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2022 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Education and Health

Chair: L. Louise Lucas

Clerk: Michael Jackson,Thomas Jackson
Staff: Julia Carlton, Anna Moir
Date of Meeting: January 13, 2022
Time and Place: 8 AM / Senate Room A
Update: removes SB68,78,154,193,275,276&285 will be in subcom

S.B. 14

Patron: Favola

Department of Health; prescription drug donation; awareness and coordination program. Directs the Department of Health to develop, manage, and maintain a prescription drug donation awareness and coordination program in conjunction with the Board of Pharmacy's prescription drug donation program.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3411.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-23.5, relating to Department of Health; prescription drug donation; awareness and coordination program.

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S.B. 53

Patron: Cosgrove

City of Chesapeake; local government authority to require analysis of water. Adds the City of Chesapeake to the list of localities that may establish reasonable testing requirements to determine compliance with existing federal or state drinking water quality standards and require that such testing be done prior to the issuance of building permits.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-176.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to City of Chesapeake; local government authority to require analysis of water.

22100639D

S.B. 73

Patron: Chase

Prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19. Provides that licensed health care providers with prescriptive authority may prescribe, administer, or dispense hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to a patient with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19. The bill prohibits the Board of Medicine from initiating a disciplinary action against a licensed health care provider solely for prescribing, administering, or dispensing hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin to a patient with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19, provided such clinical diagnosis and treatment has been documented in the patient's medical record by such licensed health care provider.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.6, relating to prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19.

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S.B. 84

Patron: Stanley

New College Institute; noncredit workforce training. Permits the board of directors at New College Institute to provide specialized noncredit workforce training independent of local comprehensive community colleges when such community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs. Under current law, if comprehensive community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers or other public and private organizations to provide specialized noncredit workforce training but does not have the explicit authority to provide such training on its own.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-3113 of the Code of Virginia, relating to New College Institute; noncredit workforce training.

22101410D

S.B. 161

Patron: Hashmi

Department of Education; heat-related illness; guidelines. Directs the Department of Education, in conjunction with stakeholders, to develop guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches and student athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of heat-related illness, how to recognize the signs of heat-related illness, and how to prevent heat-related illness to be distributed to local school divisions by August 1, 2022.

A BILL to direct the Department of Education, in conjunction with stakeholders, to develop guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches and student athletes and their parents or guardians on heat-related illness to be distributed by August 1, 2022.

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S.B. 163

Patron: Peake

Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortions or selective reductions unenforceable. Provides that any provision of a surrogacy contract requiring an abortion or selective reduction is against the public policy of the Commonwealth and is void and unenforceable.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-163 of the Code of Virginia, relating to surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortions or selective reductions unenforceable.

22100591D

S.B. 171

Patron: Peake

Department of Health; harmful algal bloom mitigation. Directs the Department of Health to develop and implement a harmful algal bloom mitigation plan.

A BILL to direct the Department of Health to develop and implement a harmful algal bloom mitigation plan.

22102605D

S.B. 232

Patron: Suetterlein

Department of Medical Assistance Services; work group to study options for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services; individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Extends the work group established by the 2021 Special Session I directing the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study and develop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting access to assistive technology and environmental modifications. The bill extends the deadline for the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly from November 21, 2021, to November 1, 2022.

A BILL to amend and reenact the first enactment of Chapter 224 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, relating to extension of Department of Medical Assistance Services work group to study options for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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S.B. 238

Patron: McPike

Department of Education; school division maintenance reserve tool. Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to develop or adopt and maintain a data collection tool to assist each school board to determine the relative age of each public school building in the local school division and the amount of maintenance reserve funds that are necessary to restore each such building. The bill requires each school board to provide to the Department of Education in a timely fashion the local data that is necessary to ensure that such tool remains relevant and useful for the determination of maintenance reserve needs. The bill requires the Department of Education to consider converting or using as a template the Department of General Services' M-R FIX tool to meet the above requirement to maintain such a tool. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-138.3, relating to the Department of Education; school division maintenance reserve tool.

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