 8:30 a.m. / Senate Room B

H.B. 1526 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage annual live entertainment venue license, etc.

Patron: Albo

Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage annual live entertainment venue license. Creates the mixed beverage annual live entertainment license to allow any person operating a live entertainment venue to sell, on the dates of performances and one hour prior to any such performance and one hour after the conclusion of any performance, but no later than 2:00 a.m. alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in areas upon the licensed premises approved by the Board. The bill stipulates that the live entertainment venue (i) must be owned by the licensee or be occupied under a bona fide long-term lease or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than five years, and (ii) must have monthly gross receipts from the sale of food cooked, or prepared, and consumed on the premises and nonalcoholic beverages served on the premises of at least $4,000. The bill defines a live entertainment venue as an establishment devoted exclusively to the bona fide live performance of the performing arts, which establishment is open to the public no more than four days in any calendar week and where (i) at least 75 percent of the ticket sales for any performance at such venue is required to be purchased at least 12 hours in advance of the performance and (ii) the ticket price for the performance is based on the fair market value of the performance.. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-210, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage annual live entertainment venue license.

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H.B. 1837 Private certified preschool or nursery school programs; licensure exemptions.

Patron: Orrock

Licensure exemptions; private preschool and nursery school programs. Modifies the licensure exemption requirements for certified preschool or nursery school programs operated by a private school that is accredited by an organization recognized by the Board of Education. The bill removes the list of accrediting associations from the licensure exemption language and provides a reference to the Code section that establishes the process for recognition of accrediting organizations by the Board of Education. The bill removes certain licensure exemption requirements that such preschool and nursery school programs must meet and modifies others, including (i) increasing the amount of time children may attend such programs per day from four hours to the maximum time allowed under the school's kindergarten program; and (ii) lowering the minimum age of children permitted to attend the programs from age four to age three. The bill also allows the Commissioner of Social Services to inspect such preschool and nursery school programs to ensure compliance with applicable requirements, either annually or in response to a complaint, and requires such schools to report all incidents involving serious injury to or death of a child attending the school.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-1715 and 63.2-1717 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensure exemptions; private preschool programs.

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H.B. 1919 Assisted living facilities; cap on civil penalties.

Patron: Robinson

Assisted living facilities; cap on civil penalties. Increases the aggregate amount of civil penalties that the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services may assess against an assisted living facility for noncompliance with the terms of its license from $10,000 per 24-month period to $10,000 per 12-month period.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1709.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assisted living facilities; cap on civil penalties.

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