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HB820 - Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report.
Candi Mundon King, Nadarius E. Clark, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Department of Medical Assistance Services; annual review of medication and treatment for sickle cell disease; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, that are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations by November 15 each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. Department of Medical Assistance Services; annual review of medication and treatment for sickle cell disease; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, that are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations by November 15 each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care.
STATUS
Passed
HB35 - Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device.
Nadarius E. Clark, Alfonso H. Lopez, Jackie H. Glass
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Firearm safety device tax credit; definition of firearm safety device. Expands the definition of "firearm safety device" as it relates to the firearm safety device tax credit to include any device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device. The provisions of the bill are effective for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB825 - At-Risk Program; established, public school funding.
Rae C. Cousins, Jackie H. Glass, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Public school funding; At-Risk Program established. Establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to Standard 1 (§ 22.1-253.13:1); teacher recruitment programs and incentives; Dropout Prevention; community and school-based truancy officer programs; Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID); Project Discovery; programs for English language learners; the hiring of additional school counselors, testing coordinators, and licensed behavior analysts; and programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training and requires a portion of the state funding provided for such At-Risk Program to be allocated to school divisions on a flat per-student percentage rate set out in the general appropriation act and a portion of such funding to be allocated to school divisions on a variable rate set out in the general appropriation act based on the concentration of poverty in the school division. Public school funding; At-Risk Program established. Establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to Standard 1 (§ 22.1-253.13:1); teacher recruitment programs and incentives; Dropout Prevention; community and school-based truancy officer programs; Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID); Project Discovery; programs for English language learners; the hiring of additional school counselors, testing coordinators, and licensed behavior analysts; and programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training and requires a portion of the state funding provided for such At-Risk Program to be allocated to school divisions on a flat per-student percentage rate set out in the general appropriation act and a portion of such funding to be allocated to school divisions on a variable rate set out in the general appropriation act based on the concentration of poverty in the school division.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB864 - Health insurance; coverage for therapeutic day treatment services.
Nadarius E. Clark, Katrina E. Callsen, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Last updated 11 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Health insurance; coverage for therapeutic day treatment services. Requires health insurers providing health care plans to provide coverage for therapeutic day treatment services for children with serious emotional disturbances, defined in the in bill as children who have a mental illness diagnosis and have experienced functional limitations due to emotional disturbance, including experiencing a school shooting or the loss of a loved one in a school setting, over the past 12 months on a continuous or intermittent basis. Under the bill, "therapeutic day treatment services" are treatment programs that combine psychotherapeutic interventions with education and mental health and may include evaluation; medication education and management; opportunities to learn and use daily living skills and to enhance social and interpersonal skills; and individual, group, and family counseling. The bill applies to plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB990 - Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited.
Michelle E. Lopes-Maldonado, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB624 - English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.
Sam Rasoul, Shelly Anne Simonds, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Public school staffing and funding; National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; At-Risk Program; English language learner students. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to all public school staff who are candidates for initial national certification or maintenance of national certification to cover certain costs of obtaining or maintaining such certification and all public school staff who have successfully obtained or maintained such certification, and permits certain teachers to apply for additional incentive grants pursuant to such Program and Fund. The bill also establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to relevant law, teacher recruitment programs and initiatives, programs for English language learners, the hiring of additional school counselors and other support staff, and other programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training. The bill also contains provisions relating to certain funding requirements for the At-Risk Program. Finally, the bill requires state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to support ratios of instructional positions to English language learner students based on each such student's English proficiency level, as established in the general appropriation act.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB792 - Electric utilities; regulation of rates, prohibited recovery.
Rozia A. Henson, Nadarius E. Clark, Fernando J. Martinez
Last updated 11 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Electric utilities; regulation of rates; prohibited recovery; report. Provides that the State Corporation Commission shall consider any rate, toll, charge, or schedule of a public utility just and reasonable only if the investor-owned public electric utility has demonstrated that no parts of such rates, tolls, charges, or schedules includes costs for activities as prohibited by the bill. The bill prohibits investor-owned electric utilities from recovering through base rates any direct or indirect costs associated with certain prohibited recovery activities listed in the bill. The bill requires each such utility to submit an annual report to the Commission starting July 1, 2025, of specific information related to the prohibited recovery activities listed in the bill. The bill also permits the Commission to impose a fee on any utility acting in violation of the provisions of the bill in an amount equal to the amount improperly recovered by the utility through any prohibited recovery activity listed in the bill.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR14 - Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition.
Delores L. McQuinn, Nadarius E. Clark, Joshua G. Cole
Last updated 11 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Recognition of the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia. Extends state recognition to the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia within the Commonwealth.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1415 - Historic structures; civil penalty for demolition.
Delores L. McQuinn, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Civil penalty for demolition of historic structures. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance establishing a civil penalty for the razing, demolition, or moving of a building or structure that is located in a historic district or that has been designated by a governing body as a historic structure or landmark in violation of an ordinance that no such building or structure shall be razed, demolished, or moved without the approval of a review board. The bill provides that such civil penalty shall not exceed the market value of the property as determined by the assessed value of the property at the time of razing, demolition, or moving of the building or structure. Civil penalty for demolition of historic structures. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance establishing a civil penalty for the razing, demolition, or moving of a building or structure that is located in a historic district or that has been designated by a governing body as a historic structure or landmark in violation of an ordinance that no such building or structure shall be razed, demolished, or moved without the approval of a review board. The bill provides that such civil penalty shall not exceed the market value of the property as determined by the assessed value of the property at the time of razing, demolition, or moving of the building or structure.
STATUS
Passed
HB1472 - Water certificates or permits; compliance with water quality standards.
Debra D. Gardner, Nadarius E. Clark, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Water certificates or permits; compliance with water quality standards. Requires the State Water Control Board to ensure all activities allowed under any water certificate or permit are in compliance with the water quality standards promulgated by the Board.
STATUS
Introduced
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