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Persons with Disabilities

Passed

P HB12

Advisory Boards for the Virginia Industries for the Blind. Combines the regional advisory boards for the Virginia Industries for the Blind in Charlottesville and Richmond into one state board with a reduced membership. The two existing boards began to conduct joint meetings in 1998 as an efficiency measure, and the joint venture has proved to be successful. Under current law, an advisory board is created for each manufacturing and servicing district established. Because only two service districts currently exist and the Department does not anticipate that any more will be created, the authority of the Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired to establish advisory boards is repealed. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Operations, Practices, Duties, and Funding of the Commonwealth's Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Councils, and Other Governmental Entities pursuant to HJR 159 (2002). This bill incorporates HB 204.
Patron - Cox

P HB354

Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority; powers. Authorizes the board of directors of the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority to borrow money to carry out its statutory purposes and to execute evidences of such indebtedness and to secure the same and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from fees and charges imposed by the authority and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof. The bill also adds a definition of bonds and contains technical amendments.
Patron - Bryant

Failed

F HB204

Advisory Boards for the Virginia Industries for the Blind. Combines the regional advisory boards for the Virginia Industries for the Blind in Charlottesville and Richmond into one state board with a reduced membership. The two existing boards began to conduct joint meetings in 1998 as an efficiency measure, and the joint venture has proved to be successful. Under current law, an advisory board is created for each manufacturing and servicing district established. Because only two service districts currently exist and the Department does not anticipate that any more will be created, the authority of the Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired to establish advisory boards is repealed. This bill is identical to HB12, which was recommended by the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Operations, Practices, Duties, and Funding of the Commonwealth's Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Councils, and Other Governmental Entities pursuant to HJR 159 (2002). This bill is incorporated into HB 12.
Patron - Athey

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