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2022 SESSION
Chair: L. Louise Lucas
Clerk: Michael Jackson,Thomas Jackson
Staff: Julia Carlton, Anna Moir
Date of Meeting: January 20, 2022
Time and Place: 8 AM Senate Committee Room A / Pocahontas Building
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Patron: Cosgrove
Amending death certificates. Requires the State Registrar, upon receipt of an affidavit and supporting evidence testifying to corrected information on a death certificate within 30 days of the death of a decedent, to amend such death certificate to reflect the new information and evidence. The bill also requires the State Registrar, upon receipt of an affidavit and supporting evidence testifying to corrected demographic information on a death certificate after 30 days of the decedent's death, to amend such death certificate to reflect the new information and evidence.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-269.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to amending death certificates.22101910D
Patron: Favola
Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States. Requires the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of a provisional license, valid for a period not to exceed three years, to any individual who holds a valid and officially issued and recognized license or certification to teach outside of the United States but does not meet the requirements for a renewable license.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Education; provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States.22103546D
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-19.22102588D
Patron: Norment
Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education. Requires the Board of Education to include the requirement for an additional minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component in its driver education program for all public school divisions. Under current law, the parent/student driver education component is required for Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and optional in all other school divisions.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-205 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education.22102604D
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
Patron: Hanger
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed programs; cardiopulmonary resuscitation for program participants. Allows programs licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to direct program employees certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to comply with a program participant's valid written order not to resuscitate in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest if the valid written order is issued by the program participant's attending physician and is included in the program participant's individualized service plan.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2901 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 37.2-421.2, relating to Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed programs; cardiopulmonary resuscitation for program participants.22100543D
Patron: Locke
Applications for teacher licensure by reciprocity; military spouses; timeline for determination. Requires the Board of Education's licensure regulations to provide for licensure by reciprocity for any spouse of an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a member of the Virginia National Guard who has obtained a valid out-of-state license, with full credentials and without deficiencies, that is in force at the time the application for a Virginia license is received by the Department of Education. Current law requires such regulations to provide for licensure by reciprocity for any spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth. The bill requires such an individual to submit an official copy of the military permanent assignment orders of the individual's spouse as part of the complete application packet. The bill requires the Department to determine and communicate such individual's eligibility for licensure by reciprocity within 15 business days of receipt of the complete application packet.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-298.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to applications for teacher licensure by reciprocity; military spouses; timeline for determination.22102412D
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
Patron: Mason
Child day programs; licensure; accredited private schools. Adds to the list of child day programs not required to be licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to operate in the Commonwealth programs offered by accredited private schools that are in good standing with the Virginia Council for Private Education and operate for no more than four hours per day. The bill provides that, to be exempt from licensure, such accredited private school programs must be staffed by the accredited private school's employees and attended by children who are at least five years of age and are enrolled in the school. The bill requires such programs to be subject to safety and supervisory standards established by the Virginia Council for Private Education.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.030 of the Code of Virginia, relating to child day programs; licensure; accredited private schools.22100703D
Patron: Suetterlein
Department of Medical Assistance Services; amend waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities; greater financial flexibility for certain services; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to (i) take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers to combine the maximum annual allowable amount for assistive technology, electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications for an individual receiving waiver services, for an annual total of $15,000, to provide for greater flexibility and better meet the needs of individuals receiving services and (ii) report on its progress to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to take steps to amend certain waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities to provide greater financial flexibility for certain services.22103837D
Patron: Hashmi
Renal Disease Council and Renal Disease Council Fund; report. Creates the Renal Disease Council for the purpose of (i) advising the Governor and the General Assembly on the needs of individuals with renal disease in the Commonwealth; (ii) identifying challenges that such individuals face and making recommendations for the improvement of the Commonwealth's kidney care system, particularly related to care coordination and prevention; (iii) funding research related to renal disease; (iv) funding supports for persons with renal disease in the Commonwealth; and (v) developing programs to educate medical professionals and the public about renal disease. The bill also creates the Renal Disease Council Fund to be used for the purpose of (a) funding research related to renal disease, (b) funding supports for persons with renal disease in the Commonwealth, and (c) supporting the work of the Renal Disease Council.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 20, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-73.18 through 32.1-73.21, relating to Renal Disease Council; Renal Disease Council Fund; report.22104032D
Patron: Hashmi
End Stage Renal Disease Patient Navigator Network. Directs the Department of Health to establish the End State Renal Disease Patient Navigator Network to assist persons diagnosed with end stage renal disease in navigating through the health care system. The bill permits the Department to contract with other entities to establish the Network and provide services to qualified patients.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 an article numbered 20, consisting of a section numbered 32.1-73.18, relating to End Stage Renal Disease Patient Navigator Network.22100450D
Patron: Bell
Department of Military Affairs; institutions of higher education; recruitment. Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to utilize grant funding for which active members of the Virginia National Guard who attend any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education and meet other certain requirements are eligible under current law in order to recruit qualified applicants for service in the Virginia National Guard. The bill states that the yearly funding amount for such recruitment shall be at the discretion of the Adjutant General and the Department of Military Affairs and not exceed $50,000 per fiscal year.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-610 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Military Affairs; institutions of higher education; recruitment.22102443D
Patron: Hashmi
Department of Health; H-2B employer-provided housing; registry. Requires every H-2B employer, as defined in the bill, to report to the Commissioner of Health the physical address of every unit of employer-provided housing, also defined in the bill, provided to an H-2B employee, together with the number of H-2B employees residing at each such housing unit and the number of beds at each such housing unit. The bill requires the Department of Health to establish, maintain, and make available on a website a registry of H-2B employer-provided housing in the Commonwealth that includes the information H-2B employers are required by the bill to report.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-248.5, relating to Department of Health; H-2B employer-provided housing; registry.22101757D
Patron: Stanley
School boards; unexpended local funds; capital projects. Permits any school board to finance capital projects with any funds appropriated to it by the local governing body that are unexpended by the school board in any year. The bill is a recommendation of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-100 and 22.1-100.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school boards; unexpended local funds; capital projects.22104214D
Patron: Deeds
Providers of treatment for persons with opiate addiction; elimination of location restriction. Eliminates the restriction that providers of treatment for persons with opiate addiction may not be located within one-half mile of a public or private licensed day care center or a public or private K-12 school. Current law permits certain limited exceptions to this restriction.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 37.2-406 of the Code of Virginia, relating to providers of treatment for persons with opiate addiction; elimination of location restriction.22102027D
Patron: Favola
Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice; licensure by reciprocity for physicians; emergency. Allows a health care practitioner licensed in another state or the District of Columbia who has submitted an application for licensure to the appropriate health regulatory board to temporarily practice for a period of 90 days pending licensure, provided that certain conditions are met. The bill directs the Department of Health Professions to pursue reciprocity agreements with jurisdictions that surround the Commonwealth to streamline the application process in order to facilitate the practice of medicine. The bill requires the Department of Health Professions to annually report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions the number of out-of-state health care practitioners who have utilized the temporary authorization to practice pending licensure and have not subsequently been issued full licensure. The bill contains an emergency clause.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2408.4 and by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2941.1, relating to out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice pending licensure; licensure by reciprocity for physicians; emergency.22103982D
EMERGENCY
Patron: Stuart
Telemedicine services; practitioners licensed by Board of Medicine. Allows a practitioner of a profession regulated by the Board of Medicine who is licensed in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or possession and who is in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in that state, the District of Columbia, or that United States territory or possession to engage in the practice of that profession in the Commonwealth with a patient located in the Commonwealth when (i) such practice is for the purpose of providing continuity of care through the use of telemedicine services and (ii) the patient is a current patient of the practitioner with whom the practitioner has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to telemedicine; practitioners licensed by Board of Medicine.22100169D
Patron: Petersen
Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Review for the purpose of protecting state residents, state and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the Commonwealth, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products.
The bill directs the Governor to appoint members and alternate members of the Board. The Board is required to meet in open session at least four times annually, with certain exceptions and requirements. Members of the Board are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, as described in the bill. The bill also creates a stakeholder council for the purpose of assisting the Board in making decisions related to drug cost affordability. The Board is tasked with identifying prescription, generic, and other drugs, as defined in the bill, and, in the Board's discretion, conducting an affordability review of the prescription drug product. Factors for the Board to consider that indicate an affordability challenge are listed in the bill. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board may request an appeal of the Board's decision, as provided in the bill, and the Attorney General shall have authority to enforce the provisions of the bill.
The bill also creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund to be used for funding operations of the Board and reimbursing other state agencies for implementing the provisions of the bill. The Board is required to report to the General Assembly twice annually, beginning on July 1, 2023, and December 1, 2023.
Provisions of the bill shall apply to state-sponsored and state-regulated health plans and health programs and obligate such policies to limit drug payment amounts and reimbursements to an upper payment limit amount set by the Board, if applicable, following an affordability review. Medicare Part D plans shall not be bound by such decisions of the Board.
The bill contains a severability clause and has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 34 of Title 38.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections 38.2-3471 through 38.2-3480, relating to Prescription Drug Affordability Board established; drug cost affordability review.22102144D
Patron: Edwards
Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers. Adds educational programs at higher education centers that lead to an occupation in a high-demand field to the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back Program (G3) Program. The bill defines higher education centers as the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, New College Institute, Roanoke Higher Education Center, and Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Under current law, the G3 Program only includes educational programs at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education that lead to occupations in a high-demand field.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-2911.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.22103917D
Patron: Edwards
Libraries and education services; obsolete provisions. Revises and repeals obsolete provisions in Title 22.1 (Education) related to early childhood education and elementary and secondary education and Title 42.1 (Libraries) related to libraries and the Virginia Public Records Act. The bill also makes technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-7.1, 22.1-17.6, 22.1-20.1, 22.1-23.1, 22.1-47.2, 22.1-50, 22.1-57.3:1, 22.1-57.3:1.1, 22.1-57.3:1.2, 22.1-57.3:2.1, 22.1-57.3:3, 22.1-81, 22.1-98.2, 22.1-129, 22.1-175.4, 22.1-178, 22.1-199.1, 22.1-207.3, 22.1-209.2, 22.1-212.24, 22.1-212.25, 22.1-215.1, 22.1-253.13:3, 22.1-253.13:4, 22.1-254.1, 22.1-271.3, 22.1-274, 22.1-280.2, 22.1-280.2:2, 22.1-296.2, 22.1-296.3, 22.1-303, 22.1-321.1, 22.1-346.2, 42.1-36.1, 42.1-43, 42.1-60, 42.1-61, 42.1-63, 42.1-65, 42.1-70, and 42.1-77 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 22.1-16.2, 22.1-57.3:2, 22.1-89.3, and 22.1-212 and Articles 4 (§§ 42.1-30, 42.1-31, and 42.1-32) and 5 (§§ 42.1-32.1 through 42.1-32.6) of Chapter 1 of Title 42.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to libraries and education services; obsolete provisions.22101111D
Patron: Dunnavant
State plan for medical assistance services; remote patient monitoring. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to provide for the payment of medical assistance for remote patient monitoring services provided via telemedicine (i) for patients who have experienced an acute health condition and for whom the use of remote patient monitoring may prevent readmission to a hospital or emergency department, (ii) for patient-initiated asynchronous consultations, and (iii) for provider-to-provider consultations.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to state plan for medical assistance services; remote patient monitoring.22102392D
Patron: Boysko
Institutions of higher education; hazing; policies. Establishes mandates at nonprofit private institutions of higher education and public institutions of higher education relating to hazing and defines different types of organizations at such institutions to which the mandates apply. The bill requires student organizations officially recognized by an institution of higher education structured in such a way that upon invitation for membership, individuals do not automatically become members of such organization and have a period of time between invitation for membership and being initiated into membership, to have an advisor present at all official events where new members and members of the student organization hosting the event are invited or are instructed to attend, except that such advisors may be asked to leave the room during ceremonies, rituals, or other such events that are only permitted to be attended by the new members and members. Such advisors shall provide extensive, current, and in-person education and information on hazing to all members and new members of such organizations. The bill requires the governing board of each institution to include as part of its policy, code, rules, or set of standards governing sexual violence a provision for immunity from disciplinary action based on hazing or personal consumption of drugs or alcohol where such disclosure is made in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of hazing in advance of or during an incident of hazing that causes injury to a person. Beginning with the 2022–2023 academic year, the bill requires each institution to maintain and publicly report actual findings of violations of the institution's code of conduct or of federal or state laws pertaining to hazing that are reported to campus authorities or local law enforcement. This bill shall be known as Adam's Law.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-819 through 23.1-822, relating to institutions of higher education; hazing; policies.22103970D
Patron: Boysko
Teacher Training Corps; report. Establishes the Teacher Training Corps for the purpose of attracting and retaining public elementary and secondary school teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships to students who obtain teaching degrees and certifications at participating institutions and requiring such students to fill teacher positions for specified periods of time at high-needs schools, as defined in the bill, and meet other requirements. The bill also establishes the Teacher Training Corps Scholarship Fund and Program for the purpose of funding such scholarships at the participating institutions of Longwood University, Norfolk State University, Radford University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Finally, the bill establishes the 12-member Teacher Training Corps Commission to administer the Teacher Training Corps Scholarship Program and directs the Commission to begin meeting on or after September 1, 2022, establish the parameters for the Program, and award the first scholarships pursuant to the Program prior to the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 6 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-643 through 23.1-647, relating to Teacher Training Corps.22103978D
Patron: McClellan
Literary Fund; loans; application process; maximum loan amounts; rates of interest; closing costs; waiting lists. Makes several changes to the provisions relating to loans from the Literary Fund to finance the construction and renovation of public elementary and secondary school buildings in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Board of Education (the Board) to establish an annual open application process for Literary Fund loans to occur during the period that the Board deems most suitable. The bill increases from $7.5 million to $25 million the maximum Literary Fund loan amount and permits the Board to increase such maximum to up to $35 million for loans for any school construction or renovation project that facilitates the consolidation of schools. The bill requires the Board to fix the interest rate on all loans made from the Literary Fund at not less than one percent per year, not more than three percent per year, and at increments of one half of one percent per year between such minimum and maximum rates, payable annually, and to utilize a sliding scale based on the local school division's composite index of local ability to pay to determine the interest rate on each such loan. Under current law, such rates are required to be set between two and six percent per year. The bill requires the Board to establish a competitive program for the award of up to $25,000 to a school division that receives a Literary Fund loan for the purpose of subsidizing all or a portion of the closing costs for such loan. The bill also permits the Board to remove any project that has been inactive for at least five years from any Literary Fund loan project waiting list that it maintains. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-147, 22.1-148, and 22.1-150 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-146.2, relating to the Literary Fund; loans; application process; maximum loan amounts; rates of interest; closing costs; waiting lists.22100789D
Patron: McClellan
Health services; obsolete provisions. Removes the requirement that the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services develop and biennially update a six-year Comprehensive State Plan for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Plan). Since the Plan was initially required in 1998, other reporting requirements have been enacted that have rendered the Plan obsolete. The bill also removes obsolete provisions of the Uniform Act on Adoption and Medical Assistance. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 37.2-308, 37.2-504, and 37.2-605 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Article 2 (§ 37.2-315) of Chapter 3 of Title 37.2 and §§ 63.2-1400 and 63.2-1500 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health services; obsolete provisions.22101113D
Patron: Pillion
Nitrile Glove Manufacturing Training Grant Program; established. Establishes a grant program of up to $4,601,000 for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, through the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, to support the recruitment and training needs of nitrile glove manufacturing companies located in the Mount Rogers Planning District.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 22.19, consisting of a section numbered 59.1-284.40, relating to Nitrile Glove Manufacturing Training Grant Program; established.22102787D
Patron: Pillion
Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund. Eliminates the Virginia Arts Foundation and transfers its powers and fund to the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-3222, 23.1-3223, 23.1-3227, 23.1-3228, 46.2-749.2:2, and 58.1-344.3 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 23.1-3225 and 23.1-3226 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Commission for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund.22103775D
Patron: Boysko
Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-2911.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; higher education centers.22104371D
Patron: Dunnavant
Retail sale of cannabis products by certain pharmaceutical processors; sunset. Allows certain pharmaceutical processors to, under the oversight of the Board of Pharmacy, sell cannabis products at retail to unregistered persons who are 21 years of age or older without the need for a written certification. The bill provides that such sales will be subject to existing Board of Pharmacy regulations and other requirements set forth in the bill. The bill requires pharmaceutical processors engaging in such sales to collect a 21 percent excise tax, to be deposited into the general fund, and pay a $1 million fee, to be deposited into the account of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority and used to assist independent cannabis retailers located in designated rural and urban opportunity zones. The bill also requires such pharmaceutical processors to submit and comply with a plan describing how the pharmaceutical processor will, in its health service area, educate consumers about responsible consumption of cannabis products and incubate independent cannabis retailers or support and educate persons that wish to participate in the cannabis market. The bill directs the Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to promulgate regulations governing sales, cultivation, extraction, processing, manufacturing, wholesaling, and other related activities conducted pursuant to the provisions of the bill and provides that, upon the effective date of such regulations, oversight of such activities shall transfer from the Board of Pharmacy to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill expires when pharmaceutical processors engaging in the sale of cannabis products pursuant to the provisions of the bill are authorized by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to apply for and be granted licenses to cultivate, manufacture, wholesale, and sell at retail to consumers 21 years of age or older retail marijuana and retail marijuana products.
A BILL to allow certain pharmaceutical processors to sell cannabis products at retail; sunset.22104373D
Patron: Locke
Board of Medicine; unconscious implicit bias and cultural competency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in each biennium on topics related to unconscious implicit bias and cultural competency.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2912.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Medicine; unconscious implicit bias and cultural competency.22104277D