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HJR51 - Employment service organizations; DGS, et al., to study procuring goods and services.
Amy J. Laufer, Katrina E. Callsen, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 9 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Study; procuring goods and services from employment service organizations; report. Requests the Department of General Services, in tandem with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, to examine the current process for procurement, potential set-asides or percentage goals that could be utilized or bolstered by employment service organizations, and whether employment service organizations should be housed within the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.
STATUS
Introduced
HB503 - Credentialed addiction treatment professionals; definition to include licensed behavior analysts.
Laura Jane Cohen, Sam Rasoul, Vivian E. Watts
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Department of Medical Assistance Services; credentialed addiction treatment professionals; licensed behavior analysts; definition. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend in its regulations the definition of "credentialed addiction treatment professional" to include licensed behavior analysts.
STATUS
Passed
HB699 - Treatment with opioids; Board of Medicine, et al., to amend their regulations.
Michelle E. Lopes-Maldonado, Katrina E. Callsen, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 6 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Board of Medicine; Board of Dentistry; Board of Optometry; Boards of Medicine and Nursing; patient counseling; treatment with opioids. Directs the Board of Medicine, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Optometry, and the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to amend their regulations to require the provision of certain information to patients being prescribed an opioid for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. The bill requires that the regulations include an exception to the required provision of such information for patients who are (i) in active treatment for cancer, (ii) receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice or palliative care, (iii) residents of a long-term care facility, (iv) being prescribed an opioid in the course of treatment for substance abuse or opioid dependence, or (v) receiving treatment for sickle cell disease. The bill directs the Boards to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. Board of Medicine; Board of Dentistry; Board of Optometry; Boards of Medicine and Nursing; patient counseling; treatment with opioids. Directs the Board of Medicine, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Optometry, and the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to amend their regulations to require the provision of certain information to patients being prescribed an opioid for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. The bill requires that the regulations include an exception to the required provision of such information for patients who are (i) in active treatment for cancer, (ii) receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice or palliative care, (iii) residents of a long-term care facility, (iv) being prescribed an opioid in the course of treatment for substance abuse or opioid dependence, or (v) receiving treatment for sickle cell disease. The bill directs the Boards to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
STATUS
Passed
HB37 - Loan repayment programs; creates program for mental health professionals.
Nadarius E. Clark, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Laura Jane Cohen
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Loan repayment programs; mental health professionals. Creates a loan repayment program for persons who have worked as mental health professionals in the Commonwealth for at least five years.
STATUS
Introduced
HB282 - Highway work zones; creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a work zone.
Holly M. Seibold, Laura Jane Cohen, Fernando J. Martinez
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Moving violations; highway work zones. Creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a highway work zone punishable by a fine of not less than $300 for the first offense and not less than $500 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that for any subsequent offense that occurs within the same 12-month period as another such offense such fine shall be not less than $750.
STATUS
Passed
HB719 - Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Atoosa R. Reaser, Irene Shin, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards.
STATUS
Passed
HB1028 - Affordable housing; assisted living facilities.
Atoosa R. Reaser, Adele Y. McClure, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require that in an application for a special exception or special use permit affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility. Such ordinance shall apply to newly licensed assisted living facilities and permit applications approved on or after January 1, 2025. Affordable housing; assisted living facilities. Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require that in an application for a special exception or special use permit affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility. Such ordinance shall apply to newly licensed assisted living facilities and permit applications approved on or after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB165 - Income tax, state; deduction for union dues.
Karen A. Keys-Gamarra, Paul E. Krizek, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Income tax deduction; union dues. Provides an income tax deduction beginning in taxable year 2024 for the amount paid by an individual for union dues for participation in a labor organization.
STATUS
Introduced
HB50 - Central State Hospital; designation of additional beds as forensic and psychiatric beds.
Michael J. Jones, Nadarius E. Clark, Laura Jane Cohen
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Central State Hospital; psychiatric bed allocation. Directs Central State Hospital to designate additional beds as forensic and psychiatric beds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB113 - Handguns; possession, purchase, or transportation by persons convicted of certain drug offenses.
Richard C. Sullivan, Laura Jane Cohen
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Possession, purchase, or transportation of handgun by persons convicted of certain drug offenses and operating a boat or vehicle while intoxicated prohibited; penalty. Provides that any person who within a five-year period has been convicted of two misdemeanor driving or boating while intoxicated offenses shall be ineligible to possess, purchase, or transport a handgun. The bill also provides that any person who within a three-year period has been convicted of two misdemeanor drug offenses shall be ineligible to possess a handgun. Under current law, such person who has been convicted of two misdemeanor drug offenses is ineligible to purchase or transport a handgun. The bill also provides that any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense for violating the prohibition on possessing, purchasing, or transporting a handgun following convictions of these offenses shall be given the opportunity to voluntarily relinquish any firearm in his possession.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Virginia district HD-015
COMMITTEES
Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Laura Jane Cohen is running as a Democrat for North Carolina House District 38. Cohen served as a National Guard officer for 8 years. She was director of a Planned Parenthood health center in 2011. Cohen currently serves as chief operating officer for EqualityNC, an anti-discrimination advocacy organization for LBGTQ people. She has worked on college campuses to address sexual violence and ensure Title IX protections. Cohen supports healthcare expansions, LGBTQ and reproductive rights, public education, and environmental protections. She opposes Republican state policies on taxes, gun laws, and voter ID laws.read less
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