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2019 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Bryce E. Reeves

Clerk: Maryann Horch
Staff: David May, Sarah Stanton
Date of Meeting: February 8, 2019
Time and Place: 8:00 a.m. Senate Room A, Pocahontas (Removes HB2280)
add HB 1642, 1659, 1770, 1871, 1942, 2014, 2017, 2219, 2296, 2652

H.B. 1642 Solitary confinement; data collection and reporting, Department of Corrections to submit report.

Patron: Hope

Department of Corrections; restrictive housing; data collection and reporting; report. Requires the Department of Corrections to report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before October 1 of each year certain population statistics of persons incarcerated in state correctional institutions, including certain statistics regarding offenders placed in and released from restrictive housing and Shared Allied Management Units.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 53.1-39.1, relating to Department of Corrections; restrictive housing; data collection and reporting; report.

19106306D

H.B. 1657 Alcoholic beverage control; creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

Patron: Landes

Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility. Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, which allows the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at any multipurpose theater that is located in the historical district of the Town of Bridgewater, is owned and operated by a governmental entity, and has a total capacity in excess of 100 patrons.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

19100580D

H.B. 1659 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.

Patron: Delaney

Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters. Adds to the list of persons who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, and duly accredited practitioners of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a church; however, the bill exempts such clergy members from the mandatory reporting requirement when the information supporting the suspicion of child abuse or neglect (i) is required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept confidential or (ii) would be subject to the exemptions set forth in § 8.01-400 or 19.2-271.3 if offered as evidence in court.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.

19100396D

H.B. 1770 Alcoholic beverage control; Sunday store hours, distiller commission.

Patron: Knight

Alcoholic beverage control; Sunday store hours; distiller commission. Requires the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (the Authority) to pay a distiller who operates a government store on the distiller's licensed premises a commission of not less than 12 percent of the retail price of any goods sold. The bill directs the Authority to periodically review the commission and provide any recommended changes to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill also allows certain government stores, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Authority, to be open on Sundays for the sale of alcoholic beverages after 10:00 a.m.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-119 and 4.1-120 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; Sunday store hours; distiller commission.

19102169D

H.B. 1815 Assisted living facilities; emergency electrical power source, disclosure to prospective residents.

Patron: Hope

Assisted living facilities; emergency electrical power source; disclosure to prospective residents. Directs the State Board of Social Services to include in regulations governing assisted living facilities a requirement that each licensed assisted living facility with six or more residents disclose to each prospective resident, or his legal representative, in writing in a document provided to the prospective resident or his legal representative and as evidenced by the written acknowledgement of the resident or his legal representative, whether the facility has an on-site emergency electrical power source for the provision of electricity during an interruption of the normal electric power supply and, if the assisted living facility does have an on-site emergency electrical power source, (i) the items for which such on-site emergency electrical power source will supply power in the event of an interruption of the normal electric power supply and (ii) whether staff of the assisted living facility have been trained to maintain and operate such on-site emergency electrical power source to ensure the provision of electricity during an interruption of the normal electrical power supply. The bill also provides that an on-site emergency electrical power source shall include both permanent on-site emergency electrical power sources and portable on-site emergency electrical power sources, provided such portable on-site emergency electrical power source remains on the premises of the assisted living facility at all times.

 

 

 

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assisted living facilities; temporary emergency electrical power source; disclosure to prospective residents.

19101385D

H.B. 1819 Child support enforcement; fees.

Patron: Delaney

Child support enforcement; fees. Raises from $25 to $35 the fee charged by the State Board of Social Services to individuals who authorize the Department of Social Services to enforce child support obligations but who have never received assistance pursuant to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The bill provides that such fee shall be collected and retained from the amount of child support collected annually in excess of $550.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1904 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child support enforcement; fees.

19101797D

H.B. 1871 Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); transitional child care.

Patron: Jones, J.C.

Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW); transitional child care. Allows VIEW participants whose Temporary Assistance for Needy Families financial assistance is terminated to receive child care assistance for up to 12 months after termination if the individual is enrolled in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and is taking courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license. Under current law, such child care assistance is only available if it enables the individual to work.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-611 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare; transitional child care.

19101902D

H.B. 1905 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage referendum, exception.

Patron: Hurst

Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage referendum; exception. Provides that, notwithstanding the requirement for a referendum for liquor by the drink, the Board of Directors of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority may issue a mixed beverage license to establishments located (i) on property fronting Doe Creek Farm Road, located approximately 1,310 feet south east of the intersection of State Route 613 and Doe Creek Farm Road, and listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, (ii) on property adjacent to the southeast side of the intersection of Route 58 Alternate and Skaggs Hill Road within the boundary of any town incorporated in 1891, (iii) on property along River Bend Drive and 805 feet directly north of Route 58 Alternate within the boundary of any town incorporated in 1891, and (iv) on property fronting the north side of Mullins Avenue to the west of the intersection of Mullins Avenue and Chase Street and located in a town incorporated in 1884.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-126 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage referendum; exception.

19105157D

H.B. 1917 DOC; Director to establish health care continuous quality improvement committee.

Patron: Stolle

Department of Corrections; health care continuous quality improvement committee. Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to establish a health care continuous quality improvement committee, consisting of the Director and specified health care professionals employed by the Department. The bill requires the committee to identify appropriate criteria for evaluation of the quality of health care services provided by the Department, (ii) monitor and evaluate the quality of health care services provided by the Department utilizing the criteria identified, and (iii) develop strategies to improve the quality of health care services provided by the Department. The bill also requires the committee to publish quarterly continuous quality improvement reports setting forth such data and information as the committee deems appropriate on a website maintained by the Department. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-17.1, relating to Department of Corrections; health care continuous quality improvement committee.

19104827D

H.B. 1918 Corrections, Board of; minimum standards for health care services in local correctional facilities.

Patron: Stolle

Board of Corrections; minimum standards for health care services in local correctional facilities. Authorizes the Board of Corrections (Board) to establish minimum standards for health care services in local, regional, and community correctional facilities and procedures for enforcing such minimum standards, with the advice of and guidance from the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and State Health Commissioner. The bill provides that (i) such standards shall require that each local, regional, and community correctional facility submit a standardized quarterly continuous improvement report documenting the delivery of health care services, along with any improvements made to those services, to the Board and (ii) such reports shall be available to the public on the Board's website. The bill also authorizes the Board to determine that a local, regional, or community correctional facility accredited by the American Correctional Association or National Commission on Correctional Health Care meets such minimum standards solely on the basis of such accreditation; however, without exception, the requirement to submit standardized quarterly continuous quality improvement reports shall be a mandatory minimum standard. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Corrections; minimum standards for health care services in local correctional facilities.

19101423D

H.B. 1933 Prisoners; medical and mental health treatment of those incapable of giving consent.

Patron: Hope

Medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent. Establishes a process for the sheriff or administrator in charge of a local or regional correctional facility to petition a court to authorize medical or mental health treatment for a prisoner in such facility who is incapable of giving informed consent for such treatment. The process parallels the existing process for the Director of the Department of Corrections to seek authorization to provide involuntary treatment to prisoners in state correctional facilities. The bill requires the court to authorize such treatment in a facility designated by the sheriff or administrator upon finding that the prisoner is incapable, either mentally or physically, of giving informed consent; that the prisoner does not have a relevant advanced directive, guardian, or other substitute decision maker; that the proposed treatment is in the best interests of the prisoner; and that the jail has sufficient medical and nursing resources available to safely administer the treatment and respond to any adverse side effects that might arise from the treatment. The bill provides that the treatment ordered may be provided within a local or regional correctional facility if such facility is licensed to provide such treatment. If statutory procedures are followed, the service provider does not have liability based on lack of consent or lack of capacity to consent unless there is injury or death resulting from gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-406, 17.1-410, and 37.2-803 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 sections numbered 53.1-133.04 and 53.1-133.05, relating to medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent.

19104834D

H.B. 1935 Inmate workforces; eligibility for voluntary participation.

Patron: Collins

Inmate workforces; eligibility for voluntary participation. Clarifies eligibility for voluntary participation in an inmate workforce with the approval of and under the supervision of the sheriff or his designee.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to inmate workforces; eligibility for voluntary participation.

19102630D

H.B. 1942 Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records.

Patron: Bell, Robert B.

Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Authorizes the State Board of Corrections (the Board) to establish minimum standards for behavioral health services, including "forensic discharge planning services" as defined in the bill, in local correctional facilities and procedures for enforcing these standards, with the advice and guidance of the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the State Inspector General. The bill requires the Board, also in conjunction with the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the State Inspector General, to establish a procedure for the conduct of at least one unannounced annual behavioral health services inspection of each local correctional facility by the Board or its agents and allows the Board to authorize such other announced or unannounced inspections as it deems necessary. The bill also provides that the minimum standards shall include regulations directing the sharing of medical and mental health information and records as provided by law and a procedure by which a community services board that provides behavioral health services in the local or regional correctional facility may bill, and the sheriff or superintendent shall pay, for such services. The bill allows the person in charge of a state, regional, or local correctional facility, or his designee, to receive from a health care provider medical and mental health information and records concerning a person committed to such correctional facility, even when such committed person does not provide consent or consent is not readily obtainable, when such information and records are necessary (i) for the provision of health care to the person committed, (ii) to protect the health and safety of the person committed or other residents or staff of the facility, or (iii) to maintain the security and safety of the facility. The bill clarifies that the administrative personnel of a state, regional, or local correctional facility may receive medical and mental health information and records from any health care provider concerning any person committed to such correctional facility as necessary to maintain the safety of the facility, its employees, or other prisoners.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-40.10, 53.1-68, and 53.1-133.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities.

19105347D

H.B. 1960 Alcoholic beverage control; manufacture/sale of low alcohol beverage cooler.

Patron: Toscano

Alcoholic beverage control; low alcohol beverage coolers. Allows low alcohol beverage coolers to be manufactured by a licensed distiller or a distiller located outside of the Commonwealth. The bill also allows licensed distillers to use spirits manufactured by another licensed distiller in the manufacture of low alcohol beverage coolers. In addition, the bill allows (i) low alcohol beverage coolers to be sold in government stores and (ii) distillers to sell low alcohol beverage coolers that are manufactured or blended by such distillers at government stores established on their licensed premises.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100 and 4.1-119 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; licensed distillers; manufacture and sale of low alcohol beverage cooler.

19104696D

H.B. 1981 Virginia Correctional Enterprises; procedure for exemptions to the mandatory purchase provisions.

Patron: Fowler

Virginia Correctional Enterprises; procedure for exemptions to the mandatory purchase provisions. Provides that any department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth is only required to obtain the written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program (the Program) to be granted an exemption from the Program's mandatory purchase provisions. Under current law, such department, institution, or agency is required to obtain the consent of both the Chief Executive Officer of the Program and the Director of the Division of Purchases and Supply. The bill provides that in any case where an exemption from the mandatory purchase provisions is not granted, the Chief Executive Officer of the Program shall provide a written justification for the denial to the department, institution, or agency that requested the exemption. Under current law, a written explanation is required any time an exemption is granted.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Correctional Enterprises; procedure for exemptions to the mandatory purchase provisions.

19101874D

H.B. 2014 Family First Prevention Services Act; statutory alignment.

Patron: Peace

Family First Prevention Services Act; statutory alignment. Aligns the Code of Virginia with the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018. The bill contains an emergency clause for provisions of the bill relating to background checks for employees of, volunteers at, and contractors providing services to juveniles at children's residential facilities.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-228, 16.1-281, 16.1-282, 16.1-282.1, 16.1-282.2, 37.2-408.1, 63.2-100, and 63.2-1726 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-906.1, relating to statutory alignment with federal Family First Prevention Services Act; statutory alignment.

19101811D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 2017 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing.

Patron: Peace

Auxiliary grants; supportive housing. Allows individuals receiving auxiliary grants to select supportive housing without any requirement that such individuals wait until their first or any subsequent annual reassessment to make such selection. The bill directs the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to (i) promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill within 180 days of its enactment and (ii) develop guidance documents for implementation of the provisions of the bill no later than February 1, 2020. The bill establishes that the number of auxiliary grant recipients in the supportive housing setting shall not exceed 60. A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-160 of the Code of Virginia, relating to auxiliary grants; supportive housing.

19102319D

H.B. 2213 Medical/mental health information/records of person committed to jail; pretrial services offered.

Patron: Heretick

Exchange of medical and mental health information and records of person committed to jail; pretrial services officers. Adds local probation officers and pretrial services officers to the list of persons among whom the medical and mental health information and records of any person committed to jail, and transferred to another correctional facility, may be exchanged.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-133.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exchange of medical and mental health information and records of person committed to jail; local probation officers and pretrial services officers.

19104100D

H.B. 2219 Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.

Patron: Orrock

Nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations. Requires that if inspection, survey, or investigation data is used in an advertisement regarding nursing homes, the advertisement also include the following information: (i) the date on which the survey, inspection, or investigation was conducted; (ii) a statement that the facility is required to submit a plan of correction in response to any and all statements of deficiencies; (iii) if a finding or deficiency cited in a statement of deficiencies has been corrected, a statement that the finding or deficiency has been corrected and the date on which the finding or deficiency was corrected; and (iv) a statement that the advertisement publication is not authorized or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General, or any other governmental agency. The bill provides that failure to include this required information constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also requires that such information be in the same font, color, and size as the other text in the advertisement.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-126, 59.1-198, and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nursing homes; truth in advertising for inspections, surveys, and investigations.

19102129D

H.B. 2296 Rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions, website accessibility.

Patron: Leftwich

Rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions; website accessibility. Provides that when a complaint is filed alleging that the website of a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union does not comply with applicable law regarding its accessibility by the vision impaired or hearing impaired, the responsive pleading deadline shall be extended to 120 days after service of the summons and complaint upon the defendant to give such an entity an opportunity to cure any defect regarding its website accessibility. The bill further provides that, if the defendant files a responsive pleading stating that it has cured the defect, the court shall hold an evidentiary issue on the issue. The bill provides that the court shall dismiss an action or prayer for injunctive relief where it has found that the defendant has cured such a defect. The bill further provides that, in such a circumstance, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 51.5 a section numbered 51.5-46.1, relating to rights of persons with disabilities; procedures for certain actions; website accessibility.

19106246D

H.B. 2301 Alcoholic beverage control; creates retail cigar shop license.

Patron: Collins

Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. Creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops and sets out the privileges of this new license, including a requirement that at least 60 percent of the licensee's annual gross revenue be from the sale of premium tobacco products. The bill defines "cigar shop" and sets out the state and local license taxes for this license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-210, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops.

19105082D

H.B. 2438 Juvenile correctional officers; training standards.

Patron: Mullin

Juvenile correctional officers; training standards. Transfers the power and duty to establish compulsory minimum entry-level, in-service, and advanced training standards for juvenile correctional officers, as well as the time required for completion of such training, from the Department of Criminal Justice Services to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-102 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to juvenile correctional officers; training standards.

19102187D

H.B. 2499 Corrections, Department of; policies to improve exchange of offender medical information.

Patron: Watts

DOC; policies to improve exchange of offender medical information. Directs the Department of Corrections to develop policies to improve the exchange of offender medical information, including policies to improve access to electronic medical records by health care providers and electronic exchange of information for telemedicine and telepsychiatry, and to report by October 1, 2019, on its progress in implementing the provisions of the bill to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-40.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Corrections; policies to facilitate exchange of health records and information.

19104353D

H.B. 2521 Assisted living facilities; staffing during overnight hours.

Patron: Rasoul

Board of Social Services; regulations governing assisted living facilities; staffing during overnight hours. Directs the Board of Social services to amend regulations governing staffing of assisted living facility units with residents who (i) have serious cognitive impairment due to a primary psychiatric diagnosis of dementia and (ii) are unable to recognize danger or protect their own safety and welfare to create an exception to certain staffing requirements for night hours.

A BILL to require the Board of Social Services to amend regulations governing staffing of certain assisted living facility units during overnight hours.

19104765D

H.B. 2560 Protective services; adult abuse and exploitation, multidisciplinary teams.

Patron: Pillion

Protective services; adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; multidisciplinary teams. Authorizes local departments of social services to foster, when practicable, the creation, maintenance, and coordination of hospital and community-based multidisciplinary teams focused on the abuse and exploitation of adults 60 years of age or older or 18 years of age or older who are physically or mentally incapacitated. The bill provides that such teams may: (i) assist the local department of social services in identifying abused, neglected, and exploited adults; (ii) coordinate medical, social, and legal services for abused, neglected, and exploited adults and their families; (iii) develop innovative programs for detection and prevention of the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults; (iv) promote community awareness and action to address adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (v) disseminate information to the general public regarding the problem of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation, strategies and methods for preventing such abuse, and treatment options for abused, neglected, and exploited adults. The bill also allows the attorney for the Commonwealth in each jurisdiction to establish a multidisciplinary adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation response team to review cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults. Such multidisciplinary team may be established separately or in conjunction with any already existing multidisciplinary team. A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.7, 2.2-3711, 15.2-1627.5, and 63.2-1605 and of the Code of Virginia, relating to protective services; adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; multidisciplinary teams.

19105283D

H.B. 2634 Alcoholic beverage control; local referendums.

Patron: Hurst

Alcoholic beverage control; local referendums. Allows the sale of mixed beverages by licensed restaurants and the sale of alcoholic beverages by the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority in any county, town, or supervisor's election district unless a referendum is held and a majority of the voters voting in such referendum vote to prohibit such sales. Under current law, such sales are prohibited unless they have been approved through the referendum process. The bill includes a grandfathering provision that allows the granting of a mixed beverage license to any establishment described in § 4.1-126, as it was in effect prior to the effective date of this bill, notwithstanding the provisions of the bill related to local referendums but subject to other applicable laws and regulations. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020, but allows localities to hold anticipatory referendums between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, and provides that the results of such referendums shall become valid and enforceable on July 1, 2020. The bill provides that the result of any referendum held prior to July 1, 2019, shall remain valid and enforceable for a period of five years.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-119, 4.1-121, 4.1-122, 4.1-124, and 4.1-221.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 4.1-126 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; local referendums.

19105774D

H.B. 2652 Regulation of licensed providers; Bd. of BHDS to require disclosure of certain information.

Patron: Hope

Regulation of licensed providers; Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to require disclosure of certain information about employees. Directs the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend regulations governing licensed providers to require every licensed provider to provide a statement regarding the character, ability, and fitness for employment of a current or past employee or other individual currently or previously associated with the provider in a capacity that requires a criminal history background check to any other licensed provider with which the current or past employee has applied for employment or to fill a role that requires a criminal history background check upon receipt of a request for such information from the other licensed provider and written consent to the disclosure of such information executed by the current or past employee or other individual currently or previously associated with the provider in a capacity that requires a criminal history background check.

A BILL to amend regulations governing licensed providers; Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to require disclosure of certain information.

19102852D

H.B. 2758 Kinship foster care; notice to relatives.

Patron: Carroll Foy

Kinship foster care; notice. Requires local boards of social services, when identifying foster care placement options, to (i) determine whether the child has any relatives who may be eligible to become a kinship foster parent, (ii) take all reasonable steps to provide notice to such relatives of their potential eligibility to become a kinship foster parent, and (iii) explain to such relatives any opportunities they may have to participate in the placement and care of the child, including opportunities available through kinship foster care or kinship guardianship.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-900.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to kinship foster care; notice.

19105067D