Study Resolutions Passed HJ25 Constituent services. Requests the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate to examine the rules, policies, procedures, and limitations governing the General Assembly's constituent services, and to report their findings and recommendations to their respective Committees on Rules. Patron - McEachin HJ51 Virginia voter registration system and elections offices. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Virginia voter registration system, and its computer platform and the relationship between the State Board of Elections office and local registrars' offices in light of new demands triggered by the National Voter Registration Act, increases in the number of registered voters, and changes in the handling of campaign finance disclosure reports. Patron - Van Landingham HJ60 Compensation of the members of the General Assembly and their staff. Directs the Joint Rules Committee to examine the salary and allowances of members of the General Assembly. The base salary of members of the General Assembly has not been increased since 1988. The subject matter of HJR 166 was incorporated into this resolution prior to passage. Patron - Davies HJ62 Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying Remedial Summer School. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Remedial Summer School as the Joint Subcommittee on Remediation to examine and evaluate the system of remediation in the public schools. The joint subcommittee is requested to (i) continue its examination of the issues and objectives enumerated in House Joint Resolution 529 (1995) and House Joint Resolution No. 84 (1996); (ii) assess the potential impact of the SOLs, SOAs, and statewide student assessments on the need for remedial programs; (iii) evaluate the effectiveness of existing remedial programs; (iv) review all statutory and regulatory requirements and any legislation carried over to the 1999 Session pertaining to the remediation of students in grades K-12 vis-a-vis the joint subcommittee's findings and best educational practices; (v) recommend appropriate and feasible alternatives to facilitate the early identification of students educationally at-risk and the delivery of remedial programs throughout the school year; and (vi) consider such other issues related to its charge which it may deem necessary. Patron - Van Yahres HJ69 Juvenile competency. Directs the Commission on Youth to study procedures for adjudicating competency in juvenile delinquency proceedings. Patron - Rhodes HJ89 Tracking explosives. Requests the Department of State Police, with technical assistance from the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and the State Fire Marshal, to study the need for state regulation of explosives and other similar dangerous substances to facilitate tracking of those substances. Patron - Purkey HJ90 Constructing a baseball stadium in Virginia. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Financing Options for the Purpose of Constructing a Baseball Stadium in Virginia to monitor the progress of attracting a baseball team to Virginia and oversee the financial planning to construct a stadium in Northern Virginia. Patron - Callahan HJ93 Truants and runaways. Continues the Commission on Youth's Study of Status Offenders, Children in Need of Services, and Children in Need of Supervision as the Commission on Youth's Study of Truants and Runaways. Patron - Cantor HJ106 Department of Historic Resources. Requests the Department of Historic Resources, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to study the adequacy of Virginia law related to the removal of human remains from archaeological sites and abandoned private cemeteries. Patron - Woodrum HJ107 Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Continues the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations' study of state and local efforts to preserve and protect the aesthetic qualities of the Commonwealth's visual environment and to create a statewide system of recognized and certified heritage areas in order to improve the economy and the quality of life of the citizens of Virginia. The Commission is also requested to establish a subcommittee to make a recommendation for a new official song, which among other things invokes visual images of the historic, natural and scenic beauty that the Commonwealth citizens celebrate. Patron - Callahan HJ108 A. L. Philpott Southside Economic Development Commission. Continues the A. L. Philpott Southside Economic Development Commission for two years to (i) review the implementation of its previous recommendations and its grants initiative; (ii) monitor the activities of the Southside Virginia Business and Education Commission and other entities addressing economic development in Southside Virginia; (iii) serve the region as is necessary and appropriate in the development and implementation of any federal tobacco settlement legislation, including applying for or receiving any proceeds from any such legislation; and (iv) consider such other relevant regional economic development issues as it deems appropriate. Patron - Clement HJ114 Youth risk-behavior survey. Requests the Department of Education to administer a youth risk-behavior survey approved by the Board of Education and the local school board in a sample of localities of the Commonwealth and report the results to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 1999. Patron - Thomas HJ117 Teacher internships. Requests the Board of Education to study the feasibility of implementing a one-year internship as the first year of teaching following the completion of a teacher education program. The Board is to collaborate with professional organizations involved in teacher education and shall consider, among other things, current teacher preparation requirements and initiatives in Virginia and other states, as well as in other countries; the impact of any such internship on current licensure and employment requirements; and such other issues as it deems appropriate. Patron - Councill HJ124 Technology centers. Requests the State Board for Community Colleges and the Board of Education to study the feasibility of establishing technology centers to focus on workforce training and education. The Boards shall consider, among other things (i) the appropriate placement and governance of such centers and the role of community colleges in supporting these centers; (ii) ways in which these centers might facilitate the establishment of community incentive partnerships and expand dual enrollment opportunities; (iii) coordination between the community colleges and the public schools addressing workforce training and education; (iv) linkages between education and business that may promote educational preparation for the work place; and (v) such other issues as the Boards may deem appropriate. Patron - Davies HJ134 Certain highway and bridge connections between Maryland and Virginia. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the feasibility and benefits the constructing of one or more limited access parkways and bridges connecting Virginia and Maryland between the American Legion Bridge and the north-south powerline alignment in Loudoun County. Patron - McClure HJ136 The Future of Virginia's Environment. Continues the joint legislative study developing a vision and plan for the future protection, enhancement, and utilization of the Commonwealth's natural resources. Patron - Moss HJ137 JLARC study of health and human resources. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the functional areas of Health and Human Resources, to review the operations and management of the agencies within the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources and to study the monitoring and oversight responsibilities of the Department of Health's Center for Quality Care Services and Consumer Protection. Patron - Callahan HJ139 Health regulatory boards. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the effectiveness of health regulatory boards. The study will encompass: (i) an evaluation of the composition of the health regulatory boards to determine their appropriateness vis-a-vis evolving duties and responsibilities for health profession regulation; (ii) an assessment of the respective boards' appropriate role in ensuring the qualifications of health professionals in this Commonwealth; and (iii) an evaluation of the respective boards' authority and activities to establish standards for high quality health care delivery by health professionals in Virginia. Patron - DeBoer HJ140 Therapeutic interchange of drugs. Continues the Special Task Force to Study the Practice of Therapeutic Interchange of Chemically Dissimilar Drugs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Patron - DeBoer HJ141 Visitation and support. Requests the Virginia Bar Association's Coalition on Family Law to study the need for and effects of changes in the law that would reflect an interdependence between the right to visitation with and the obligation to pay support for minor children. Patron - Behm HJ150 Securities industry. Requests the Division of Securities of the Virginia State Corporation Commission to study the adequacy of licensing and registration requirements applicable to individuals working in the securities industry. The resolution specifically requests the Division to examine practices and policies affecting the licenses and benefits of individuals seeking to retire from or change employment within the industry. Patron - Purkey HJ152 Future of Transportation in Virginia. Extends the mandate of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia for an additional year. Patron - Robinson HJ153 Interstate Route 73 Communications Committee. Establishes a study committee to provide an institutional and organizational link between the citizens and businesses of south-central Virginia and their legislative representatives in the General Assembly and the Virginia Department of Transportation. Patron - Armstrong HJ155 Recordings of court proceedings. Requests the Judicial Council to study video and audio recording of general district and circuit court proceedings. Patron - Almand HJ156 Long-term care. Continues the Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Joint Commission on Health Care in order to evaluate long-term care financing, licensure, and other issues. Patron - Hall HJ158 Crime victims. Directs the Crime Commission to study the effects, feasibility and costs of statewide implementation of the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) program, a free, 24-hour, automated hot line which provides crime victims with current information on the custody status of offenders housed in the City of Chesapeake Jail. Patron - Guest HJ165 Educational Infrastructure. Continues the Commission on Education Infrastructure. The Commission will examine any and all funding mechanisms and funding streams used by other states for funding school construction; receive recommendations from all sectors of the education and construction communities and evaluate all suggestions and possibilities in relationship to Virginia's fiscal philosophy and tradition. Patron - Diamonstein HJ174 Mandatory boating education. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the costs and benefits of implementing a mandatory boating safety education course for individuals operating motorboats on Virginia waters. Patron - Putney HJ176 Guidelines for technology connectivity. Requests the Department of Education to assess the technology needs of local school divisions and to develop guidelines for technology connectivity for the public schools. Patron - Puller HJ180 Pediatric care. Requests the Center for Pediatric Research to continue its research regarding pediatric care in Virginia. Patron - Diamonstein HJ182 Medicaid and Mental Retardation waivers. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to study the methods for and the feasibility of developing a separate waiver for children with physical disabilities. Patron - Cantor HJ183 Hypothyroidism. Requests the State Health Department to study the appropriateness and efficacy of requiring a second infant screening for hypothyroidism. The Department is requested to determine the number of infants born with hypothyroidism in Virginia each year; whether infant screenings have been successful; whether requiring second infant screenings would be beneficial to preventing and treating hypothyroidism; and the procedure and costs of requiring such second screenings. Patron - Plum HJ184 Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Requests the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to study the need for a visitor's center in the Dulles Corridor of Fairfax County. Patron - Plum HJ185 Search and rescue efforts. Requests the Secretary of Public Safety to study the search and rescue efforts in the Commonwealth and determine the appropriate level of state funding therefor. Patron - Davies HJ186 Workers' compensation claims. Requests the Workers' Compensation Commission to study and develop ways to expedite the receipt of benefits for employees injured on the job. The study also encompasses the issue of voluntary payments by employers and increasing the effectiveness of the Workers' Compensation Commission staff and personnel to better handle the increasing caseload. Patron - Davies HJ187 Freedom of Information Act. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The joint subcommittee shall, among other things, examine other provisions of the Code of Virginia affecting public access to government records and meetings in order to determine whether any revisions to the Code of Virginia or the Freedom of Information Act are necessary. Patron - Woodrum HJ190 Capital representation. Directs the Crime Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, the Virginia State Bar and the Public Defender Commission, to study the capital representation system for indigent defendants in Virginia, including the quality of the capital representation, the standards for qualifications of court-appointed counsel in capital cases, and the feasibility of requiring public defender offices to defend all indigent capital murder defendants. Patron - Woodrum HJ193 Creating a state park. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of creating a state park along the banks of the Rappahannock River from its confluence with the Hazel River to the City of Fredericksburg, a distance of 30 miles. Patron - Davies HJ195 Land development patterns. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study land development patterns and ways to address demands for increased services and infrastructure resulting from residential growth. Patron - Keating HJ196 Medicaid-funded transportation. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to develop a plan of action and budgetary recommendations for Medicaid transportation for pregnant women to receive prenatal care, with emphasis on rural and under-served areas. Patron - Baker HJ197 Collaborative model for health education programs. Requests the State Council of Higher Education to convene a task force to develop a collaborative training model for health care professional education programs. Consisting of representatives of the Commonwealth's medical, pharmacy, and nursing schools, area health education centers, community health centers, and private and public hospitals, the task force shall consider, among other things, (i) successful collaborative programs and any grant support therefor; (ii) the efficacy and appropriateness of creating a core curriculum in the Commonwealth's health care profession education programs; and (iii) any relevant educational, fiscal, and policy issues it deems necessary and appropriate. Patron - Baker HJ200 Governor's School for Agriculture. Requests the Board of Education to study the feasibility and appropriateness of establishing a Governor's School for Agriculture. The Board is to consider, among other things, (i) the need for specific agricultural, technical, and professional training and programs and the types of curricula such Governor's School should offer; (ii) the location, governance, and funding of such a school; (iii) creative methods of incorporating the education and experience of farming, forestry, business, horticulture and other agriculture-related industries, and other experts in the delivery of instruction; (iv) similar regional or special schools in other states; (v) and such other issues as it deems appropriate. Patron - Katzen HJ202 Health insurance for small employers. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care, in cooperation with the Bureau of Insurance, the Department of Business Assistance, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Association of Health Maintenance organizations, the Virginia Hospital and Health Care Association, and the Department of Personnel and Training, to study various issues regarding pooled purchasing arrangements for health insurance for small employers, community health centers, and free clinics. Patron - Melvin HJ204 Board of Health Professions. Requests the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation to study the need to regulate electrologists. Patron - Darner HJ208 Preserving affordable housing. Requests the Virginia Housing Study Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility and appropriateness of creating a nonprofit corporation or foundation designed to preserve affordable housing. Patron - Scott HJ209 Department for the Aging. Requests the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to study the mission and effectiveness of the organization, operation, and performance of the Virginia Department for the Aging. Patron - Baker HJ210 Telemedicine. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study quality of care and reimbursement issues related to telemedicine. Patron - Baker HJ212 Mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services. Directs the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate the Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study the impact of a "carve out" of Medicaid-financed mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services from any managed care contracts negotiated with health maintenance organizations and the feasibility of contracting out the administration of all Medicaid-covered mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services to the Department of Mental health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Patron - Bloxom HJ215 Emergency services. Directs the Crime Commission to study the wireline and wireless 911 and E911 systems, the #77 service, and the effect of such calls on local and state public safety agencies. Patron - Davies HJ217 U.S. Route 1 Corridor. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to conduct a prioritized segmented centerline design study of the US Route 1 Corridor in Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Patron - Puller HJ224 Department of Health. Requests the Department of Health to report to the Joint Commission on Health Care on its implementation of recommendations made by the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the University of Virginia in a 1997 study of the nursing home certification survey process and other issues related to the Department of Health's role in federal certification of nursing homes for participation in Medicaid and Medicare. Patron - Hall HJ225 Mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate the Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. The joint subcommittee has identified certain areas of concern still yet to be resolved and has made numerous recommendations for changes to the service delivery system which need oversight for implementation. Patron - Hall HJ226 Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia. Continues the Commission on the Impact of Certain Federal Court Decisions on the Commonwealth's Institutions of Higher Education as the Commission on Access and Diversity in Higher Education in Virginia. The Commission is directed, among other things, to (i) carry out, provide leadership for, and coordinate the post-conference activities, including the development of an African-American Education Blueprint for the 21st Century to improve the education and academic achievement of African-American students in Virginia; (ii) monitor relevant federal and state litigation and court decisions; (iii) continue its consultation and collaboration with the U. S. Office for Civil Rights to provide legislative representation and oversight during the civil rights audit and the federal identification of vestiges of the dual system of higher education; (iv) conduct a state examination to identify any vestiges of the dual system of higher education, including retaining a consultant in accordance with the Virginia Procurement Act to assist the Commission in this effort; and (v) identify and review all preferences other than race used in the college admissions process. Patron - Jones, J.C. HJ229 Traffic calming measures. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study traffic calming measures for high-density traffic areas. Such measures include the installment speed bumps, the establishment of one-way traffic patterns, division of through-streets into abutting cul-de-sacs, creation of four-way stop intersections and reduction of speed limits. Patron - O'Brien HJ236 Water resources. Requests the State Water Commission to study ways of making optimal use of Virginia's water resources. Patron - Grayson HJ242 Guidelines for alternative educational settings. Requests the Board of Education, in conjunction with the Virginia Commission on Youth, to develop guidelines for alternative educational settings for middle and high school students. The guidelines are to include the recommended number of alternative settings per 1,000 middle and high school students and the average incremental cost thereof. In developing such guidelines, the Board shall consider current Virginia law and regulations governing student disciplinary options and alternative settings; standards and guidelines for alternative settings in other states; and such other issues as it deems appropriate. Patron - Crittenden HJ243 Student career planning. Requests the Board of Education to study the feasibility of establishing various methods and tools designed to focus students' attention on future education and career plans. The Board is to consider current Virginia law and regulations governing career planning and guidance services, student career planning tools in other states, linkages between education and business that may promote student career planning, and such other issues as it deems appropriate. Patron - Crittenden HJ247 ABC retail licenses. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to examine the public notice and hearing process of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in granting retail licenses. Patron - Jones, D.C. HJ251 Educational Needs of Certain Underserved Gifted Students. Continues the joint subcommittee's study to allow it time to complete its work. The joint subcommittee is requested to continue its examination of the issues and problems associated with the under-representation of minority and low-income students in gifted education programs, and to make recommendations to ameliorate this problem. Patron - Christian HJ263 Transportation consultants. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study and make recommendations concerning the Virginia Department of Transportation's use of consultants. Patron - Marshall HJ264 Impediments to adoption. Requests the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study state laws, policies, and costs that may impede the adoption of children. Patron - Marshall HJ268 Adequacy of health care coverage for anorexia. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to examine the current adequacy of health care coverage for anorexia nervosa and bulimia within the Commonwealth. Patron - Devolites HJ269 Human Immunodeficiency Viruses. Continues the Standing Subcommittee to Monitor the Issues Related to Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Viruses to monitor and evaluate issues related to the drug assistance program, viatical agreements, testing, particularly when a law-enforcement officer is potentially exposed, and provision of preventive treatment following a potential exposure; housing issues; and the impact of the changing demographics of the AIDS epidemic. Patron - Van Landingham HJ272 Indoor plumbing. Directs the State Water Commission to study the availability of grants from federal, state, and private sources to address state-identified indoor plumbing needs. Patron - Stump HJ278 Consumer choice. Requests the Commissioner of Health, in cooperation with the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to continue his study to specifically address the issues of provider accessibility and consumer choice, especially in mental health care. Patron - Almand HJ283 Submerged aquatic vegetation. Requests the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission to undertake a study of means for protecting submerged aquatic vegetation. Patron - Murphy HJ285 Regional criminal justice academy training. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study methods of developing and measuring the quality, consistency, and standardization of regional criminal justice academy training. Patron - Woodrum HJ341 Gender pay equity in state workforce. Requests the Department of Personnel and Training to examine specific agencies and specific agency job classes for possible reasons that may explain gender pay differences. Patron - Keating SB595 Child care review and study. Requires the State Board of Social Services to study the quality, affordability, and accessibility of child day care programs in the Commonwealth, and submit an interim report by October 1, 1998, and a final report by October 1, 1999, to the Governor, the Commission on Early Childhood and Child Day Care Program and the General Assembly. Patron - Ticer SJ38 Strategy to increase technologically skilled workers in Virginia. Requests the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Secretary of Education to jointly develop a statewide strategy to increase the number of computer scientists, engineers, and other technologically skilled workers in Virginia by 2002. Patron - Howell SJ61 Pharmacy technicians. Requests the Board of Pharmacy to examine the need to regulate pharmacy technicians. Patron - Miller, Y.B. SJ68 Megan's Law. Continues the Crime Commission's study on Megan's Law. Patron - Howell SJ69 Civil commitment of sex offenders. Requests the Crime Commission to study the civil commitment of violent sexual predators. Patron - Howell SJ70 Georgetown Pike. Requests VDOT to continue its efforts to preserve Georgetown Pike. Patron - Howell SJ71 Commission on Family Violence Prevention. Continues the Commission and adds the Commissioner of Health and the Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services as permanent members. The Commission is requested to study the impact of family violence on children; marital sexual assault in Virginia; prevention and treatment programs, including local programs; the development of family violence fatality review teams; drafting methods to encourage cooperation in the prosecution of cases; and juvenile offenders who commit acts of family violence. Patron - Howell SJ77 Unemployment compensation funding requirements. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Funding Requirements of the Virginia Unemployment Trust Fund. The joint subcommittee is requested to provide continued legislative oversight of the Unemployment Trust Fund to ensure its continuing adequacy to meet current and projected benefit payments. Patron - Reasor SJ79 Innovations to improve the registration and election processes. Requests the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections and the House Committee on Privileges and Elections to evaluate possible reforms in voter registration and NVRA implementation procedures and in the conduct of elections, including early voting, absentee ballot changes, revisions in election day operations, and other changes to improve the registration and elections processes. Patron - Whipple SJ84 Joint Commission on Management of the Commonwealth's Workforce. Continues the Joint Commission on Management of the Commonwealth's Workforce to evaluate and monitor the Commonwealth's compensation, personnel, and management policies and procedures. Patron - Holland SJ88 Criminal Justice Symposium. Requests the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia to collaborate with the City of Richmond Police Department and other federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies to sponsor and conduct a criminal justice symposium. This is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia. Patron - Barry SJ91 Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Examining Electric Utility Restructuring in the Commonwealth. Continues the joint subcommittee examining the potential for electric utility restructuring within Virginia. The resolution directs this joint subcommittee to continue work begun in 1996 pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution No. 118, and continued in 1997 in response to Senate Joint Resolution No. 259. These studies examined one central issue: whether Virginia should restructure its electric utility industry to (i) eliminate the exclusive service territories through which franchised electric utilities and cooperatives furnish electric power, and (ii) permit electricity customers to purchase electric power from the seller of their choice. This resolution directs the joint subcommittee to review, in detail, the restructuring legislative proposals it has received to date, as well as such other proposals as it may receive, and to obtain such technical assistance as it may require in reviewing the potential impact of such proposals or any of their components. Significantly, the resolution directs the joint subcommittee to develop a comprehensive restructuring proposal for Virginia's electricity market. The resolution encourages the SCC to continue its investigation of electric utilities, and to (i) facilitate (to the extent of the SCC's authority) the development of independent system operators in conjunction with regional power exchanges and (ii) coordinate restructuring pilot programs and studies to be conducted by Virginia's electric and gas utilities and electric cooperatives. Finally, the resolution expresses the sense of the General Assembly that Virginia's electric utilities should recover "legitimate stranded costs" (as such costs may be defined by the General Assembly) in the event of restructuring. Patron - Reasor SJ95 Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection. Requests the Commissioner of Health to study the contractual obligations of the Virginia Department of Health with the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) for the implementation of Medicare/Medicaid certification activities, the state facility licensing program resources, and the quality assurance oversight responsibilities for health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in relation to customer services. Patron - Woods SJ97 Long-term care. Continues the Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Joint Commission on Health Care in order to evaluate long-term care financing, licensure, and other issues. Patron - Woods SJ99 Health insurance. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the need for an ombudsman program and/or an external appeals mechanism for insurance issues. Patron - Lambert SJ100 Lead-poisoning prevention. Requests the Departments of Health, Professional and Occupational Regulation, and Housing and Community Development to strive to involve the Virginia Association of Building Officials and other local government officials in a cooperative effort to avert lead poisoning. Patron - Lambert SJ101 Abatement of lead-based paint. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Abatement of Lead-based Paint. The joint subcommittee is to continue to monitor: lead-poisoning and abatement issues, with particular emphasis on prevention of childhood lead poisoning; the implementation of the lead certification program; the progress towards eliminating childhood lead poisoning; the implementation of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's federal grant for lead abatement; and the impact of federal law and regulations on the real estate industry and the citizens of Virginia. This subcommittee holds one meeting per year, which is designed to provide the members with the data and issues relating to the previous year's activities. Patron - Lambert SJ102 Pain management in medical school curricula. Requests the Medical College at Hampton Road, the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia Medical Center to maintain their current cooperative approach to curricula content and the inclusion of pain management instruction. This resolution notes the cooperation in conducting the study and the effects this study had on the attitudes and indicates that an atmosphere of change seems to be prevalent. Patron - Lambert SJ104 Tax credit for long-term care insurance. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study tax incentives for the purchase of long-term care insurance. Patron - Martin SJ105 Virginia Retirement System. Requests the Virginia Retirement System to report on the feasibility of offering long-term care insurance to state and local employees, by October 1, 1998, to the Joint Commission on Health Care. The Commission is to include the VRS's findings in its report to the 1999 Session of the General Assembly. Patron - Martin SJ106 Therapeutic interchange of drugs. Continues the Special Task Force to Study the Practice of Therapeutic Interchange of Chemically Dissimilar Drugs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Patron - Newman SJ108 Participation of academic health centers in managed care provider networks. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to identify and analyze various opportunities to enhance the ability of the academic health centers to participate more fully in managed care provider networks. Patron - Bolling SJ109 Virginia Health Information; performance and quality of managed care. Requests the State Health Department to amend the existing contract with Virginia Health Information (VHI) regarding the performance and quality of managed health insurance plans. In amending the existing contract, the Department shall provide for the development of an information set to provide Virginia's consumers and employers information to assist in making health insurance plan purchasing decisions. Virginia Health Information is a nonprofit organization in a public/private partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia to develop health care information for consumers, employers, and providers of health care. Patron - Bolling SJ110 Sheriffs' departments. Directs the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations to study staffing standards for sheriffs' departments. Patron - Forbes SJ111 Veterans cemetery. Requests the Virginia Department of Veterans' Affairs to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing a state veterans cemetery at Hampton Roads. Patron - Forbes SJ112 Free clinics. Requests the Department of Health, in cooperation with appropriate public and private entities, to study opportunities for agencies of the Commonwealth to support Virginia's free clinics, the Virginia Association of Free Clinics, and the Community and Migrant Health Centers. Patron - Schrock SJ113 Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia. Requests the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia, to study funding of highway bridge maintenance and reconstruction. Patron - Miller, Y.B. SJ115 Sprinklers. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Housing Study Commission to study whether apartment buildings should be required to have sprinklers in areas currently exempted under the provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Patron - Watkins SJ119 Adult care residences. Requests the Department of Social Services and the Joint Commission on Health Care to report on the implementation of recommendations made by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and other issues related to licensure of adult care residences and adult day care centers. Patron - Gartlan SJ120 Medicaid. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study issues regarding current Medicaid nursing home reimbursement. Patron - Gartlan SJ121 U.S. Route 1 Corridor. Requests VDOT to conduct a prioritized centerline design study of the U.S. Route 1 Corridor in Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Patron - Gartlan SJ122 Board of Health Professions. Requests the Board of Health Professions to conduct a study on whether the practice of athletic trainers should be regulated. Patron - Houck SJ123 Greater Richmond regionalism. Continues the study for a fourth year in order for the joint subcommittee to provide oversight to the City of Richmond and the Counties of Chesterfield and Henrico in the implementation of regional plans and programs. Patron - Marsh SJ124 Health insurance for small employers. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care, in cooperation with the Bureau of Insurance, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Hospital and HealthCare Association, the Virginia Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, and the Department of Personnel and Training, to study various issues regarding pooled purchasing arrangements for health insurance for small employers, community health centers, and free clinics. Patron - Walker SJ125 Health care for the indigent and uninsured population. Continues for the next three years the study by the Joint Commission on Health Care pertaining to improving access to health care for Virginia's indigent and uninsured population pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 288 (1997). The continuation resolution contemplates the Joint Commission on Health Care examining (i) the Indigent Health Care Trust Fund and a proposed pilot program, (ii) the federal State Children's Insurance Program, and (iii) the number and demographics of uninsured persons in Virginia to ensure that the greatest number of Virginians receive quality, cost-effective health care services. Patron - Walker SJ126 Health insurance. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care, in cooperation with the Bureau of Insurance, to continue its study on the feasibility of establishing a high risk insurance pool for small groups and individuals unable to purchase health insurance in the marketplace. Patron - Walker SJ127 Pediatric care. Requests the Center for Pediatric Research to continue its research regarding pediatric care in Virginia. Patron - Walker SJ128 Electrologists. Requests the Board of Professional and Occupational Regulation to study the need to regulate electrologists. Patron - Edwards SJ151 Employability needs of persons with mental health problems. Requests the Department of Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to work together to address the employability needs of persons with serious mental illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse problems. Patron - Gartlan SJ153 Priority populations for mental health services. Requests the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to complete its pilot projects on priority populations and recommend by December 1, 1999, to the Governor and 2000 Session of the General Assembly legislation to implement priority populations. Patron - Gartlan SJ154 Primary health needs assessment for persons with mental health problems. Requests the Commissioner of the Department of Health, in cooperation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the primary health care needs of persons with mental illness, mental retardation and substance abuse problems. Patron - Gartlan SJ158 Brain-injured persons in the mental health system. Requests the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Rehabilitative Services to develop an action plan for the appropriate treatment of persons with brain injuries in the mental health system. Patron - Martin SJ159 Housing for persons with mental health problems. Requests the Secretaries of Administration, Commerce and Trade, and Health and Human Resources to study the feasibility of creating a residential alternatives capital fund to address the housing needs of persons with mental disabilities and substance abuse problems. Patron - Wampler SJ160 Long-term care services reimbursement. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care's Long-Term Care Subcommittee to examine the rates of its reimbursement for adult care residences and adult day-care. The rate for reimbursement of adult care residences which care for individuals all day was established in the budget; however, adult day-care is a waivered services with much higher reimbursement. Patron - Marye SJ164 Hospice regulation. Requests the Board of Health to begin the process of reviewing and revising regulations governing the licensure of hospices. In its review and revision, the Board is requested to reconcile state regulatory license requirements with Medicare certification requirements, when appropriate, and to revise regulations applicable to hospices certified under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, based on the reconciliation. Patron - Woods SJ170 Services to people with physical and sensory disabilities. Requests the Disability Commission to establish a task force to study past progress, present status, and future delivery of services to people with disabilities in the Commonwealth. Patron - Woods SJ171 Economic incentives for the shipbuilding industry. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study economic incentives to promote the growth and competitiveness of Virginia's shipbuilding, ship repair, and shipping industries. Patron - Walker SJ173 Continuing the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Reorganization of The Library of Virginia. Continues the subcommittee studying the reorganization of the Library of Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall examine the efficacy and appropriateness of establishing an autonomous state archives agency separate from The Library; The Library's internal reorganization plan and funding and staff levels for the various divisions within The Library and the Archives; the current and projected storage and space needs and preservation efforts; the status of preservation needs of The Library's historic art works; and such other matters as it deems appropriate. Patron - Walker SJ177 Smart growth area initiatives. Directs the Commission on the Future of the Environment to study smart growth area initiatives. "Smart growth areas" are existing communities and other locally designated areas identified to receive state infrastructure development expenditures. By directing state expenditures to these areas, the state may reduce suburban sprawl, develop roads and other infrastructure at lower cost, and revitalize older communities. Patron - Whipple SJ180 Juvenile court scheduling. Requests the Office of the Executive Secretary to study the need to implement scheduling changes in the juvenile courts to provide for issuance of driver's licenses in a more meaningful manner and for juveniles to appear in traffic cases at times that do not conflict with their school obligations. Patron - Saslaw SJ182 Billing for Medicaid services in public schools. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the Medicaid Reimbursement Billing program for the public schools. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall review federal and state Medicaid laws regarding services provided eligible students; seek ways to correct or minimize the disparities between the programs; and recommend alternatives, if appropriate, that will facilitate the reimbursement of school divisions for services provided. Patron - Houck SJ187 Dredging of Rudee Inlet. Directs the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations to study potential funding options for the continued dredging of Rudee Inlet. Patron - Stolle SJ189 Continuing Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia. Continues the joint subcommittee's study on African-American males in the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee is requested to continue its examination of the critical issues and conditions of such males and to recommend appropriate solutions to ameliorate the problems affecting such persons. Patron - Maxwell SJ190 Access to juvenile court proceedings. Requests the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court, in consultation with the Association of District Court Clerks and with assistance from the Commission on Youth, to study alternative means of ensuring that court practices and procedures ensure meaningful public access, including sufficient advance notice, to juvenile court proceedings involving serious juvenile offenders. Patron - Mims SJ193 Educational needs of emotionally disturbed children. Requests the Department of Education, in consultation with the Disability Commission, to study the educational needs of emotionally disturbed students with visual and hearing impairments. In conducting its study, the Department shall determine the number of students with emotional disturbances who also have visual or hearing impairments; identify and review the educational programs available for such students in Virginia; determine the need for instructional staff and their qualifications to teach such students; evaluate the educational needs of such students over the next five, 10, and 15 years; and recommend such changes and alternatives to ensure the availability of quality special education programs for these students. Patron - Hanger SJ200 Habitual offenders; sanctions. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to develop alternative sanctions and other methods of punishing and preventing habitual offenses of driving under the influence. Patron - Gartlan SJ240 Drug interdiction. Requests the Virginia State Crime Commission to study drug law enforcement and interdiction. Patron - Stolle SJ239 Prostitution. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study prostitution and its effect on residential and commercial areas throughout the Commonwealth. Patron - Stolle Failed: Other Action Taken HJ38 Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 2B. Establishes a joint subcommittee to draft legislation for the 1999 Virginia General Assembly Session which considers and implements Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 2B passed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law Institute. The resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Joint Subcommittee on Technology and Science to conduct the study, with technical assistance requested of CIT. Patron - Diamonstein HJ39 Youthful drivers. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to study youthful drivers in order to recommend ways to reduce their involvement in traffic accidents. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Transportation Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Landes HJ50 Ways to provide information to voters about elections. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study other states' practices and alternative ways to provide information to voters about candidates and issues appearing on the ballot in advance of the election. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Privileges and Elections committee to conduct the study. Patron - Callahan HJ68 Establishing joint subcommittee to study uninsured or underinsured tort-feasor coverage. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to study the need for comprehensive uninsured and underinsured tort-feasor insurance coverage within the Commonwealth. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Courts and Corporations, Insurance and Banking committees to conduct the study. Patron - Armstrong HJ85 Retirement benefits for members of the General Assembly. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the legislative changes needed in the retirement system for members of the General Assembly. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting that the Retirement Subcommittee conduct the study and report to the 1999 General Assembly. Patron - Melvin HJ88 Retirement of correctional officers. Requests the Department of Corrections to develop options for an enhanced retirement plan for correctional officers and probation and parole officers. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Appropriations Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Deeds HJ91 Creation of a second veterans care facility in the Commonwealth. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to study the desirability and feasibility of creating a second veterans care facility in Virginia. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Department of Veteran Affairs, requesting that the Department conduct the study. Patron - Keating HJ138 Collection of motor fuels taxes. Establishes a 13-member joint subcommittee to study whether Chapter 21 (§ 58.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 58.1 should be recodified in order to change the method for collecting state taxes on motor fuels. Currently, motor fuel taxes are remitted by jobbers, dealers, and refiners. Several states have adopted a system requiring the tax to be collected on motor fuel distributed at terminals. referred by Speaker's letter to the House Finance Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Parrish HJ147 Physician's prescriptive authority. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the physician's control over prescriptions issued to patients. The joint subcommittee was asked to determine the extent to which pharmacy benefits are controlled by managed care organizations, the authority of pharmacists to substitute and dispense generic or other drugs for the medication which has been prescribed, the extent to which patient health is compromised by such practices, and ways to ensure the integrity of the physician's prescriptive authority. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Joint Commission on Health Care to conduct the study. Patron - Purkey HJ148 New Teachers. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the demand for new teachers and their educational needs. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee was asked to review and assess the preparation of prospective teachers in Virginia; evaluate the revised teacher licensure regulations in light of projected training needs; assess the preparation of new teachers vis-a-vis the Standards of Learning and the Standards of Accreditation; and consider such related issues as the joint subcommittee deems necessary. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Education Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Purkey HJ166 Compensation of the members of the General Assembly and their staff. Creates a commission, comprised of all citizens, to review the salary and allowances of members of the General Assembly and their legislative assistants and secretaries. The base salary of members of the General Assembly has not been increased since 1988. This resolution was passed by indefinitely and the provisions of the resolution were incorporated into the substitute for HJR 60. Patron - Hull HJ169 Aggressive driving. Establishes a 5-member joint subcommittee to study aggressive driving, determine what it is, and decide what, if any, penalty should be assessed against aggressive drivers. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Transportation Committee to conduct the study. Patron - May HJ170 Feasibility of metropolitan government in the Hampton Roads region. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of metropolitan government in the Hampton Roads region. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Jones, J.C. HJ194 State employment. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility and appropriateness of enacting legislation in Virginia requiring compliance with the Military Selective Service Act as a condition of state employment. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Courts Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Armstrong HJ198 Underage smoking; licensure. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the need for licensure in order to effectively enforce the federal regulations and state law regarding the purchase and use of tobacco products by minors. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House General Laws Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Almand HJ206 Nitrous oxide. This resolution would have established a five-member joint subcommittee to study the possession, distribution, and use of the drug nitrous oxide. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Virginia State Crime Commission to conduct the study. Patron - Grayson HJ207 Small water or sewer public utilities; rate changes. Establishes a joint subcommittee to determine whether the current means by which small water and sewer companies implement rate increases or other changes in rates, fees, and charges prior to public hearings, affords appropriate due process and protection for such utilities' customers. Under current law, a small water or sewer utility may initiate rate changes upon 45 days' prior notice to its customers and the SCC. Thereafter, a public hearing on any proposed rate change will be held only if the SCC, a specified number of affected customers (the lesser of 25 percent or 250) or the utility itself requests one. When a hearing is ordered, the SCC may suspend any utility-initiated rate increase or other changes for up to 60 days; thereafter (pending the disposition of the new rate's review) such rate increases must be declared interim and subject to refund (with interest). Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Corporations, Insurance and Banking Committee to conduct the study. Patron - McQuigg HJ239 Mandatory professional development for contract teachers. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study, among other things, whether professional development programs should be required for contract teachers. The joint subcommittee is charged to (i) determine the status and educational needs of the teaching force in the Commonwealth; (ii) assess the extent to which contract teachers participate in in-service training and educational courses for endorsement and re-licensure; (iii) review the revised teacher licensure regulations vis-a-vis the SOLs, SOAs, and higher education restructuring; (iv) assess the need for financial support to assist contract teachers in attaining the skills necessary for instructing students relative to the SOLs; (v) determine whether mandatory on-going professional development for contract teachers is necessary; and (vi) recommend ways to assist teachers in meeting the requirements of the SOLs and SOAs. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Education Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Baskerville HJ240 Civil rights. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility and appropriateness of creating an independent agency to address civil rights issues in the Commonwealth. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House General Laws Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Baskerville HJ249 Minority teachers. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study ways to recruit and retain minority teachers. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee is to determine the number of minority teachers in Virginia's public schools vis-a-vis a demographic profile of students in the public schools, ascertain whether institutions of higher education will be able to produce a sufficient number of minority teachers to meet the demand, identify those factors which contribute to the declining number of minority teachers, review federal and other states' initiatives and programs designed to attract and retain minority teachers, explore ways in which obstacles to their recruitment and retention may be addressed, recommend appropriate and feasible alternatives to increase the supply of minority teachers in the public schools in the Commonwealth, and consider such related matters as the joint subcommittee may deem appropriate. During the course of its study, the joint subcommittee shall confer with the Virginia Education Association, the Virginia Black Education Association, the National Council of Black Educators, the Advisory Board for Teacher Education and Licensure, and other public and private professional and community organizations to assist it in the furtherance of its work. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Commission on Access and Diversity to incorporate this issue into its study. Patron - Christian HJ260 Waste tires. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of burning waste tires in cement kilns as a source of fuel. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House General Laws Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Wilkins HJ270 Funding mechanisms and creative approaches to meet the school capital needs of rapidly-growing localities. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study funding mechanisms and creative approaches to meet the school capital needs of rapidly-growing localities. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Commission on Educational Infrastructure to incorporate this issue into its study. Patron - Hall HJ277 All-day kindergarten. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study the efficacy and appropriateness of requiring all-day kindergarten in the public schools of the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee is to consider, among other things, current kindergarten programming in the Commonwealth; projected enrollments and space needs under current practices; the effect of half-day kindergarten programs on at-risk students who have previously benefited form full-day state-funded pre-school initiatives; any staffing, infrastructure, and scheduling concerns; and the fiscal and policy implications of requiring an all-day kindergarten program. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Education and Finance Committees to conduct the study. Patron - Scott HJ279 Child support. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study the administration and policies of the Division of Child Support Enforcement regarding, in particular, identification and whereabouts of parents, collection and disbursement of funds, and communications with clients. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting that its Health and Human Resources Subcommittee to conduct the study. Patron - Watts HJ280 Child abuse. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the benefits and feasibility of establishing regional videotaping centers for interviewing victims of child sexual abuse. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Virginia Commission on Youth to conduct the study. Patron - Watts HJ281 Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority. Establishes a 15-member joint subcommittee to study consolidation of transportation authorities and similar entities in Northern Virginia. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth to conduct the study. Patron - Scott HJ282 Tolls on RMA's Downtown Expressway, Powhite Parkway, and Boulevard Bridge. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study the impact these tolls are having on Greater Richmond's economy and air quality, and to make recommendations based on its findings. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Transportation Committee to conduct the study. Patron - Ware SJ53 Tax deferral for unimproved residentially-zoned property. Establishes a joint subcommittee to identify approaches by which local governments can address demands for increased services and infrastructure resulting from residential growth, including, but not limited to, smart growth initiatives, the imposition of impact fees, the use of professional arbitration, and the addition of a class of property for land use taxation purposes consisting of underdeveloped or unimproved property zoned for residential use, provided that no changes are made to the existing land use taxation program that would diminish present benefits. The subject matter of the resolution was incorporated into HJ 195. Patron - Quayle SJ87 Split rate tax. Creates a joint subcommittee to study split rate tax systems for purposes of fostering redevelopment of Virginia's cities. Split rate tax systems provide a lower tax on buildings than on land and thus promote the development and maintenance of improvements in cities. A letter requesting the Senate Committee on Finance to examine this issue will be sent by the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. Patron - Gartlan SJ107 Use of proffer zoning and impact fees. Directs the joint subcommittee identifying approaches by which local governments can address demands for increased services and infrastructure resulting from residential growth to study the use of proffer zoning and impact fees. The subject matter of this resolution was incorporated into HJ 195. Patron - Mims SJ117 Innovative school funding methodology. Establishes a joint subcommittee of 13 members to study school funding. This resolution makes note of the crucial need for school construction in Virginia and the estimates of costs that go as high as $8 billion. The Commonwealth presently operates two debt mechanisms, the Literary Fund loans and the Virginia Public School Authority. The subject matter of this resolution was incorporated into HJ 165. Patron - Gartlan SJ162 Meat and poultry inspection. Requests the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study program alternatives that would allow small farmers to sell meat on the farm directly to consumers. Currently, small poultry farmers have this opportunity, but there is no similar mechanism in place for small livestock farmers. At the conclusion of the study, the Department is to recommend a program in a form suitable for submission to the USDA and Virginia's Congressional Delegation for assistance in implementation. Patron - Hanger SJ163 Education; title recodification. Requests the Virginia Code Commission to revise, rearrange, amend, and recodify Title 22.1 of the Code of Virginia. The Chair of Senate Education and Health will request the Virginia Code Commission by letter to put Title 22.1 on its agenda. The chair of Senate Education and Health will request the Virginia Code Commission by letter to put 22.1 on its agenda. Patron - Woods SJ167 Collection of motor fuels taxes. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study whether the Commonwealth should revise its point of collection system for state motor fuels taxes. Currently, motor fuel taxes are remitted by jobbers, dealers, and refiners. Several states have adopted a system requiring the tax to be collected on motor fuel distributed at terminals. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Committee on Finance to conduct the study. Patron - Barry SJ176 Gender discrimination in college sports. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study gender discrimination in college sports. The joint subcommittee is requested to (i) review the requirements of Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972, relative to the impact on female participation in intercollegiate sports; (ii) determine the extent to which Virginia colleges and universities are in compliance with Title IX through a comprehensive examination of the institution's financial assistance to the women's athletic program, whether the institution accommodates women's athletic interests and abilities, using the criteria imposed by Title IX for such determination, and whether other benefits, opportunities, and treatments afforded sports participants are equivalent; and (iii) make such recommendations as the joint subcommittee may deem necessary to ensure that Virginia institutions of higher education comply with federal laws and regulations prohibiting gender discrimination. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Committee on Education to conduct the study. Patron - Ticer SJ181 Frivolous complaints. Requests the Commission on Family Violence Prevention to study means of deterring and punishing frivolous claims of domestic abuse. Incorporated into SJ 71. Patron - Saslaw SJ186 Mass transit for the Dulles Toll Road/Dulles Greenway Corridor. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study short-term and intermediate-term solutions to the mass transit needs of the Dulles Toll Road/Dulles Greenway Corridor, pending the provision of rail-based mass transit there. Referred by Speaker's letter to the Commission on the Future of Transportation to conduct the study. Patron - Mims SJ192 Commission on Educational Accountability. Establishes the Commission on Educational Accountability to (i) review the Standards of Accreditation and the accountability mechanisms included therein; (ii) monitor the implementation of the Standards of Learning and revised assessments; (iii) consider the work and recommendations of other study committees, such as the Commission on the Future of Public Education (HJR 196, 1996), the Joint Subcommittee Studying Remedial Summer School Programs (HJR 84, 1996), the Commission on Educational Infrastructure (HJR 135, 1996), the Standing Committee on School Dropout Prevention (HJR 241, 1996), and the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Efficacy and Appropriateness of Establishing a School Incentive Reward Program in the Commonwealth (HJR 165, 1996); (iv) develop recommendations for ways to increase the capacity of schools, teachers, and students to meet increasing rigorous academic standards; and (v) consider such other issues as it deems appropriate. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Committee on Education to conduct the study. Patron - Hanger SJ196 Midwifery. Creates a joint subcommittee to study legislative reforms related to improving consumer access to professional maternity care in out-of-hospital settings. The joint subcommittee is requested to consider: (i) criteria to identify those practitioners who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide competent care and services in out-of-hospital settings; (ii) a comparison of the costs of the obstetrical services provided in hospitals and the costs of services by midwives, nurse midwives, and physicians in out-of-hospital settings; (iii) a comparison of birth outcomes as related to the health status of the mother and time of seeking prenatal care; (iv) existing studies of hospital and home-based births; and (v) the provisions of other states' laws. Referred by Speaker's letter to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions to conduct the study. Patron - Edwards Carried Over HJ34 Emergency Medical Services. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the emergency medical services (EMS) system in the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee is requested to, among other things, (i) examine the governing structure of the EMS system with the view toward determining the basis for and resolving the growing friction between the local emergency medical services offices, the volunteer system, and the State Emergency Medical Services Office; (ii) identify the continuing issues and problems concerning the education and training of emergency medical services personnel; (iii) identify the issues surrounding the controversy pertaining to paid and volunteer emergency medical service personnel; (iv) examine issues related to private ambulance services; (v) determine the adequacy of emergency medical services throughout the Commonwealth, including the status and needs of the State MEDIVAC System; and (vi) consider such related issues as the joint subcommittee may deem necessary to ensure the viability of the statewide EMS system. Patron - Davies HJ146 Forestry "bad actor" law. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to examine the implementation and effectiveness of Virginia's forestry "bad actor" law, which was designed to protect water quality from poorly-managed forestry activities. Patron - Phillips HJ221 Reduced tuition for certain programs. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study the efficacy and appropriateness of establishing reduced tuition charges for specific academic programs offered at public institutions of higher education. The joint subcommittee is to identify courses of study in two- and four-year institutions that prepare students for those professions for which an adequate supply of properly trained personnel is deemed critical; develop a process for assessing future demand and an appropriate public policy for providing reduced tuition for enrollment in these programs; propose criteria for student eligibility; and make recommendations regarding potential funding sources to support any tuition reduction. Patron - Wagner HJ238 JLARC. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to revisit its study of adult care residences and evaluate the implementation of its recommendations. Patron - Cantor SJ93 Child restraints. Establishes a nine-member joint subcommittee to study issues associated with child restraints used in motor vehicles. Patron - Whipple < PREVIOUS | CONTENTS