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Study Resolutions
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HJ523
Autism. Continues the study by the Departments of Education, Health, and Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services concerning autism and pervasive developmental disorders, and incorporates HJR 795 (Katzen) which broadens the study to address these problems as they pertain to children and adults. This bill incorporates HJ 795.
Patron - Thomas
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HJ526
Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation. Continues the Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation. The resolution provides for appointments from the Commonwealth, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to serve on the Commission. To maintain parity with the State of Maryland, the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Commonwealth of Virginia are authorized to appoint additional members of the General Assembly to the Virginia delegation to the joint legislative commission to equal the total number of members of the Maryland delegation whenever such delegation may be increased. Such additional appointments to the Virginia delegation shall be made in a manner mutually agreed to by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Patron - Callahan
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HJ527
Interstate Route 73. Continues the Interstate Route 73 Communications Committee, established in 1998 and continued in 1999 for two years, to provide an institutional and organizational link between the citizens and businesses of south-central Virginia, their legislative representatives in the General Assembly, and the Virginia Department of Transportation to receive and disseminate communication between the Department and those most directly affected and greatly concerned with the speedy completion and success of the Interstate Route 73.
Patron - Armstrong
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HJ542
School security officers and school safety specialists. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to examine (i) the role, responsibilities, training, and authority of school security officers and school safety specialists; (ii) the coordination of school security officers and school safety specialists with school resource officers; (iii) current school security officer and school safety specialist employment levels within the Commonwealth's school divisions; (iv) data regarding incidences of school crime and violence in Virginia public schools; and (v) such other issues as it deems appropriate.
Patron - Hamilton
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HJ604
Regulation and response of Fire/EMS departments. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility and appropriateness of streamlining the various regulations governing volunteer fire departments and EMS services and the capability of these units to respond to traffic crashes on major highways in sparsely populated areas. This resolution incorporates SJR 444 (Marye).
Patron - Landes
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HJ605
Cultivating industrial hemp. Requests the Commission on Rural Prosperity to consider the growth and production of industrial hemp in Virginia as a means to promote rural prosperity. In its deliberations, the Commission shall confer with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Virginia State Police regarding the appropriateness and efficacy of developing guidelines for cultivating industrial hemp.
Patron - Orrock
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HJ610
Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority. Continues the Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority in order that it may complete its objectives pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 121 (2000), and incorporates HJR 644 (Bolvin) to require that the Authority also consider in its deliberations an examination of the desirability and feasibility of implementing the Northern Virginia Transportation Compact. The joint subcommittee is requested to recommend such administrative and legislative actions as it may deem necessary to satisfy its charge. This resolution is identical to SJR 397 (Barry).
Patron - Rust
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HJ611
Study; Unemployment compensation funding requirements. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Funding Requirements of the Virginia Unemployment Trust Fund. The study is expanded to address, but shall not be limited to, (i) the current formula for determining solvency of the Unemployment Trust Fund, (ii) employee benefit eligibility criteria, (iii) the rationale for benefit levels, (iv) the propriety of regional or extended benefit features, (v) the appropriateness and sufficiency of pool charges, (vi) the propriety of diversion of revenue to job training or economic development programs, and (vii) the current tax schedules for employers. This resolution incorporates HJR 784 (Hull), which requires the joint subcommittee to also study the means of calculating the weekly amount of unemployment compensation benefits for displaced employees, and examine the methods used by other states to determine an employee's weekly benefit amount, including the indexing of unemployment benefits and the minimum and maximum benefit amounts provided by those states. This resolution incorporates HJR 784 and SJR 395 (Watkins).
Patron - Rust
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HJ614
Substitute consent for people with mental disabilities. Establishes a select committee to study the statewide system of providing substitute consent for people with mental disabilities. In conducting the study, the select committee shall examine guardianship and identify solutions regarding the best means for providing substitute consent that will allow people with mental disabilities the most access to care, services, and personal autonomy.
Patron - DeBoer
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HJ622
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to report on the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. The Commission's study shall include (i) an examination of the methodologies and the practices used by the Board in assessing local compliance and in exercising its enforcement authority; (ii) a performance audit of local implementation and local enforcement of ordinances and practices adopted to comply with the Act, including a review and evaluation of information submitted by the Department as well as information obtained directly from localities; (iii) a review of the frequency, consistency, and rationales for local exceptions, variances, or similar decisions; and (iv) an assessment of the current resources, both personnel and financial, necessary for state and local implementation and enforcement of the Act, its regulations, and its local programs. The Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department is also requested to submit to the Commission the Department's assessment of the benefits to the environment, along with the costs and effects to state and local governments, of extending the Act to include localities outside "Tidewater Virginia" that are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Patron - Dillard
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HJ625
Competitive procurements via electronic means and electronic sealed bids. Requests the Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Technology Planning, in consultation with the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, to study the methods and technologies needed to implement competitive procurement via electronic means, including electronic sealed bidding. In conducting this study, the Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Technology Planning are also requested to determine and recommend any changes to the applicable provisions of the Code of Virginia necessary to accommodate competitive procurement via electronic means.
Patron - Nixon
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HJ640
Board of Education review, consideration, and address of certain recommendations of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs. Transmits certain findings and recommendations of the two-year study of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs to the Board of Education, and requests the Board to review, consider, and address recommendations pertaining to professional staff development; technical assistance to school divisions identified as having a disproportionate representation of African-American and other minority students in special education programs; the need for and funding of Parent Resource Centers; the dissemination of relevant information to parents, teachers, and other school personnel, and the community; the process of referring, identifying, and assessing students for special education; the use of appropriate assessments and proper test interpretation; the need for cultural diversity competency training; certain reports to the Governor and 2002 General Assembly; and compliance with certain federal special education requirements. This resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs.
Patron - McEachin
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HJ655
Domestic relations division. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Establishment of a Domestic Relations Division in the judicial circuits of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Joannou
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HJ660
ADD/ADHD, Ritalin and OxyContin. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the effects of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on student performance and to investigate the improper prescription and illegal use and diversion of Ritalin and OxyContin. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) determine the number of students diagnosed as having ADD/ADHD in Virginia's public schools, and whether such children receive treatment; (ii) ascertain whether such students also have dual exceptionalities or chronic and acute health problems, and the demand created by these conditions for certain school services; (iii) determine the academic performance levels of such children; (iv) identify other educational, social, and health factors that may compromise their academic performance and educational outcomes; (v) identify school practices to manage, the methods used to treat, and the medications prescribed for and dispensed to ADD/ADHD students in the school setting for their disorder; (vi) evaluate the special education programs and related services provided or which may be provided to meet the needs of such students; (vii) assess the demand for and effectiveness of existing education programs and related services, including school healthservices, by ADD/ADHD students; (viii) evaluate the effect of ADD/ADHD on grade retention, absenteeism, school suspension and expulsion, and disciplinary action taken by public schools; (ix) and make appropriate recommendations that address identified problems and allow public schools to serve such children efficiently and effectively; (x) determine the health conditions for which Ritalin and OxyContin are lawfully prescribed in Virginia; (xi) ascertain the number of such prescriptions for the last five years to determine the rate of increase or decrease, and the cause of any increase in the number of such prescriptions; (xii) determine if Ritalin and OxyContin have been diverted to the street drug trade, and if so, assess the demand for Ritalin and OxyContin as street drugs in Virginia; (xiii) establish whether the use of Ritalin or OxyContin for non-medical purposes is a problem among school-aged children and college students in the Commonwealth; (xiv) consider and explore such other issues as the joint subcommittee may determine pertinent; and (xv) recommend ways to correct problems associated with the over-prescription and the illegal use, possession, and distribution of Ritalin and OxyContin, as appropriate. This resolution incorporates SJR 327 (Miller, Y.B.)
Patron - Tata
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HJ664
Nursing programs. Requests the Virginia Partnership for Nursing, in cooperation with various state agencies and other nursing and health care organizations, to conduct a study of the availability and adequacy of education programs for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in Virginia, assess the need for increased nursing services by the population, and project the shortfall in the number of nurses needed.
Patron - Bryant
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HJ671
Growth and economic development. Creates a commission to study issues surrounding growth and economic development. The commission shall examine (i) the adequacy of current revenue resources to meet existing and future infrastructure needs; (ii) consider the recommendations of the Commission on Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century; (iii) consider the revitalization needs of inner-city areas and older suburbs to facilitate more efficient use of the existing infrastructure and improve the quality of life for many Virginians; (iv) review the development of abandoned or unused sites (brownfields) to enhance the economic vitality of communities in which they are located; and (v) determine appropriate means by which open space and individual property rights may be preserved, as well as broad-based funding mechanisms for accomplishing preservation goals.
Patron - Hall
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HJ675
Out-of-state enrollments. Directs the Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding Policies continued by Item 1E6 of the 2000-2002 Appropriation Act to examine in-state and out-of-state student enrollment practices in Virginia's public institutions of higher education. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall consider, among other things, (i) current enrollment practices and tuition rates at the various public institutions in Virginia; (ii) revenue sources supporting enrollments at such institutions; (iii) the estimated fiscal impact of an articulated cap on out-of-state enrollments, and potential revenue sources to support any shortfalls; (iv) enrollment and tuition policies in other states; and (v) such other issues as it deems appropriate.
Patron - Reid
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HJ681
Election process. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the election process. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) examine the reliability and performance of the various types of voting systems in use throughout Virginia and in other states; (ii) examine the feasibility, advisability and costs of standardizing voting systems throughout the Commonwealth; (iii) consider ways to encourage localities to purchase or phase-in upgraded voting systems, including match grant programs; (iv) examine new and developing technologies that might advance the goals of better determining vote eligibility, ensuring voter privacy, enhancing the ability of voters to cast accurate and legal ballots and reducing the potential for election officials and individual interests to seek to interpret the intent of voters from ballots cast; (v) establish the extent to which, and the circumstances under which, spoiled ballots are cast or rescinded in elections; (vi) collect information regarding possible or actual voter misunderstanding of the ballot in elections throughout the Commonwealth; (vii) solicit the advice and experience of local electoral boards in ascertaining, establishing, and certifying the results of elections for accuracy and fairness; (viii) investigate the extent of and legality of vote-swapping strategies; (ix) examine local electoral board membership and qualification; (x) consider procedures for voter-friendly registration; (xi) examine standard procedures for assisting voters at the polls; (xii) ascertain the training needs of election officials and monitor the study by the State Board of Elections and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service on establishing a career development program for voter registrars; (xiii) consider procedures for standardizing absentee voting; (xiv) examine legal, technological, logistical and other related issues, including privacy involved in the handling and security of a merged pollbook; (xv) investigate the experience of, and monitor current actions in, other states; and (xvi) make any other recommendations for changes that may be desirable to advance the certainty of, and fairness in establishing, the outcome of elections in the Commonwealth. The aforementioned objectives represent the incorporation of HJR 529 (Marshall), HJR 575 (Williams), HJR 606 (Putney), HJR 621 (Drake), HJR 659 (Landes), HJR 798 (Crittenden), SJR 352 (Rerras) and SJR 376 (Lambert). This resolution is identical to SJR 363 (Miller, K.G.).
Patron - O'Brien
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HJ683
Charitable Choice. Continues the Special Task Force Studying Ways Faith-Based Community Service Groups May Provide Assistance to Meet Social Needs. The Special Task Force shall complete its objectives pursuant to House Joint Resolution 764 (1999) and House Joint Resolution 291 (2000). The Special Task Force shall also incorporates the objectives of HJR 682 (McDonnell) to request the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study the role in which charitable, private, faith-based, and other organizations and programs may provide services to ex-offenders to reduce recidivism, including the possible expansion of Operation Turnaround and the development of other similar programs that utilize the efforts and contributions of charitable, private, faith-based and other organizations and programs to rehabilitate ex-offenders, and report his findings and recommendations to the Special Task Force for its consideration on a date as may be determined by the Task Force. This resolution incorporates HJR 682.
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ684
U.S. Route 460 upgrade. Establishes the U.S. Route 460 Communications Committee to (i) act as an institutional and organizational link between the citizens and businesses of the Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area, the Port of Hampton Roads, the legislative representatives of such regions in the General Assembly, and the Department of Transportation; and (ii) receive and disseminate communications between the Department and persons and entities directly affected by the prompt completion and success of all phases and aspects of the planning, designing, constructing, and financing of the U. S. Route 460 Improvement Projects.
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ685
Revision of state tax code. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the complete revision of the state tax code. The joint subcommittee shall perform the following: (i) examine the report and recommendations of the Commission on Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century; (ii) seek broad input from all levels of government, the private sector, and citizens concerning the sufficiency of the Commonwealth's current tax system; (iii) consider the necessity and sufficiency of current taxes, fees, deductions and credits as well as the rates of taxation; (iv) consider current revenue capacity of localities and the sufficiency of their revenue tools; (v) clarify the definition of manufacturer for purposes of the business, professional, and occupational license tax; (vi) examine the number and costs of tax credits and deductions authorized each year; (vii) determine the loss in sales tax due to electronic commerce; (viii) evaluate the real estate assessment appeals process, the need for any changes to the process, and the effect that such changes would have on taxpayers and local governments; (ix) consider the long-term effect on the Commonwealth's revenues of the phase-out of personal property tax; (x) evaluate the appropriateness of the merchants capital tax and the business, professional and occupational license tax; (xi) consider a plan to more equitably address exemptions, deductions, and rates for personal and business income taxes; and (xii) determine the equitable division of support to be assumed by the state and localities for education and mandated services in light of the reforms recommended by the Commission. The aforementioned objectives represent the incorporation of HJR 626 (Nixon), HJR 782 (Reid) and SJR 443 (Colgan).This resolution is identical to SJR 387 (Hanger).
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ687
Title 18.2 reorganization. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the organization of and inconsistencies in Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, including the level and extent of and the rationale for the penalties set forth therein. In conducting the study, the Commission shall (i) review the proportionality of the criminal penalties throughout the Code of Virginia; (ii) make recommendations for necessary amendments; and (iii) recommend whether or not Title 18.2 should also be revised at this time.
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ688
Board of Education and the State Council of Higher Education implementation of the provisions of subsection F of § 22.1-212.2:1 of the Code of Virginia. Requests the Board of Education and the State Council of Higher Education to implement the provisions of subsection F of § 22.1-212.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, which requires the establishment of five pilot projects, geographically distributed across the Commonwealth, to recruit elementary and secondary school students, particularly students of diverse backgrounds, for the teaching profession to address the shortage of classroom teachers. The resolution notes that the requirement to recruit students for the teaching profession was first required in 1997, pursuant to Chapter 899 of the 1997 Acts of Assembly; again in 1999, pursuant to Chapter 753 of the 1999 Acts of Assembly; and was clarified and reenacted pursuant to Chapters 570, 597, 623, 645, and 719 of the 2000 Acts of Assembly, which rewrote the current law. Also, the resolution indicates that funding has been requested to support the implementation and administration of the pilot projects. This resolution is a recommendation of the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education.
Patron - Christian
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HJ771
Wastewater management. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the organization, structure, regulations, and policies of the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Quality relating to the management and treatment of wastewater. The study shall examine (i) the policies and procedures of the Departments of Health and Environmental Quality relating to the management and treatment of wastewater, particularly in relation to permitting and regulating various treatment, disposal and reuse technologies; (ii) the overlap in various sets of regulations of the Departments; (iii) the length of time taken in promulgating regulations; (iv) the need for wastewater treatment expertise at senior levels of management and on the Board of Health and the State Water Control Board; (v) the best way to streamline the regulations and permitting process, including the consolidation of responsibilities into one agency; and (vi) such other issues as deemed necessary.
Patron - Parrish
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HJ772
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) locality grouping. Requests the Department of Social Services, with assistance from the Department of Planning and Budget, to review the groupings of local social services agencies used in determining TANF payment amounts in Virginia. The Department's report shall include (i) the most appropriate basis for classifying local agencies into groups for purposes of the TANF programs, (ii) whether any changes to current classifications would be advisable, and (iii) the fiscal impact, if any, of such changes on state and local governments and TANF recipients. Implementation of this resolution may be redirected by the Joint Rules Committee to another state entity or legislative committee if the Committee determines that the costs of the study to be conducted by the Department of Social Services are prohibitive.
Patron - Landes
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HJ773
Growth in spending by the Commonwealth since Fiscal Year 1981. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to analyze the growth in spending by the Commonwealth since Fiscal Year 1981. In conducting the study, the Commission shall consider, among other things, (i) an identification and analysis of spending functions and programs that could be consolidated with other programs without diminishing the quality of the services provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) an identification and analysis of those spending functions or programs that no longer have a distinct and discernible mission or are not performing their missions efficiently; (iii) an identification and analysis of the state programs that have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending over the prior 10 biennia, in dollar terms; (iv) an identification and analysis of the programs growing the fastest in percentage terms; (v) for the programs identified as the largest and fastest-growing, comparisons of the growth in spending on those programs to the rate of increase in inflation and the growth in populations served by those programs over a comparable time period; (vi) an analysis of the causes for the growth in spending on the largest and fastest-growing programs, and whether the growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation and populations served; (vii) an analysis of the use of performance budgeting, performance measurement, and program evaluation information in the legislative budgeting process and how the information may be more systematically used for program improvement and budget decision-making by legislators; (viii) a detailed analysis of the operations and expenditures of state funds by private organizations and groups, for the purpose of demanding a full, complete and accurate accounting of those funds, as well as demonstrable evidence that the public policy goals have been accomplished by their expenditure; (ix) policies and strategies that can be instituted or restructured to more efficiently and effectively spend such funds; (x) the cancellation of programs that fail to meet the stated purpose of their funding, or fail to provide a satisfactory accounting of their expenditures; and (xi) such other related issues as it deems appropriate. The aforementioned objectives represent the incorporation of HJR 563 (McQuigg) and HJR 806 (Ware).
Patron - Callahan
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HJ783
Veterans' mobile medical unit. Requests the Department of Veterans' Affairs to examine the use of mobile medical units for the provision of services to military retirees and medical beneficiaries who are unable to travel to a VA medical center.
Patron - Cox
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HJ789
Remote electronic access to court cases. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the protection of information contained in the records, documents and cases filed in the courts of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Rust
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HJ794
Phonics instruction. Requests the Department of Education, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to study the proficiency of Virginia teachers in teaching systematic explicit phonics and the availability in local school divisions of decodable textbooks and other suitable materials for systematic phonics instructions. In conducting the study, the Department shall examine, among other things, the (i) extent to which teacher preparation programs in Virginia's schools of education provide instruction to aspiring teachers in the use of systematic explicit phonics, and (ii) usefulness of requiring that all persons seeking initial licensure or licensure renewal as K-3 teachers, K-6 reading specialists, special education teachers or English as a Second Language teachers demonstrate proficiency in the teaching of systematic explicit phonics. In addition, the Department shall develop recommendations for (a) establishing statewide standards of decodability for the textbooks used in Virginia's schools for phonics-based instruction, (b) creating a state professional development program to assess the skills of those teachers required to demonstrate phonics proficiency for licensure, and (c) the provision by the Department of additional training in systematic explicit phonics to those who do not demonstrate such proficiency. Finally, the study shall include recommendations regarding any supplemental state textbook funding necessary to enable local school divisions to add decodable textbooks and instructional materials for systematic phonics instruction to their reading programs.
Patron - Bolvin
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HJ801
Capital access. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study capital access and business financing for small and minority-owned businesses. The study shall include an examination of the following: (i) various new initiatives and existing state and federal programs that increase the accessibility of private financing for business development and attract investment and working capital, including seed, operating, and expansion capital, to the Commonwealth in order to support economic development efforts; (ii) programs pursued in other states targeted at increasing the availability of private capital; and (iii) the appropriate role of the state in facilitating business financing.
Patron - Jones, J.C.
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HJ810
Prescription Drug Assistance. Establishes the Joint Commission on Prescription Drug Assistance to develop ways and means to provide prescription drug assistance to needy senior citizens and to coordinate state and federal programs providing such assistance. The Commission shall examine (i) the best ways to provide prescription drug assistance to those elderly Virginians who cannot afford to purchase such assistance on their own; (ii) the current scope of coverage, or lack thereof, in major programs including Medicare and Medicaid; (iii) proposed federal legislation and the most efficient manner in which the Commonwealth may coordinate its programs with future federal programs to provide prescription drug assistance; and (iv) such other matters as are relevant to the Commission's objectives. House Joint Resolution 810, was interpreted to be written broad enough to incorporate the substance of HJR 666 (Jones, J. C.), HJR 760 (Welch), HJR 762 (Morgan), and HJR 786 (Larrabee).
Patron - Jones, S.C.
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HJ834
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Continues the epidemiological survey of the elderly population in Virginia's long-term care facilities, by the Division of Neurological Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, to identify the number of patients with suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus who could benefit from medical therapy.
Patron - Hargrove
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SJ334
Discovery of electronic data. Requests the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court, with assistance from the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, to study and develop a procedural scheme, by statute or by rules of evidence, for discovery of electronic data in civil cases. The Executive Secretary must report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Mims
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SJ336
Distracted drivers. Requests the Department of Motor Vehicles to study the dangers imposed by distracted drivers and to specifically examine the use of telecommunications devices by motor vehicle operators. In conducting the study, the Department shall consider all types of distractions affecting drivers, including, but not limited to, telecommunication devices used by motorists, and assess the dangers posed to highway safety by distractions. The Department shall conduct this study in consultation with representatives of state and local law enforcement, the telecommunications industry, the insurance industry, and any other appropriate highway safety organizations. The Department must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Norment
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SJ351
Shipbuilding industry. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Economic Incentives to Promote the Growth and Competitiveness of Virginia's Shipbuilding Industry. The joint subcommittee shall continue to examine (i) state regulation of TBT, (ii) the establishment of a state commission to promote and provide marketing assistance to the industry, (iii) the Commonwealth's tax structure and its impact on the shipyard industry, and (iv) incentive grants for capital investments by shipyards. The joint subcommittee must submit its report to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Norment
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SJ361
Transaction fees for using credit cards or other elecrtonic methods payment. Requests the Secretary of Finance to study the assessment of additional transaction fees charged when citizens pay Commonwealth penalties, taxes, license fees and other fees with credit cards or other electronic methods of payment. The Secretary shall determine whether using credit cards or other electronic methods of payment to pay these charges reduces processing costs, losses due to bad checks and other receivable related costs enough so that the Commonwealth should waive the additional transaction fees associated with their use. The Secretary must report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 General Assembly.
Patron - Newman
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SJ363
Election process and voting technologies. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study Virginia's election process and voting technologies. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) examine the reliability and performance of the various types of voting systems in use throughout Virginia and in other states; (ii) examine the feasibility, advisability and costs of standardizing voting systems throughout the Commonwealth; (iii) consider ways to encourage localities to purchase or phase-in upgraded voting systems, including match grant programs; (iv) examine new and developing technologies that might advance the goals of better determining vote eligibility, ensuring voter privacy, enhancing the ability of voters to cast accurate and legal ballots and reducing the potential for election officials and individual interests to seek to interpret the intent of voters from ballots cast; (v) establish the extent to which, and the circumstances under which, spoiled ballots are cast or rescinded in elections; (vi) collect information regarding possible or actual voter misunderstanding of the ballot in elections throughout the Commonwealth; (vii) solicit the advice and experience of local electoral boards in ascertaining, establishing, and certifying the results of elections for accuracy and fairness; (viii) investigate the extent of and legality of vote-swapping strategies; (ix) examine local electoral board membership and qualification; (x) consider procedures for voter-friendly registration; (xi) examine standard procedures for assisting voters at the polls; (xii) ascertain the training needs of election officials and monitor the study by the State Board of Elections and the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service on establishing a career development program for voter registrars; (xiii) consider procedures for standardizing absentee voting; (xiv) examine legal, technological, logistical and other related issues, including privacy involved in the handling and security of a merged pollbook; (xv) investigate the experience of, and monitor current actions in, other states; and (xvi) make any other recommendations for changes that may be desirable to advance the certainty of, and fairness in establishing, the outcome of elections in the Commonwealth. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the development of secure systems to facilitate voting and other procedures involved in the voter registration and voting process and shall examine new advances such as biometrics, passcodes, and other appropriate devices. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is identical to HJR 681 (O'Brien), and incorporates Senators Lambert [SJR 376] and Rerras [SJR 352] and Delegates Crittenden [HJR 798], Drake [HJR 621], Landes [HJR 659], Marshall [HJR 529], O'Brien [HJR 681], Putney [HJR 606], and Williams [HJR 575].
Patron - Miller, K.G.
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SJ371
Funding of transportation projects for Hampton Roads. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study funding of unfunded transportation projects in Hampton Roads. The joint subcommittee shall determine the most desirable and feasible means of making funds available to meet those needs. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Williams
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SJ373
Future of Virginia's Environment. Continues the Commission Studying the Future of Virginia's Environment. In conducting its study, the Commission shall continue to monitor the implementation of its recommendations and create opportunities for the members of the Commission to become educated on environmental issues that may require legislative action. The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Bolling
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SJ378
Lead poisoning prevention. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Lead Poisoning Prevention. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall assemble experts and citizens to assist in the development of a blueprint for consumers, home owners, real estate professionals, and medical professionals. The blueprint shall include the various federal requirements for disclosure, the state licensure requirements, and medical reporting and testing requirements, as well as provisions to educate the parents of children residing in houses having lead risks, and shall integrate statutory and regulatory law and medically accepted prevention techniques and testing protocols. The blueprint shall provide a logical sequence of steps to be taken to prevent lead poisoning and lead risk liability. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Lambert
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SJ382
Database of nonprofit and not-for-profit entities. Requests the Commonwealth Competition Council, in cooperation with certain agencies and organizations, to prepare a plan for the development of a system and review process to implement and maintain a statewide database of nonprofit and not-for-profit entities that could be accessed by all Virginians via the Internet.
Patron - Hanger
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SJ385
Commission on Educational Accountability. Continues the Commission on Educational Accountability (SJR 498,1999) for one additional year. Assisted by three task forces, the Commission was to examine a variety of issues, including the Standards of Accreditation; the implementation of the Standards of Learning and revised assessments; ways increase the capacity of schools, teachers, and students to meet increasingly rigorous academic standards; the instructional needs of students and teachers in the public schools of the Commonwealth; the efficacy and appropriateness of the Commonwealth's system of funding the Standards of Quality for public schools; and the demand for and supply of classroom teachers. The following task forces of the Commission are also continued: Special Task Force Studying the Educational Needs of the 21st Century; the Special Task Force on Educational Accountability to Examine the Impact of the Standards of Accreditation on Local School Division Budgets; and Special Task Force of the Commission on Educational Accountability to Examine the Need for Appropriate Alternative Forms of Standards of Learning Assessments for Students Receiving Special Education and Related Services. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Hanger
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SJ387
Revision of the state tax code. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the complete revision of the state tax code. The joint subcommittee shall ensure that Virginia's tax code is fair, uniform, understandable, and contemporary. The joint subcommittee shall perform the following: (i) examine the report and recommendations of the Commission on Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century; (ii) seek broad input from all levels of government, the private sector, and citizens concerning the sufficiency of the Commonwealth's current tax system; (iii) consider the necessity and sufficiency of current taxes, fees, deductions and credits as well as the rates of taxation; (iv) consider current revenue capacity of localities and the sufficiency of their revenue tools; (v) clarify the definition of manufacturer for purposes of the business, professional, and occupational license tax; (vi) examine other states with similar business license taxes and determine how manufacturers are defined and treated; (vii) confer with the commissioners of the revenue and manufacturers throughout the Commonwealth concerning issues pertaining to business, professional, and occupational license tax; (viii) examine the number of tax credits authorized each year; (ix) determine the loss in sales tax due to Internet purchases; (x) examine the extent to which the tax appeal process is unfair or is perceived reasonably to be unfair; (xi) evaluate the potential financial effect upon localities and the burdens upon assessors of changes to the tax appeal system; and (xii) identify the benefits of changing the tax appeal system, and recommend any changes to the tax appeal system, including standards and burdens of proof, that will result in a more fair and balanced tax assessment system, including recommendations for minimizing any adverse financial effect upon localities. The aforementioned objectives represent the incorporation of HJR 782 (Reid) and certain requests of the House Rules Committee. The joint subcommittee must report its findings and recommendations by November 30, 2002 to the Virginia Code Commission, and to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is identical to HJR 685 (McDonnell) and incorporates SJR 443.
Patron - Hanger
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SJ393
Campaign finance reform. Continues the joint subcommittee studying campaign finance reform issues. In its continuing examination of Virginia's campaign finance laws, the joint subcommittee shall hold public hearings across the state to solicit comments on ways to control the spiraling cost of campaigns and promote public confidence in Virginia's campaign financing, including campaign contribution and voluntary spending limits. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Wagner
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SJ396
High-speed passenger rail service between Virginia and North Carolina. Establishes the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Commission to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing high-speed passenger rail service between Virginia and North Carolina. Virginia-North Carolina. The Virginia component of the Commission shall consist of six legislative members. In conducting the study, the Commission shall conduct such meetings, tours of inspection, and public hearings as appropriate to determine the desirability and feasibility of establishing high-speed passenger rail service between Virginia and North Carolina, including connecting rail lines in Hampton Roads. If the Commission determines that such rail service is desirable and feasible, it shall consider and recommend legislative action necessary to facilitate the establishment of high-speed passenger rail service and connecting rail lines in Virginia; determine necessary levels of funding; and identify the sources of such funds. The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Watkins
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SJ397
Creation of a Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Creation of a Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority in order that it may complete its objectives pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 121 (2000). The Authority shall consider in its deliberations an examination of the desirability and feasibility of implementing the Northern Virginia Transportation Compact. The joint subcommittee shall recommend such administrative and legislative action as it may deem necessary to satisfy its charge. The joint subcommittee must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is identical to HJR 610 (Rust), into which HJR 644 (Bolvin) has been incorporated.
Patron - Barry
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SJ400
Model school design plans. Requests the Department of Education to study the feasibility of providing model school design plans for elementary, middle, and high schools. In the conduct of this study, the Department must (i) examine the issues relating to school design by seeking input from the school divisions of the Commonwealth and other experts and interested parties; (ii) assess various school designs that have been submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the last several years for the construction of elementary, middle, and high schools to determine if there are common features in such designs; (iii) evaluate the costs of construction associated with various school designs for elementary, middle, and high schools; (iv) analyze the legal issues relating to procurement of a set of model plans for each of the three levels of public education, i.e., elementary, middle, and high school; and (v) seek input from architects, engineers, The Consulting Engineering Council of Virginia, The Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects, The Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, school administrators, and other stakeholders concerning the feasibility of providing the Commonwealth's school division with model school design plans for elementary, middle, and high schools. The Department must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 General Assembly.
Patron - Newman
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SJ403
Public procurement of information technology services. Requests the Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Technology Planning, in consultation with the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, be requested to study the methods and technologies needed to implement competitive procurement via electronic means, including electronic sealed bidding. In conducting this study, each Department shall also determine and recommend any changes to the provisions of the Code of Virginia that are specific to that Department and are necessary to accommodate that Department's electronic competitive procurement, in light of the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act under § 59.1-486 of the Code of Virginia. The Departments are requested to submit their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Ticer
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SJ411
I-66 widening. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the proposed widening of Interstate Route 66 in Arlington and Fairfax Counties. Specifically, the Department shall seek an amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program for the Washington Metropolitan Region to include funding provided in the Transportation Development Plan for the study of widening Interstate Route 66 and include the project in the Constrained Long Range Plan for the National Capital Region to allow, upon approval of the amendment, for the conduct of a study of the proposed widening of Interstate Route 66 within Arlington and Fairfax Counties between the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and Interstate Route 495. The study shall include the origins and destinations of people currently using Intestate Route 66, travel demand forecasts, and all options for meeting this demand. In conducting the study, the Department shall consider, but not necessarily confine its investigations to, (i) a no-build option, in which no changes are made to the current design of the highway; (ii) a Transportation Systems Management approach, in which minor changes are made to entrance and exit ramps to improve transit service or travel flow, rather than major expansion or reconfiguration of the roadway itself; (iii) the implementation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes in both directions on Interstate Route 66 within the Capital Beltway during peak travel hours; and (iv) the conduct of all analyses required for the appropriate environmental documentation, including an analysis of the social and economic impacts of the proposed project on adjoining communities, an environmental analysis of air and noise impacts, and an analysis of the fiscal impact of the proposed project on local governments. The Department shall conduct its study in a manner that ensures the involvement of local governments and the general public. The study shall take into consideration the independent and on-going studies conducted on the extension of Metrorail service and the establishment of a bus rapid transit alternative in the Dulles corridor. The Department shall submit an interim status report by October 20, 2002, to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly, and it shall complete its work in a timeframe as needed for preparation of thorough documentation, and submit its final findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Patron - Whipple
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SJ438
Implementation of local erosion and sediment control programs and local stormwater management programs. Directs the Commission Studying the Future of Virginia's Environment to study the implementation of local erosion and sediment control programs and local stormwater management programs. In conducting the study, the Commission shall examine (i) the consistency of local erosion and sediment control ordinances with the Erosion and Sediment Control Law; (ii) the adequacy of local stormwater management programs and the consistency of such programs with the Stormwater Management Act; and (iii) the implementation of erosion and sediment control programs and stormwater management programs by local governments, including a review of local program administration, plan review, inspection and enforcement. The Commission shall also make recommendations as to ways to ensure that local erosion and sediment control programs and local stormwater management programs are consistent across jurisdictional lines and ways to improve existing erosion and sediment control programs and stormwater management programs. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Ruff
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SJ440
Treatment options for offenders with mental illness or substance abuse disorders. Directs the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care, in conjunction with the Virginia State Crime Commission and the Virginia Commission on Youth, to study treatment options for offenders who have mental illness or substance abuse disorders. In conducting the study, the Commission shall examine, (i) the incidence of mental illness and substance abuse among offenders; (ii) the current system for delivering mental health and substance abuse services, including assessment, treatment, post-release, and follow-up; (iii) model treatment programs for offenders; (iv) the costs and benefits of private versus public treatment services; (v) the need for specialized training of local law enforcement and court personnel to identify and handle offenders with mental illness and substance abuse disorders; and (vi) the level of funding, sources of funding, and legislation required to ensure adequate assessment and treatment services. The Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care shall request the participation of state and local agencies and organizations who represent or whose responsibilities involve services to offenders with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, as it may deem necessary. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Houck
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SJ441
Department of Medical Assistance Services. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct an evaluation of the development, management, utilization, and funding of health and mental health services provided through the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The Commission shall examine, among other things, (i) the appropriate role and mission of the Department of Medical Assistance Services relative to indigent health care policy for the Commonwealth; (ii) how the leadership and decision-making processes and internal and external communications impact the development, management, and utilization of health and mental health services; (iii) the adequacy of current resources (staff and technology) to develop and manage health and mental health services; and (iv) the adequacy and appropriate use of federal and state funds for services. The Commission shall also compare Virginia's provision of Medicaid-funded health and mental health services, such as child health, long-term care services and waivers, and mental health services, with other states.
Patron - Saslaw
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SJ446
Housing issues. Directs the Virginia Housing Study Commission, with the assistance of the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, to study certain housing issues. Virginia Housing Study Commission, with the assistance of the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, be directed to study certain housing issues. The Virginia Housing Study Commission shall conduct the following: (i) the continuing study of strategies for increasing home ownership opportunities in the Commonwealth among minorities and new immigrants, as provided in Senate Joint Resolution 446 (2001) as introduced and with the assistance from the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development; (ii) the study of current practices of certain housing authorities in designating an area as a redevelopment area but not concluding the project in a timely manner, as provided in the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for House Joint Resolution 619 (Drake) adopted by the House Rules Committee; (iii) the study of the feasibility and appropriateness of requiring warranties or some form of insurance on new building products introduced into the housing construction market, as provided in the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for House Resolution 620 (Drake) adopted by the House Rules Committee and with the assistance from the Department of Housing and Community Development; (iv) the study of whether real estate licensees should be entitled to receive compensation under Virginia law for actual services performed in accordance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; (v) the study of whether the period of developer control of a property owners' association should be limited to the point at which three-fourths of the lots, as designated in the plan for development filed with the locality, have been conveyed as improved lots to owners in the association; (vi) a study of certain other issues relating to property owners' associations as noted in Senate Bill 1423 (Lambert); and (vii) the impact of new home building technologies and current building code inspection systems on the availability of affordable housing, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 437 (Watkins) as amended by the Senate Committee on Rules and passed by the Senate of Virginia. This resolution incorporates SJR 437 (Watkins), SB 1423 (Lambert), and the aforementioned study resolutions.
Patron - Whipple
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SJ467
Electricity generation facilities. Directs the Legislative Transition Task Force established under the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act to study procedures applicable to the construction of new electricity generation facilities in the Commonwealth. The Legislative Transition Task Force shall recommend amendments to the Commonwealth's administrative and regulatory procedures as may be appropriate to facilitate the approval of construction of sufficient electricity generation capacity to provide a competitive market for electricity in the Commonwealth as soon as practical, without lessening necessary environmental considerations including siting and air quality impacts. The Task Force must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Norment
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SJ481
Natural gas prices. Directs the Coal and Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Corporation Commission, to study the reasons for the recent increase in the price of natural gas. The study shall also include recommended actions at the national and state levels that will increase available natural gas supplies, thereby promoting the affordability of natural gas as an efficient domestic energy source. The Commission shall submit its findings and recommendatins to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Newman
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Failed
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HJ259
Training and retaining child care workers. Directs the Commission on Early Childhood and Day Care Programs to study the training and retention of child care workers. In conducting its study, the Commission shall examine ways to improve the education, training, financial rewards, and job stability of child care professionals to enhance the quality of child day care programs in the Commonwealth. The Commission shall also review and consider the ways in which other states educate, train, reward, and retain qualified child care professionals.This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681.
Patron - Scott
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HJ508
Death penalty. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the need for a moratorium on death sentence executions in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) determine whether there should be a moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty in Virginia; (ii) ascertain the circumstances under which any innocent Virginia defendants have been sentenced to death; (iii) determine the procedures that should be established regarding post-conviction access to forensic evidence, including DNA testing when such testing could result in new evidence of innocence; (iv) examine whether there is any racial, economic, class or other disparity in charging, prosecuting and imposing the death sentence; (v) determine the extent and cause of any disproportionalities found in charging, prosecuting and imposing the death sentence; (vi) consider the circumstances regarding the sentencing to life imprisonment versus the death sentence for those convicted of murder; (vii) evaluate the adequacy of capital representation and any criteria for the qualification of counsel, particularly counsel appointed for low-income defendants; (viii) determine the incidences of escape from Virginia's death row and whether other persons, including civilians, guards or inmates, were harmed during the duration of such escapes; (ix) evaluate the behavior of inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for murder; and (x) consider any other issues relating to the fair and impartial administration of the death penalty.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ522
Mental health courts. Directs the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care to study the desirability and feasibility of mental health courts for nonviolent offenders with serious mental illnesses in Virginia. The study shall make recommendations that link the criminal justice system and the mental health and substance abuse treatment system to respond to the full-range of needs of individuals with serious mental illness who are charged with misdemeanor or nonviolent felonies in an integrated and cost-effective manner. Such recommendations shall address, but not be limited to, (i) specialized training of law-enforcement and judicial personnel to identify and address the treatment and support needs of people with serious mental illness, (ii) increased linkages between the criminal justice and mental health treatment systems to assure that nonviolent offenders with serious mental illnesses receive needed treatment services, (iii) the implementation of a program to encourage and assist in the establishment of one or more mental health courts on a pilot basis, and (iv) statutory changes needed to effect the Commission's recommendations.
Patron - Jones, J.C.
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HJ528
Protection and advocacy for individuals with disabilities. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the effectiveness, independence and accountability of the Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities (DRVD) in carrying out its protection and advocacy functions and statutory duties. The study shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of how DRVD meets its statutory mandate to protect and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and a review of the structures of protection and advocacy systems in other states.
Patron - Hamilton
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HJ529
Procedures for ascertaining results of elections. Establishes a joint subcommittee to examine procedures for casting votes and ascertaining the results of elections in the Commonwealth, including recounting of the vote in elections in which the outcome is in doubt or dispute. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (O'Brien).
Patron - Marshall
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HJ536
Nursing homes. Requesting the Department of Health to study the overall health and viability of Virginia's nursing homes.
Patron - Purkey
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HJ543
Legislative Support Commission. Directs the Legislative Support Commission and other members from certain standing committees of the General Assembly to examine the educational activities, including Capitol tours, that take place in and around the Capitol for school groups, individual students, seniors, and other visitors.
Patron - Hamilton
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HJ546
State zoning enabling laws. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, with the cooperation and assistance of the Commission on Local Government and localities of the Commonwealth, to study whether the zoning enabling laws of the Commonwealth provide adequate zoning powers to address local economic development, growth, infrastructure, and quality of life issues.
Patron - Purkey
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HJ561
School Vouchers and Tuition Tax Credits and Deductions. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the efficacy and appropriateness of school vouchers and tuition tax credits and deductions. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) consider the issues associated with school vouchers and tuition tax credits and deductions, including the advantages and disadvantages of each option, their legal sufficiency, and the fiscal impact; (ii) review the configuration of these options in other states; (iii) include in its deliberations a review of federal initiatives and an interpretation of each relevant court decision around the country relating to these options; (iv) monitor relevant cases progressing through Virginia's, other states, and federal court systems; (v) conduct and review a comprehensive literature search on each option, giving particular attention to recent reports that assess the effectiveness of these school choice options on student performance, and the academic disadvantages of each option; (vi) identify the concerns and perspectives of the African-American community and other minority persons, supporting and opposed to, school vouchers and tuition tax credits and deductions; (vii) analyze the public policy implications, based on the literature search, of these options for African-American and other minority persons; (viii) estimate the number of public school students whose parents would opt to use school vouchers and tuition tax credits and deductions; (ix) determine the maximum limit at which school vouchers and tuition tax credits and deductions should be set and estimate the costs to the Commonwealth; and (x) consider such other related issues as the joint subcommittee deems appropriate and submit its findings and recommendations. The joint subcommittee shall provide appropriate opportunities for public participation in the study to the extent practicable, taking care to ensure the broadest participation possible. The joint subcommittee must report to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ563
Performance budgeting program. Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the state's implementation of the performance-based budgeting process. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall review (i) the state's efforts to fully implement the performance-based budgeting program, (ii) ways to maximize the legislature's utilization of information developed through the performance-based budgeting process, (iii) current efforts and experiences of the federal government and other states in implementing reform efforts based on performance-based budgeting and other program performance information, and (iv) compare information drawn from these efforts and experiences to recommend actions Virginia may take to increase the effectiveness of its implementation of performance-based budgeting. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 773 (Callahan).
Patron - McQuigg
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HJ565
Noncompetition contracts. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the need for codifying law governing covenants not to compete. The study shall include examination of (i) appropriate time limits; (ii) the propriety of geographic restrictions on competition; (iii) the particular needs of the technology industry relating to these contracts; (iv) the needs of working Virginians to earn a livelihood without unfair or burdensome restrictions on employment; and (v) any other matter that the joint subcommittee deems appropriate to the study of noncompetition contracts.
Patron - McQuigg
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HJ566
Department of Health; tattooist and body piercing technicians. Requests the Department of Health to study the need for the appropriate level of regulation for tattooist and body piercing technicians.
Patron - Orrock
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HJ570
Standards of Learning assessments. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to examine the administration and application of the Standards of Learning assessments in Virginia's public schools. In conducting its study, JLARC is to consider, among other things, (i) the legal sufficiency of the SOL assessment testing process; (ii) the effect of SOL testing on classroom instruction; (iii) the viability of computer testing; (iv) SOL test security, validity, and reliability; (v) early access to test results to facilitate summer remediation efforts; (vi) turnaround time for test results; (vii) the use of these tests among special student populations, such as English as a second language (ESL) and transfer students; (viii) the work and recommendations of the various SOL assessment advisory groups assisting the Board of Education; (ix) local school division access to SOL testing data and technical assistance; and (x) such other issues as it deems appropriate. The Commission shall complete its work in time to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Cranwell
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HJ575
Virginia election procedures and process. Establishes the Virginia Elections Review Commission to study Virginia's election systems and technology and the process for ascertaining the complete and accurate election result. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (O'Brien).
Patron - Williams
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HJ584
Emergency management services. Directs the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to conduct a study on the readiness of state and local emergency plans to deal with the elderly and disabled who are not mobile or who depend on life support systems.
Patron - Hamilton
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HJ587
MAPS. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility and appropriateness of the various mechanisms used to fund regional economic projects, commonly referred to as the Metropolitan Area Projects Strategies (MAPS).
Patron - Hull
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HJ600
Inmate phone system. Requests the Department of Corrections and the Department of Information Technology to study the feasibility and cost of implementing a debit inmate telephone system in state facilities.
Patron - Almand
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HJ601
Triennial census of school-age population. Requests the Board of Education to examine the availability and efficacy of alternative sources and procedures for obtaining a triennial census of the school age population. In conducting its study, the Board shall review, among other things, (i) school census processes in other states; (ii) costs incurred by Virginia's local school boards in conducting the triennial census; (iii) the accuracy and timeliness of any existing alternative sources of such census data; and (iv) existing resources and entities that might be tapped to conduct this census in the Commonwealth. The Board is to submit its findings to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Parrish
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HJ602
School board fiscal authority. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to examine the impact of granting fiscal autonomy to local school boards in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, JLARC is to consider, among other things, current state constitutional and statutory provisions governing school board fiscal authority and school funding; school board fiscal authority models in other states; the use and proportions of various revenue sources for public education costs in Virginia; potential mechanisms addressing a potential grant of such fiscal authority, including local referenda, voter approval for increases, and the appropriate apportionment of taxing power for school boards of cities and counties; and such other issues as it deems appropriate. JLARC is to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Parrish
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HJ606
Pollbooks. Creates a joint subcommittee to study the use of a combined precinct registered voter list and pollbook. The study shall include an examination of legal, technological, logistical, and other related issues, including the need for privacy relative to the handling and security of a merged pollbook. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (OBrien).
Patron - Putney
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HJ612
Arborists. Requests the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation to evaluate the need for and recommend the degree of regulation, if any, applied to arboricultural practices in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Hull
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HJ613
Transportation authority for Planning District VIII. Creates a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the creation of a transportation authority for Planning District VIII.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ615
Membership of Indian tribes. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the seating of representatives of Virginia's eight officially recognized Indian tribes as nonvoting members of the General Assembly.
Patron - Darner
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HJ616
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) police. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study whether control of the MWAA police force should be transferred from MWAA's chief executive to the Superintendent of State Police.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ617
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) police. Requests the Superintendent of State Police to study whether control of the MWAA police force should be transferred from MWAA's chief executive to the Superintendent of State Police.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ619
Redevelopment areas. Directs the Virginia Housing Study Commission to study the current practices of certain housing authorities in designating an area as a redevelopment area but not concluding the project in a timely manner. In conducting the study, the Commission shall focus on approved redevelopment plans that were adopted prior to July 1, 2001, and consider (i) the impact of any delay in completing such redevelopment plans on effected property owners, (ii) the underlying reasons for the delays in concluding an approved redevelopment plan, (iii) the availability and sources of sufficient funding to complete such projects, and (iv) how to balance the rights of property owners and the community's need to reduce blight through the redevelopment and revitalization of neighborhoods. It should be noted that this summary also represents the amendment in the nature of a substitute for HJR 619 that was adopted by the House Committee on Rules, prior to the tabling of the measure. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 446 (Whipple).
Patron - Drake
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HJ620
Warranties and insurance on new building products. Directs the Virginia Housing Study Commission to study the feasibility and appropriateness of requiring warranties or other forms of insurance on new building products introduced into the housing construction market. In conducting the study, the Commission shall identify and examine ways to save Virginia citizens from incurring the full costs of defective building products, including home warranty insurance plans, bonding by the manufacturer in the event of product failure, recovery of funds, and other means of providing financial protection for consumers. It should be noted that this summary also represents the amendment in the nature of a substitute for HJR 620 that was adopted by the House Committee on Rules, prior to the tabling of the measure. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 446 (Whipple).
Patron - Drake
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HJ621
Application of current and developing technologies to voting procedures. Establishes a joint subcommittee to evaluate the current voting systems and technologies being used in the Commonwealth and recommend how new and emerging technologies might be applied to improve the process. The joint subcommittee is specifically requested to include an examination of Internet voting and of identification and security measures such as biometrics and passcodes in its study. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (O'Brien).
Patron - Drake
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HJ623
Deputy circuit court clerks. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study staffing levels of the circuit courts and salary levels of deputy circuit court clerks.
Patron - Jackson
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HJ626
Definition of manufacturers for BPOL tax purposes. Requests the Department of Taxation to conduct a study to clarify the definition of manufacturer for purposes of the business, professional, and occupational license tax. The Department is directed to report it findings to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 685 (McDonnell).
Patron - Nixon
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HJ628
Litter control along state and local highways. Creates a seven-member joint subcommittee to study the problem of litter, trash, and graffiti along state and local highways.
Patron - Crittenden
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HJ629
Early childhood educational and developmental initiatives. Directs the Commission on Early Childhood and Child Day Care Programs to study early childhood educational and developmental initiatives. The study shall include (i) an examination of current successful child development programs in the Commonwealth and other states, (ii) recommendations for the development of statewide programs to reach at-risk youth to provide them with a good start in life, (iii) strategies for financing quality child care including business involvement through public-private partnerships, and (iv) such other issues as the Commission deems appropriate.
Patron - Van Landingham
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HJ630
Compensation for wrongly convicted. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility of creating a system by which innocent people convicted of crimes and incarcerated may recover damages. It was agreed that the Virginia State Crime Commission would be requested to consider conducting the study, under their statutory authority to initiate studies without legislative action.
Patron - Almand
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HJ631
Community mediation. Requests the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing community mediation centers in the Commonwealth. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 669 (Hall).
Patron - Hall
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HJ633
Damage done by deer. Requests the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study the total impact of damage done by deer in the Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, damage to crops, private property, automobiles, and aircraft operations, and incidents that result in personal injury.
Patron - Day
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HJ634
Virginia Lottery Department. Directs the Virginia Lottery Department to study the effects on Virginia's lottery sales and profits if North Carolina were to implement a state-operated lottery.
Patron - Day
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HJ635
Hardwood reforestation program. Requests the Department of Forestry to study the feasibility of establishing and implementing a hardwood reforestation program. The study would examine (i) how such a program should be structured, (ii) what incentives should be provided to landowners, (iii) the impact such a program might have on the hardwood resource, and (iv) the costs of implementing the program and how it should be financed.
Patron - Day
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HJ636
Extension of passenger rail service from Manassas to Haymarket. Requests the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study the desirability and feasibility of extending Virginia Railway Express service from Manassas via Gainesville to Haymarket, including the construction of appropriate stations at Gainesville and Haymarket.
Patron - Marshall
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HJ638
Requesting the Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study the educational placement of children eligible for early intervention programs and services, pursuant to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, P. L. 101-17, as amended. Requests the Departments of Education and of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to inventory localities and school divisions to ascertain information that can be used to (i) identify the disabilities that qualify infants and toddlers and other eligible children for Part C services; (ii) aid the Departments in determining the number of such children being served in Virginia and how; (iii) assist the Departments in developing a demographic profile of such children, and in determining whether the students are enrolled in regular or special education programs, whether they are achieving and thriving, and whether they receive related and support services; (iv) help the Departments assess the costs of providing special education and related and support services for such children, and program effectiveness; (v) ascertain that the process and procedures for transitioning such school-age children from the early intervention programs are followed; and (vi) evaluate the need to establish a reporting system to capture and track the transition and progress of these children from early intervention to the public schools. The Departments must apprise the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health regularly concerning the status and findings of their study, and shall complete their work in time to submit their written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs.
Patron - McEachin
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HJ641
Directing the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance to study, jointly, the need to increase fiscal support for anti-poverty programs and services, substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and health care coverage for poor children. Directs the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance to study, jointly, the need to increase fiscal support for anti-poverty programs and services, substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and health care coverage for poor children. The Committees shall (i) identify state-funded anti-poverty programs, including program objectives and effectiveness, a description and the number of persons served, and the level of state funding, and federal and private funding, if any; (ii) develop a demographic profile of persons served by state-funded substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, including the number of persons served, the type of program, source and level of funding, and evaluate program effectiveness; (iii) evaluate the outreach efforts to enroll eligible poor children in the State's Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan (FAMIS); (iv) propose alternatives to enhance such existing services, and estimate the costs of expanding these programs to serve more citizens; and (v) consider such other related matters as the Committees may determine necessary in the furtherance of their work. The staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance shall provide staff support for the study. The House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance shall apprise regularly the House Committees on Education and on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and on Rehabilitation and Social Services concerning the status and findings of their study, and report their written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs.
Patron - McEachin
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HJ642
Teacher retention initiatives. Creates an eight-member joint subcommittee to study teacher retention initiatives. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee is to consider, among other things, (i) effective teacher retention initiatives in other states; (ii) ways in which conditions of employment in Virginia public schools might be enhanced to promote teacher retention; (iii) the work and recommendations of recent legislative and executive branch studies addressing teacher employment issues; and (iv) such other issues as it deems appropriate and is to submit its written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Amundson
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HJ643
Notice of student adjudications. Requests the Commission on Youth to study the transfer of information regarding certain adjudications of students to and among public schools. In conducting its study, the Commission shall consider, among other things, relevant federal and state law and regulations governing student records; documented instances of failure to comply with dissemination and privacy requirements; and such other issues as it deems appropriate. The Commission shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Amundson
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HJ644
Northern Virginia Transportation Compact. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the Northern Virginia Transportation Compact developed by the Northern Virginia business community in an effort to address the region's transportation needs and report to the Governor on the desirability and feasibility of implementing the Compact's recommendations. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 610 (Rust).
Patron - Bolvin
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HJ645
Education; teacher proficiency and suitable materials relating to systematic phonics instruction. Requests the Department of Education to study, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the proficiency of Virginia teachers in teaching systematic explicit phonics and the availability in local school divisions of decodable textbooks and other suitable materials for systematic phonics instruction. This study will cover the extent to which teacher preparation programs in Virginia's schools of education provide instruction to aspiring teachers in the use of systematic explicit phonics and the usefulness of requiring that all persons seeking initial licensure or licensure renewal as K-3 teachers, K-6 reading specialists, special education teachers or English as a second language teachers demonstrate proficiency in the teaching of systematic explicit phonics. In the event a requirement for training in systematic explicit phonics as a condition of licensure is considered appropriate, the agencies will also study the concept of a professional development program to assess the skills of relevant teachers in phonics instruction and to provide additional training to individuals not demonstrating proficiency. Recommendations for supplemental state textbook funding for decodable textbooks and appropriate instructional materials are also required. The agencies are required to report to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Bolvin
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HJ646
Bail bondsmen. Requests the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study whether the responsibility for the certification and supervision of bail bondsmen should be shifted from the judicial branch to the executive branch of state government. This resolution is a recommendation of the Judicial Council.
Patron - Jones, J.C.
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HJ648
Child day care services. Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Resources, Education, and Commerce and Trade to study ways to assist employers in providing child day care services. The study shall include (i) recommendations for enhancing the role of Virginia employers in establishing and operating child day care centers; (ii) recommendations for funding child day care services, including tax credits and public-private partnerships; (iii) an evaluation of the availability of quality child day care services that promote school readiness available to employers throughout the Commonwealth; and (iv) an implementation plan to achieve statewide child day care services that ensure school readiness in order to upgrade the quality of life for Virginia's families.
Patron - McEachin
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HJ649
Campaign finance. Continues the joint subcommittee studying campaign finance reform issues. During its second year, the subcommittee intends to examine reforms, including contribution and voluntary spending limits, to control the spiraling cost of campaigns and promote public confidence in the campaign finance system.
Patron - Jones, S.C.
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HJ650
Purchase of prior service retirement credit. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of permitting any state employee to purchase up to three years of prior service credit in the Virginia Retirement System for services rendered for two or more consecutive years as an hourly employee or under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act for any employer covered under the Virginia Retirement System, at the rate of 15 percent of salary for each year purchased.
Patron - Tate
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HJ652
Senior care. Requests a joint subcommittee to study ways to increase the availability of skilled care for seniors, especially in an in-home setting.
Patron - Blevins
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HJ653
ABC. Requests the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study the feasibility of closing government stores on the state holiday designated for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Patron - Joannou
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HJ659
Career development program for voter registrars. Requests the State Board of Elections in conjunction with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service to study a career development program for general, assistant, and deputy voter registrars. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (O' Brien).
Patron - Landes
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HJ663
Guidance Counselors knowledge and understanding of career and technical education. Requests the Board of Education to examine the requirements for licensure of secondary school guidance counselors in relationship to knowledge and understanding of career and technical education. In conducting this study the Board must assess: (i) the level of knowledge and understanding of career and technical education among currently employed guidance counselors in Virginia's public secondary schools; (ii) the efficacy of providing students who experience difficulty in satisfying the requirements for a standard diploma with information relating the career and technical educational programs available in the relevant school division and the related employment/career opportunities within the relevant community; and (iii) the efficacy of providing students who are college-bound with information on the career and technical courses available in the relevant school division, particularly those courses that could provide the skills for the employment needed to support these students as they pursue post-secondary education and those courses that could provide such students with vocations or hobbies that could enhance the quality of their adult lives.
Patron - Orrock
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HJ665
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the process for developing and implementing new regulations for professions and occupations regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR). The joint subcommittee is directed to examine the process used by DPOR and to determine how the process may be made faster.
Patron - Armstrong
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HJ666
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study ways of reducing prescription drug costs to elderly citizens. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study ways of reducing prescription drug costs to elderly citizens. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall determine the causes of impaired access to prescription drugs by the elderly; identify and review the issues related to the rising costs of prescription drugs; ascertain the extent of the problem among the elderly, particularly among disabled senior citizens in Virginia; consider all proposals and options that have been advanced to date, and the approach that has been taken by other states to address this problem; obtain and analyze proposed federal legislation to manage the problem, and such policies under consideration by relevant federal agencies; solicit the perspectives of senior citizens and the health care and pharmaceutical industries in the Commonwealth; determine the legal sufficiency and fiscal implications of each option and proposal that has been offered nationally and statewide; and recommend appropriate strategies to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for the elderly in Virginia. The joint subcommittee must submit its report to the Governor and 2002 General Assembly. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 810 (Jones, S. C.).
Patron - Jones, J.C.
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HJ667
Undergrounding of utility lines. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study undergrounding of overhead utility facilities as an economic development measure.
Patron - Almand
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HJ668
Streamlined Sales Tax Project. Provides that the General Assembly will participate in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project and that the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Finance shall report to the General Assembly on the feasibility of the Commonwealth adopting the model legislation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project. This report shall be made to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Hull
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HJ669
Community mediation. Requests the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing community mediation centers in the Commonwealth.This resolution incorporates HJ 626.
Patron - Hall
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HJ670
Standing Joint Subcommittee on School Dropout Prevention. Continues the Standing Joint Subcommittee on School Dropout Prevention until 2005 to monitor Virginia's dropout rate, and review and address issues attendant to the problem of school dropout, including, but not limited to, adult illiteracy; the effect of family violence, dysfunction, and economic exigency on school attendance and school completion rates; the impact of the Standards of Learning on dropout rates; the impact of school drop out on economic development, Virginia's economy, social and correctional services, and the maintenance of a competent and skilled workforce; the impact on college admissions; the evaluation of dropout prevention programs' effectiveness and their compliance with relevant state and federal laws and regulations; the identification of dropout prevention program needs and funding; the impact of Zero Tolerance laws, suspensions and expulsions, and other disciplinary actions on school dropout rates; and the need for improvements in teacher education to instruct at-risk students more effectively. The standing joint subcommittee shall also develop a continuum of alternative education programs and options for non-disruptive and non-disabled students in the regular educational program, consider such other issues and concerns that it deems necessary to conduct its work, and recommend strategies and changes in state laws that may reduce the number of students who leave school before graduation. The joint subcommittee must complete its work by December 20, 2006, and submit its written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2007 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Hall
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HJ672
Protective orders. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study procedures involving protective orders.
Patron - Moran
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HJ676
Feasibility of statewide database of stolen property. Directs the Crime Commission to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide database of stolen property and a statewide program for reimbursement of pawnbrokers for their losses incurred by accepting stolen goods.
Patron - Reid
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HJ677
Education and training programs for licensed funeral directors and embalmers. Requests the State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to study the appropriateness of using technology and the Internet to provide education and training for the funeral service and embalming profession, and to determine the need for and availability of such training programs in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consider (i) ways in which technology and the Internet may be used to effectively expand and provide required education and training programs for the licensing of funeral directors and embalmers; (ii) the efficacy of using practicing Virginia licensed funeral directors as adjunct faculty or in other capacities with the community colleges to supervise the practical experience required in the education program for funeral directors; (iii) determine the supply and demand of licensed funeral directors and embalmers in Virginia, providing such information by geographical regions of the Commonwealth; (iv) evaluate the need for educational and supervised resident training programs in mortuary science and funeral service, including the demand for such programs in Virginia; and (v) make such recommendations as the Boards deem necessary. The State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consult with representatives of the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia, the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, and the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers throughout the course of the study, and provide ample opportunity for their full participation. The State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers must complete their work by November 1, 2001, to report to the Governor and 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Reid
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HJ680
Responsibility for secondary highways and mass transit in Northern Virginia. Requests the Secretary of Transportation to study the desirability and feasibility of transferring responsibilities for secondary highways in Northern Virginia from the Virginia Department of Transportation to the region's counties and vesting in the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation exclusive responsibility for the region's mass transit programs and facilities.
Patron - O'Brien
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HJ682
Public safety. Requests the Secretary of Public Safety to study expanding the use of private, charitable, faith-based, and other organizations and groups to provide services to ex-offenders to reduce recidivism rates. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 683 (McDonnell).
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ686
Collateral source rule. Requests the Virginia State Bar to study write-offs and third party reimbursement under the collateral source rule.
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ690
Water quality. Requests the Secretary of Natural Resources to study and conduct an inventory of Virginia's water quality programs.
Patron - Katzen
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HJ691
Graduated driver's licenses. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the desirability and feasibility of providing for a scheme of graduated, provisional, or junior driver's licenses for persons under 18.
Patron - O'Brien
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HJ692
Digital court reporters. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study cost savings resulting from the use of digital court reporters in criminal cases.
Patron - Phillips
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HJ760
Prescription Drug Advisory Commission. Establishes a 19-member commission to study access to and the pricing of prescription drugs in the Commonwealth. The Commission shall recommend (i) maximum retail prices for prescription medications to be sold in the Commonwealth, which prices shall be commensurate with the prices thereof in Canada and Mexico and shall not place an undue burden on the citizens of Virginia, (ii) procedures for setting maximum retail prices of prescription drugs sold in the Commonwealth, (iii) a process to monitor retail prices of prescription drugs sold in the Commonwealth, and (iv) guidelines to bring any person who sells prescription drugs for more than their maximum retail prices into compliance. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 810 (Jones, S. C.).
Patron - Welch
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HJ762
Drug therapy management. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to evaluate government-funded pharmaceutical expenditures to consider the appropriate utilization of prescription drugs in state funded programs and the cost savings that could be gained by providing drug therapy management. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 810 (Jones, S. C.).
Patron - Morgan
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HJ764
Technology training and technology leadership of principals. Requests the Department of Education, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to conduct a study of the technology training and technology leadership of principals. Noting the necessity for technology knowledge and skills in today's workplace and that leadership in technology is required in the educational setting to develop this knowledge and these skills, this resolution lays out components of this study. In this study, the Department of Education and the State Council must examine (i) the technological capabilities of principals; (ii) identify those traits that define an outstanding principal vis-a-vis technology; (iii) identify the skills and deficiencies of Virginia's school principals in the use and application of technology in education; (iv) define the necessary skills and knowledge to provide educational technology leadership in the Commonwealth; and (v) report on the number of principals receiving technology training, the current effectiveness of such training in promoting educational technology leadership, and recommend ways to enhance the effectiveness of and attendance at such training.
Patron - Scott
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HJ779
Foresters. Requests the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation to evaluate the need for and recommend the degree of regulation, if any, applied to the practices of forestry in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Deeds
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HJ780
Implications of granting fiscal autonomy to elected school boards. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study, as a component of its examination of elementary and secondary education funding, the implications of granting fiscal autonomy to elected school boards in the Commonwealth. This resolution provides some of the background concerning elected school boards in Virginia, e.g., local referenda on direct citizen election of school boards were just authorized in 1992 and approximately two-thirds of the Commonwealth's school boards are elected at this time. Because Virginia's constitution vests supervision of schools in school boards and fiscal responsibility in local governing bodies, differences between school boards and local governing bodies often relate to funding. The resolution requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to examine school board fiscal autonomy issues in its current study of education funding and requires the Commission to look at these issues vis-a-vis the funding implications for the Commonwealth and its local governments, equity in educational funding, the composite index, budgets, local tax bases, tax rates, the collection of taxes, and debt for school construction.
Patron - Tata
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HJ781
Virginia Gas and Oil Act. Directs the Coal and Energy Commission to study and make recommendations upon a number of issues that have arisen under Virginia's Gas and Oil Act relating to coalbed methane gas ownership, gas well spacing requirements, fracing, and coal owner consent.
Patron - O'Brien
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HJ782
Fairness of property tax appeals. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the fairness of property tax appeals in the Commonwealth. Membership shall consist of five delegates and three senators with direct costs not exceeding $6,000. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 685.
Patron - Reid
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HJ784
Unemployment compensation benefits. Establishing a select subcommittee to study the means of calculating the weekly amount of unemployment compensation benefits for displaced employees. The select subcommittee is directed to examine the methods used by other states to determine an employee's weekly benefit amount, including the indexing of unemployment benefits and the minimum and maximum benefit amounts provided by those states. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 611 (Rust).
Patron - Hull
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HJ786
Prescription drug costs. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Commonwealth's prescription drug programs to identify mechanisms for controlling the rising costs of prescription drugs. This resolution notes that, in response to rapid increases in pharmaceutical costs incurred in government-funded pharmacy expenditures, the 2000 General Assembly mandated the Secretary of Finance, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Administration and Health and Human Resources, to conduct a study that examined the trends in Virginia's pharmaceutical expenditures. The report in response to this directive, titled Pharmaceutical Expenditures in the Commonwealth of Virginia, states that "Virginia's expenditures on pharmaceuticals have expanded rapidly over the past several years and can be expected to continue to increase in the foreseeable future." The report concludes that this trend will have a significant effect on the quality of health care provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth and will impact the budgets of government-funded health care programs. The report also notes that a number of innovative approaches for reducing and containing pharmaceutical costs have been utilized and proposed in other states that should be considered for adoption in the Commonwealth. The Commission is directed to examine the prescription drug programs sponsored by the Department of Human Resource Management, Department of Medical Assistance Services, Department of Health, Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, and Department Corrections to ensure, among other things deemed appropriate, that the most effective means of controlling rising prescription drug costs are being employed by the Commonwealth and its contractors. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 810 (Jones, S. C.).
Patron - Larrabee
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HJ787
Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Board. Requests the Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Board, with the assistance of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, to study the feasibility of various vesting options for volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers under the Virginia Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund.
Patron - Katzen
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HJ788
Natural gas prices. Requests the State Corporation Commission to study the rise in the price of natural gas. The study shall also include recommendations for maintaining the affordability of natural gas as an energy source.
Patron - Joannou
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HJ791
Passing a stopped school bus. Requests the Departments of Education and State Police to recommend ways to better enforce the prohibition against passing a stopped school bus.
Patron - McDonnell
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HJ795
Autism. Requests the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to conduct a study to assess the needs and requirements of individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly autism, for whom services are not provided or mandated through state agencies. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 523 (Thomas).
Patron - Katzen
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HJ798
Election policies and procedures. Requests the State Board of Elections to review election policies and procedures. In conducting the study, the Board shall examine (i) the administration of election laws; (ii) interpretations of the laws; (iii) standard procedures for absentee voting; (iv) the designation and finance of a statewide system of technology; (v) provisions for voter-friendly registration; (vi) standard procedures for assisting voters at the polls; (vii) training of election officials; and (viii) any other recommendations for changes that may be desirable to advance the clarity and standardization of policies and procedures and the certainty of, and fairness in establishing, the outcome of elections in the Commonwealth. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 681 (O'Brien).
Patron - Crittenden
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HJ803
Living wage for state employees. Creates a joint subcommittee to study the social, economic, and policy considerations regarding the establishment of a living wage for employees of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Grayson
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HJ804
Incidence of racial profiling and pretextual traffic stops in the Commonwealth. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the incidence of racial profiling and pretextual traffic stops in Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall, among other things, (i) review the principles of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, the Supreme Court decisions in Whren v. United States, 116 S. Ct. 1769 (1996), United States v. Armstrong, 116 S. Ct. 1480 (1996), City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, 121 S. Ct. 447 (2000) and other relevant case law; (ii) develop a profile of motorists commonly identified for traffic stops in Virginia; (iii) determine whether racial profiling or other non-criminal characteristics are used by law-enforcement officers in the Commonwealth to identify motorists for traffic stops; (iv) ascertain data regarding police traffic stops in the Commonwealth, particularly along I-95, which shall include, but not be limited to, the extent to which African-American and other minority motorists are stopped, searched, detained, arrested, or have property seized in comparison to white motorists; the reasons given by police for such stops and whether a warning or written citation was given; (v) evaluate the benefit of pretextual traffic stops on drug interdiction; (vi) review the findings and recommendations of previous legislative subcommittee pertaining to this problem; and (vii) consider such other related matters and recommend such action as the joint subcommittee may deem appropriate. Due to the complexity and sensitivity of this issue and the interest among citizens, the joint subcommittee must provide appropriate opportunities for public comment and broad citizen participation, to the extent practicable, in order that the perspectives of the people may be considered. The joint subcommittee must submit its written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Wright
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HJ806
Joint Fiscal Accountability Commission. Establishes a Joint Fiscal Accountability Commission to examine the expenditure of state funds by private organizations and groups and report to the 2002 Session. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 773.
Patron - Ware
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HJ807
Small assisted living facilities. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the effect of recent changes in law and regulation on small assisted living facilities. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of recent changes in law and regulation on small assisted living facilities, an analysis of the availability and affordability of liability insurance for assisted living facilities, an evaluation of whether smaller assisted living facilities should be regulated separately, and a recommendation on whether the Department of Social Services is the appropriate licensing authority for small assisted living facilities.
Patron - Nixon
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HJ809
Children's health, welfare, and safety. To review all applicable federal and private efforts to protect children's health, safety, and welfare and to identify the areas where public and private efforts in Virginia could result in the greatest improvements to children's health, safety, and welfare.
Patron - Griffith
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HJ812
Establishing a Virginia Community College System Joint Study Commission. Establishes the Virginia Community College System Joint Study Commission to reexamine the mission of the Virginia Community College System and the funding scheme used to implement the Virginia Community College System's mission. The Commission shall examine the appropriateness of the Virginia Community College System's existing mission and funding scheme and recommend relevant changes in law and policy which will make each community college better equipped to respond to the credit and non-credit needs of its constituency
Patron - Byron
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SJ306
Legislative internship program. Establishes a select committee to study the feasibility of the establishment of the Virginia Legislative Internship Program.
Patron - Miller, Y.B.
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SJ322
Van Dorn Street corridor. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportaton to study the Van Dorn Street corridor in Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria.
Patron - Puller
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SJ324
Voluntary, universal preschool programs. Creates a legislative study committee to examine the feasibility and appropriateness of providing universal, voluntary education for four-year-olds in the public schools. The joint subcommittee shall consider, among other things, (i) the work and recommendations of the Commission on Early Childhood and Child Day Care Programs; (ii) the administration, implementation, and funding of the current program for at-risk four-year-olds; (iii) current participation levels by local school divisions; (iv) relevant federal laws and regulations relating to preschool education and development; and (v) other issues as it deems appropriate. The joint subcommittee shall complete its work in time to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Puller
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SJ327
Attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the effects of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on student academic performance and on public education programs and services. The joint subcommittee shall (i) determine the number of students diagnosed as having ADD/ADHD in Virginia's public schools, and whether such children receive treatment; (ii) ascertain whether such students also have dual exceptionalities or chronic and acute health problems, and the demand created by these conditions for certain school services; (iii) determine the academic performance levels of such children; (iv) identify other educational, social, and health factors that may compromise their academic performance and educational outcomes; (v) identify school practices to manage, the methods used to treat, and the medications prescribed for and dispensed to ADD/ADHD students in the school setting for their disorder; (vi) evaluate the special education programs and related services provided such students; (vii) assess the demand for special education programs and related services, including school health services, by ADD/ADHD students; (viii) evaluate the effect of ADD/ADHD on grade retention, absenteeism, school suspension and expulsion, and other disciplinary action taken by public schools; (ix) consider such other related matters; (x) and make appropriate recommendations that address identified problems and allow public schools to serve such children efficiently and effectively. The joint subcommittee must submit its report to the 2002 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution was incorporated into HJR 660 (2001).
Patron - Miller, Y.B.
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SJ328
Kinship care. Continues the study of the Virginia Commission on Youth concerning kinship care. In conducting the study, the Commission shall review other state programs that provide financial and support services for kinship care including, but not limited to, subsidized guardianship, and identify additional financial and legal strategies for supporting kinship caregivers in Virginia.
Patron - Miller, Y.B.
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SJ329
Virginians with disabilities. Requests the Departments of Social Services, Rehabilitative Services, and Medical Assistance Services to study the feasibility of developing a data collection system for Virginia-specific information about persons with disabilities looking toward the possible implementation of the federal "Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999."
Patron - Miller, Y.B.
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SJ330
Emergency medical services. Requests the Virginia EMS for Children Program of the Virginia Commonwealth University to determine the degree to which children are receiving specialized emergency services from trained personnel and to assess the minimum need for emergency equipment and supplies designed especially for children.
Patron - Miller, Y.B.
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SJ331
Graduated licenses for youthful drivers and effectiveness of commercial driver training schools. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the desirability and feasibility of provided for graduated or provisional licenses for youthful drivers in Virginia. The study would also look into whether the current curriculum of and practical behind-the-wheel training (particularly training in nighttime driving) provided by commercial driver training schools need to be revised.
Patron - Puller
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SJ339
Progressive assisted treatment law for severely mentally ill. Establishes an 18-member joint subcommittee to examine the issues relating to Virginia's current inpatient and outpatient involuntary treatment law and the feasibility of enacting a progressive assisted treatment law. The resolution directs the joint subcommittee to evaluate (i) Virginia's inpatient and outpatient involuntary commitment law, its standards, due process protections, and operation in comparison to other states' laws and the model law for assisted treatment developed by the Treatment Advocacy Center; (ii) the costs of Virginia's present involuntary commitment procedure and treatment as compared to other states' systems, particularly those states using assisted treatment programs or some elements of such programs; (iii) the effectiveness of Virginia's inpatient and outpatient involuntary treatment in stabilizing the health of the mentally ill; and (iv) homelessness, incarceration, recidivism, and access to treatment among severely mentally ill persons in Virginia.
Patron - Howell
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SJ340
Hepatitis reporting. Requests the Department of Health to study the costs and benefits of requiring reporting of chronic Hepatitis and of using the AIDS Drug Assistance Program for treatment of Hepatitis C as an opportunistic infection.
Patron - Howell
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SJ352
Modernizing voter equipment and election procedures. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study modernizing voter equipment and election procedures. The subcommittee shall (i) evaluate the various voting systems and other technologies now used across the Commonwealth; (ii) establish the extent to which, and the circumstances under which, spoiled ballots are cast or rescinded in elections; (iii) collect information regarding possible or actual voter misunderstanding of the ballot in elections throughout the Commonwealth; (iv) solicit the advice and experience of local election registrars in ascertaining, establishing, and certifying the results of elections for accuracy and fairness; (v) examine new and developing technologies that might advance the goals of better determining voter eligibility, ensuring voter privacy, enhancing the ability of voters to cast accurate and legal ballots, and promoting the accuracy of ballot counting; (vi) investigate the experience of, and monitor current actions in, other states; and (vii) consider and make any other recommendations for changes that may be desirable to advance the certainty of, and fairness in establishing, the outcome of elections in the Commonwealth. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 363 (Miller, K. G.).
Patron - Rerras
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SJ354
Commercial driver training schools. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the effectiveness of state regulation of commercial driver training schools.
Patron - Ticer
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SJ355
Incentives to promote employment opportunities for workers with disabilities. Requests the Disability Commission to study the feasibility of offering tax and other incentives to technology companies as a means to create employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (those persons with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) in positions that require an education or training in computer programming, engineering, electronics, or other technology fields.
Patron - Ticer
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SJ356
Virginia Housing Study Commission. Requests the Housing Study Commission to study ways to assist teachers to purchase homes in the communities in which they teach.
Patron - Ticer
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SJ357
Teacher education programs. Requests the Joint Task Force on the K-12 Teaching Profession in Virginia established by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Board of Education to examine the staffing levels in the teacher education programs in the colleges and universities. The resolution notes the changes in demographics of the teaching profession in recent years, the projections of teacher shortages in the near future, the already experienced teacher shortages in Virginia, and the setting of goals to increase the number of teachers, both at the national and state level. In this study, the task force must consider accreditation requirements, funding limitations, institutional policies for salary and space allocation, the current study/faculty ratios, any increases or decreases in enrollment in such programs, and any other issues deemed appropriate.
Patron - Ticer
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SJ360
Advertising on government websites. Requesting the Secretary of Technology, in consultation with the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, to study and develop guidelines for advertising on government websites and report findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 General Assembly.
Patron - Newman
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SJ362
Aftercare Pharmacy. Requests the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study the funding and operations of the Department's Aftercare Pharmacy.
Patron - Martin
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SJ370
Crime prevention and early intervention programs. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study of crime prevention and early intervention programs in Virginia.
Patron - Stolle
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SJ372
Metropolitan Hampton Roads Regional Urban Services Study Commission. Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a regional administrative agency to provide urban services in the Hampton Roads region.
Patron - Quayle
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SJ374
Financing courthouse facilities. Directs the Division of Legislative Services to identify the laws and determine the practices in other states for financing courthouse and court-related facilities, including the construction, renovation, and maintenance of such facilities.
Patron - Edwards
F
SJ375
Department of Health; tattooist and body piercing technicians. Requests the Department of Health to study the need for the appropriate level of regulation for tattooist and body piercing technicians.
Patron - Edwards
F
SJ376
Voting systems. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the Commonwealth's voting systems. The subcommittee shall examine (i) voting systems used in other states; (ii) technological advances in voting systems, including technology used to cast and count votes; (iii) the feasibility and advisability of standardizing voting systems throughout the Commonwealth; (iv) ways to encourage localities to purchase or phase in upgraded voting systems, including matching grant programs; and (v) costs associated with standardizing or updating voting systems. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 363 (Miller, K.) .
Patron - Lambert
F
SJ381
Insanity plea. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the issues and processes involved with the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity by a person charged with a misdemeanor.
Patron - Howell
F
SJ384
Senior care. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study ways to increase the availability of skilled care for seniors, especially in an in-home setting. In conducting the study, the Commission shall examine ways to increase the availability of skilled care for seniors, especially in an in-home setting. The Commission shall also examine, among other things, the feasibility and advisability of tax deductions for adult day care similar to the current child care deduction, the expansion of respite care programs, and home care of elderly parents as dependents, with either a higher cap or no cap on such parent's income.
Patron - Hanger
F
SJ395
Unemployment compensation funding requirements. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Funding Requirements of the Virginia Unemployment Trust Fund. The scope of the study shall be expanded to address, but shall not be limited to, (i) the current formula for determining solvency of the Unemployment Trust Fund, (ii) employee benefit eligibility criteria, (iii) the rationale for benefit levels, (iv) the propriety of regional or extended benefit features, (v) the appropriateness and sufficiency of pool charges, (vi) the propriety of diversion of revenue to job training or economic development programs, and (vii) the current tax schedules for employers. The joint subcommittee shall also study the means of calculating the weekly amount of unemployment compensation benefits for displaced employees, and the methods used by other states to determine an employee's weekly benefit amount, including the indexing of unemployment benefits and the minimum and maximum benefit amounts provided by those states. This resolution was incorporated into HJR 611 (Rust).
Patron - Watkins
F
SJ399
Restitution. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study restitution.
Patron - Stolle
F
SJ404
Electronic procurement process. Requests the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, to study the effects of electronic procurement on small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities. The Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 General Assembly.
Patron - Ticer
F
SJ410
Public Procurement Act. Requests the Virginia Bar Association to study the proposed amendment of § 11-70, which would allow contractors to submit claims on behalf of subcontractors and suppliers to public owners. The Association will examine the policies and procedures applicable to this issue from the perspective of both public owners and public works contractors. To assist in carrying out the objectives of the study, the Association is required to establish an advisory task force to consist of at least one representative of each of the following organizations: the Virginia Bar Association, the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc.
Patron - Martin
F
SJ426
Foster parent representatives. Requests the Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families to conduct a survey to determine which localities include a foster parent representative on local family assessment and planning teams. The survey shall solicit comments to determine the factors involved in the decision to include foster parent family representatives on local family assessment and planning teams.
Patron - Ticer
F
SJ427
Emancipation of foster care children. Requests the Department of Social Services to develop and design a plan for the study of the emancipation of foster care children. The plan shall (i) identify the problems and issues faced by emancipated foster adolescents that need to be addressed, (ii) examine and evaluate methodologies for collecting pre- and post-emancipation experiences, (iii) propose a work plan and timeframe for the completion of the study, (iv) identify staffing and technical assistance requirements, (v) provide an estimate of the costs and identify potential funding sources, and (vi) address any other relevant consideration in conducting the study.
Patron - Ticer
F
SJ434
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Requests the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board to report on the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. The Board's report shall include (i) localities' compliance with the regulations and the Board's decisions and determinations on compliance, (ii) zoning ordinances and practices enacted or implemented in response to the regulations, (iii) the effectiveness of the Board and the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department in carrying out their responsibilities under the Act, (iv) compliance and enforcement of the Act within "Tidewater Virginia," (v) current resources, both personnel and financial, necessary for state and local enforcement of the Act, its regulations, and its local programs, (vi) the benefits to the environment, along with the costs and effects to state and local governments of extending the Act to include localities outside "Tidewater Virginia" that are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, (vii) the potential need for changes to existing regulations to reflect differences in topography and geology, (viii) the financial resources needed in the form of state implementation grants to local governments, and (ix) the relationship of other non-agricultural nonpoint water quality protection programs to the Act and the Department.
Patron - Whipple
F
SJ435
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid locality grouping. Requests the Department of Social Services, with assistance from the Department of Planning and Budget, to review the current locality groupings that are used to determine TANF payment amounts and Medicaid eligibility. The Department shall report their preliminary findings by October 1, 2001, to the Chairmen of the House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee and the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, and make final recommendations to the 2002 General Assembly.
Patron - Hanger
F
SJ436
Interstate Route 81 reconstruction and widening. Establishes an 18-member advisory task force to serve as an institutional link between the Department of Transportation and affected communities, businesses, and citizens during the reconstruction and widening of Interstate Route 81. The panel is to report to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Hanger
F
SJ437
Virginia Housing Study Commission. Directs the Virginia Housing Study Commission to study the impact of new home building technologies and current building code inspection systems on the availability of affordable housing. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 446 (Whipple).
Patron - Watkins
F
SJ439
Virginia Gas and Oil Act. Requests the Coal and Energy Commission to study and develop recommendations on certain issues arising under the Virginia Gas and Oil Act. The study shall include examination of: (i) when and in what cases the coal or gas owner should be considered to be the owner of coalbed methane gas; (ii) the extent to which the Act's coal owner consent provisions, with regards to well spacing and framing, are necessary to protect the safety of miners and the economic interests of the coal owner; (iii) how best to maximize both industries' recovery of resources; and (iv) whether Virginia should enact a strict liability provision in order to fully protect the interests of the coal owner from potential damage by gas operations.
Patron - Wampler
F
SJ442
Establishing a National Veterans Visitor Center. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a National Veterans Visitor Center. In conducting the study, the Department shall examine the costs of establishing a National Veterans Visitors Center and locations that will attract a sufficient number of visitors to defray operational costs. In addition, the Department is required to seek the assistance of the City of Manassas, Prince William County and the Freedom Museum in conducting the study.
Patron - Colgan
F
SJ443
Fiscal impact of the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998. Establishes a select committee to study the fiscal impact of the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998 and its long-range effect on state General Fund. The select committee is to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15, 2001. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 387 (Hanger).
Patron - Colgan
F
SJ444
Volunteer rescue squads and volunteer fire departments. Requests the Department of Fire Programs, with assistance from the Office of Emergency Medical Services, the Superintendent of State Police, and the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation, to study the capability of volunteer rescue squads and volunteer fire departments to respond to traffic crashes on major highways in sparsely populated areas. This resolution has been incorporated into HJR 604 (Landes).
Patron - Marye
F
SJ445
Certification of organically produced foods. Requests that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services study the feasibility and appropriateness of becoming a certifying agent under the Federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 for organically produced foods.
Patron - Marye
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