STUDY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
  • Patron names are linked to a list of legislation sponsored by the member
  • Bill numbers are linked to the summary of the bill

    STUDY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

    Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Compact for; Crime Commission to study. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 86)

    Affordable housing; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to reinstitute 1994 Study and Advisory Committee in order to undertake a comprehensive effort to review findings and recommendations made in that study. (Patron-McClure, HJR 191)

    African-American Students in Special Education Programs, Joint Subcommittee Studying Overrepresentation of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-McEachin, HJR 231)

    Airport; joint subcommittee to study establishing a regional hub in Eastern Virginia, appropriation. (Patron-Williams, SJR 82)

    Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; joint subcommittee to examine existing definition of "restaurant" thereunder and other statutes that govern consumption of alcoholic beverages and activities, appropriation. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 282)

    Asbestos and lead abatement issues; Departments of Professional and Occupational Regulation and of Housing and Community Development to study. (Patron-Drake, HJR 272)

    Authorities created by general and special acts of General Assembly; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 5)

    Autism and pervasive developmental disorders; Departments of Education, of Health, and of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study services available for children therewith. (Patron-Thomas, HJR 228)

    Baseball Stadium Authority; to study finance options for constructing a baseball stadium. (Patron-Saslaw, SJR 202)

    Baseball Stadium, Joint Subcommittee to Study Finance Options for Constructing; created, appropriation. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 153)

    Behavioral Health Care, Joint Commission on; created, reports to be made. Adding §§ 9-390 through 9-395. (Patron-Hall, HB 1475; Martin, SB 332; Wampler, SB 424)

    Biotechnology; Innovative Technology Authority and Biotechnology Research Park Authority to study establishing a state-sponsored venture capital program tailored therefor. (Patron-Bennett, HJR 35)

    Blood-borne pathogens; Joint Commission on Health Care to study exposure of health care workers thereto. (Patron-Brink, HJR 244)

    Brain injuries; Disability Commission to evaluate current system for reporting to central registry and for disseminating information to survivors and their families about available assistance. (Patron-Jackson, HJR 219; Puller, SJR 190)

    Building Code; Housing Study Commission to study for purposes of clarifying existing law. (Patron-Ingram, HJR 236)

    Building Code; rehabilitation of existing buildings, Board of Housing and Community Development to report on progress of changes in Code regulations. Adding § 36-99.01. (Patron-Clement, HB 518)

    Bull Run Post Office Road in Fairfax County; Department of Transportation to study needed improvements thereto. (Patron-McClure, HJR 192)

    Businesses, Joint Subcommittee Examining Impact of Incentives to Attract New Businesses on Existing, Particularly Scrap Recyclers; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Wagner, HJR 157)

    Campaign finance laws; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Wagner, HJR 213; Colgan, SJR 80)

    Carbon monoxide poisoning; Board of Housing and Community Development to consider studying whether changes relating to chimney inspection standards designed to foster protection therefrom and address life safety matters relating to chimneys, fireplaces, vents, and solid fuel burning appliances should be made to Building Code to reflect more closely current provisions of National Fire Protection Association Code. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 252)

    Cellular telecommunications services; joint subcommittee to study methods to reduce impediments to effective provision thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Black, HJR 251)

    Charitable gaming; use of fair market rental value in calculation of gross receipts, Charitable Gaming Commission to examine ways such calculation may be appropriately computed, and ways to use percentage of gross receipts for charitable purposes. Amending §§ 18.2-340.20 and 18.2-340.33. (Patron-Joannou, HB 811)

    Child abuse or neglect; Commission on Youth to examine administration of central registry therefor. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 214)

    Child care workers; joint subcommittee to study training and retaining, appropriation. (Patron-Scott, HJR 259)

    Child custody, visitation and support; court may order parents to attend educational seminars, Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to report on costs and availability thereof. Amending §§ 16.1-278.15 and 20-103. (Patron-Reid, HB 1178)

    Child day care for low-income families; Department of Social Services or Commission on Early Childhood and Child Day Care Programs to study funding thereof. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 200; Lucas, SJR 258)

    Child development programs, successful; commission established to study, appropriation. (Patron-Van Landingham, HJR 263)

    Child Support Enforcement, Division of; joint subcommittee to study organization, objectives and methodology used by state and local officers thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 196)

    Children; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to examine costs of raising when parents live in separate households. (Patron-Howell, SJR 192)

    Children and youth with serious emotional disturbances requiring out-of-home placement; Commission on Youth to study. (Patron-Rhodes, HJR 119)

    Children and Youths with Visual Impairment, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities, National Agenda for Education of; Departments of Education and for Visually Handicapped to study impact of adopting. (Patron-Landes, HJR 162)

    Children with developmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study institutionalization in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 84)

    Children's environmental health; Commission on Youth to study to determine if changes in state policy and regulation can better protect. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 215)

    Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan; joint subcommittee to study benefits, costs associated with 12-month waiting period and any resulting impact on children and families seeking to enroll or access health insurance thereunder, appropriation. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 274)

    Chimney safety professionals; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to study need for and, if required, issue regulations establishing a certification program therefor as part of DPOR contractor licensure program. (Patron-Williams, HJR 258)

    Cities, Commission on Condition and Future of Virginia's; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study and develop recommendations thereof. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 218)

    Cities, Commission on Condition and Future of Virginia's; continued for purpose of receiving report from Commission to Study Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for 21st Century, appropriation. (Patron-Moss, HJR 247)

    Civil War battlefields and open-space lands; joint subcommittee to study methods of financing preservation thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 73)

    College students; Council of Higher Education to study needs of nontraditional students. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 177)

    Colleges and universities; Council of Higher Education to study tracking completion rates separately from graduation rates. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 199)

    Commercial Code; joint subcommittee to study adequacy of rights and remedies available to purchasers thereunder, appropriation. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 281)

    Commodities; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study allowing farmers to sell directly from their farms with or without inspections on a limited basis. (Patron-Phillips, HJR 160; Puckett, SJR 161)

    Community Service Groups, Faith-Based, Special Task Force Studying Ways They May Provide Assistance to Meet Social Needs; continued, appropriation. (Patron-McDonnell, HJR 291)

    Computer Information Transactions Act, Uniform; created, Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study impact of this Act on businesses, libraries and consumers. Adding §§ 59.1-501.1 through 59.1-509.2. (Patron-May, HB 561; Schrock, SB 372)

    Computer Information Transactions Act, Uniform; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study impact thereof on businesses, libraries and consumers. (Patron-Newman, SJR 239)

    Computer Information Transactions Act, Uniform; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 277)

    Computer Proficiency Enhancement Project; created, Department of Education to report on implementation. (Patron-Plum, HB 512)

    Condominium Act; access to records, Housing Study Commission to review operation of property owners' associations covered by Property Owners' Association Act and whether Real Estate Board should investigate violations. Amending § 55-79.74:1. (Patron-Callahan, HB 607)

    Condominium Act; joint subcommittee to study provisions relating to adequacy of reserve funds established for maintenance of common areas, appropriation. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 224)

    Continuing and Vocational Education, Joint Subcommittee to Study Feasibility of Developing a Center for; continued as Joint Subcommittee to Study Continuing and Vocational/Technical Education, appropriation. (Patron-Quayle, SJR 242)

    Controlled substances; penalty for illegal use or sale on or near school property, education or treatment programs, screenings, etc., for juveniles found delinquent, Criminal Sentencing Commission to review minimum discretionary felony sentencing guideline midpoint and sentencing recommendation for persons previously convicted of possession, etc. Amending §§ 16.1-273, 16.1-278.8, 18.2-248, 18.2-248.01, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-248.5, 18.2-251, 18.2-251.01, 18.2-252, 18.2-254, 18.2-255, 18.2-255.2 and 19.2-123; adding § 16.1-278.8:01. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 383; Stolle, SB 153)

    Corporate citizenship; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Darner, HJR 268)

    Court buildings and facilities; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study means by which they are financed and maintained. (Patron-Norment, SJR 172)

    Credit card companies; joint subcommittee to examine policies and practices thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Drake, HJR 179)

    Credit card issuers, revolving; Bureau of Financial Institutions of State Corporation Commission to compile information regarding fees and charges assessed thereby. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 14)

    Death penalty appeals and procedures; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 307)

    Dental care; Department of Medical Assistance Services to study expanding coverage to Medicaid recipients. (Patron-Crittenden, HJR 296)

    Dental care; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to continue study on ways to increase access thereto. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 198)

    Dental health services, public; Health Commissioner to examine establishing a program in communities that do not have access thereto. (Patron-DeBoer, HJR 227)

    Dental student externship programs; requesting VCU School of Dentistry to prepare and submit a plan for establishing for students to gain experience in practicing in underserved areas. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 172)

    Disability Commission; continued. (Patron-Landes, HJR 34)

    Disabled persons; Department of Medical Assistance Services, et al., to study adopting Medicaid "buy-in" option therefor whose earned income does not exceed 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 286)

    Disabled workers; Disability Commission to study offering tax and other incentives to technology companies as a means to create employment opportunities therefor in positions that require an education or training in computer programming, engineering, electronics, or other technology fields. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 146)

    Domestic relations division; joint subcommittee to study establishing within circuit courts, appropriation. (Patron-Joannou, HJR 126)

    Driver's license; joint subcommittee to study graduated or provisional licenses for young drivers, appropriation. (Patron-McQuigg, HJR 101)

    Driver's license; joint subcommittee to study suspension for high school students who accumulate 15 or more unexcused absences from school, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 197)

    Drugs, therapeutic interchange of chemically dissimilar; Department of Health's Center for Quality Health Care Services, et al., to record and monitor consumer complaints regarding practice thereof. (Patron-Lambert, SJR 197)

    Drunk drivers, hard-core; Crime Commission to study. (Patron-Mims, SJR 144)

    E-911 telephone service; joint subcommittee to study effectiveness and efficiency thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Broman, HJR 217)

    Early intervention services; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study parental liability for costs thereof. (Patron-Christian, HJR 294)

    Educational Infrastructure, Commission on; continued as Commission on Educational Infrastructure and Technology, appropriation. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 223; Mims, SJR 237)

    Educational technology and technology support personnel; House and Senate Committees to develop a formula to fund. (Patron-Plum, HJR 63; Howell, SJR 40)

    Elderly population; Division of Neurological Surgery at MCV of VCU to conduct an epidemiologic survey of those in long-term care facilities to identify number of patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, appropriation. (Patron-Hargrove, HJR 45; Martin, SJR 78)

    Elections emergency contingency plan; joint subcommittee to study need therefor, appropriation. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 106)

    Electric utility industry; State Corporation Commission to study effects of deregulation thereof. (Patron-Wagner, HJR 156)

    Electronic data; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court, et al., to study discovery thereof. (Patron-Mims, SJR 238)

    Electronic surveillance equipment; Crime Commission to study use thereof in classrooms, on school buildings, and on school buses to promote school safety and prevent school violence. (Patron-Newman, SJR 240)

    Emergency health services; Joint Commission on Health Care to study provision thereof in public schools. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 176)

    Emergency medical services; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study formula for allocation of certain revenues thereto. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 72)

    Eminent Domain, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Watkins, SJR 37)

    Employer-employee relations; joint subcommittee to examine in light of Supreme Court decisions challenging commitment to its duly enacted public policies, appropriation. (Patron-Moran, HJR 209)

    Energy assistance programs for low-income households; Consumer Advisory Board to study, Legislative Transition Task Force to report thereon. (Patron-Norment, SJR 95; Norment, SJR 154)

    Environment, Commission on Future of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Moss, HJR 102)

    Environment, Joint Subcommittee Studying Future of Virginia's; continued as Commission Studying Future of Virginia's Environment, appropriation. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 76)

    Environmental laboratory certification programs; development and certification, Department of Environmental Quality to report on implementation. Adding §§ 10.1-1186.4 and 10.1-1186.5; repealing § 2.1-429.01. (Patron-Parrish, HB 1217; Watkins, SB 712)

    Explosives; issuance of permits for use, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to study potential application to coal and mineral mining industry. Amending §§ 18.2-85 and 27-97; adding § 27-97.2. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 198; Mims, SB 202)

    Family and Medical Leave Act; Department of Personnel and Training, et al., to study providing wage replacement benefits to state employees who are absent from work for occasions covered thereunder. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 276)

    Farmers; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study economic condition and disaster assistance needs thereof. (Patron-Forbes, SJR 162; Couric, SJR 236)

    Farmers; joint subcommittee to study economic condition and disaster assistance needs thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Bloxom, HJR 265)

    Farmers, small; Workers' Compensation Commission and State Corporation Commission to study methods to make workers' compensation insurance coverage more affordable therefor. (Patron-Marye, SJR 223)

    Farmland; House Committee to study and make recommendations as to ways to improve oversight and enforcement within Title 3.1 of Code of Virginia. (Patron-Broman, HR 5)

    Farmland; joint subcommittee to study ways of preserving in urban areas, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 376)

    Farmland protection task force; established, appropriation. (Patron-Deeds, HJR 92; Hanger, SJR 134)

    Fathers' rights; Family Law Section of Virginia State Bar to study. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 135)

    Federal Mandates Act, Implementation of; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study state compliance therewith. (Patron-Katzen, HJR 299)

    Food and beverage/meals tax; changes in levy on certain sandwiches, salad bar items, etc., no levy on alcoholic beverages sold in factory sealed containers purchased for off-premises consumption, Commission on State and Local Tax Structure for 21st Century to study fiscal impact on localities. Amending §§ 58.1-3833 and 58.1-3840. (Patron-Callahan, HB 255)

    Forestry activities; joint subcommittee to study water quality and natural resource impacts thereof and effectiveness of forestry "bad actor" law, appropriation. (Patron-Phillips, HJR 36)

    Foster care; Commission on Youth to study impact of providing community college tuition assistance for children currently in, or exiting therefrom. (Patron-Darner, HJR 104)

    Freedom of Information Advisory Council; created, to report annually. Adding §§ 2.1-346.2 through 2.1-346.5. (Patron-Woodrum, HB 551; Bolling, SB 340)

    General Assembly members; increase in compensation, Citizens' Advisory Commission on Legislative Compensation created, to report on findings. Amending §§ 30-19.11, 30-19.12 and 30-19.14; adding §§ 30-19.12:1, 30-19.21, 30-19.22 and 30-19.23. (Patron-Hull, HB 1447)

    Gifted Students, Commission on Educational Needs of Certain Underserved; established, appropriation. (Patron-Christian, HJR 293)

    Governor's School Programs, regional; Board of Education, et al., to study fiscal impact of allocating local funds thereto. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 378)

    Grievance procedures; Commission on Educational Accountability to study for public school teachers and administrators. (Patron-Rerras, SJR 226)

    Grievance procedures; joint subcommittee to study for public school teachers and administrators, appropriation. (Patron-Drake, HJR 271)

    Hampton Roads Regional Urban Services Study Commission, Metropolitan; created, appropriation. (Patron-Quayle, SJR 166)

    Hampton Roads Third Crossing Bridge-Tunnel Commission; established, appropriation. (Patron-Wagner, HJR 125)

    Health Care Decisions Act; Commissioner of Health to examine operation thereof. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 201)

    Health Care in America, Committee on Quality; Joint Commission on Health Care to study 1999 report thereof, and efficacy and appropriateness of implementing its findings and recommendations therein. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 9)

    Health insurance, group; Joint Commission on Health Care to study extraterritorial jurisdiction over policies issued outside Virginia. (Patron-Moran, HJR 246)

    Health workforce recruitment and retention; applicable to providers for underserved areas and health professional shortage areas, Commissioner of Health to report on Department of Health's activities thereon. Adding §§ 32.1-122.20, 32.1-122.21 and 32.1-122.22. (Patron-Melvin, HB 1076; Lambert, SB 489)

    Hearing loss from loud noises; Department of Health to study strategies to prevent. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 371)

    High schools; joint subcommittee created to study commercial promotional activities therein, appropriation. (Patron-Tata, HJR 239)

    Higher education; joint subcommittee to study need for a public four-year institution in metropolitan Virginia Beach area, appropriation. (Patron-Tata, HJR 240)

    Higher Education, Commission on Access and Diversity in; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Jones, J.C., HJR 202)

    Higher Education Technology Curriculum for Twenty-first Century; Secretary of Education, et al., to study development of a common, transferable set of competencies and development thereof to be offered as core curriculum at each state-supported college and university. (Patron-Stolle, SJR 156)

    Highway construction districts; Department of Transportation to study. (Patron-Joannou, HJR 128)

    Highway construction projects; joint subcommittee to study criteria and procedures for selecting for inclusion in Transportation Board's Six-Year Improvement Program, appropriation. (Patron-Williams, SJR 83)

    Highway maintenance and construction; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study financing by Department of Transportation. (Patron-Marye, SJR 170; Puller, SJR 191)

    Highway maintenance and construction; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study same by Department of Transportation. (Patron-Watts, HJR 117)

    Highway traffic; Secretary of Transportation to study establishing additional intermodal transfer facilities to include potential for shifting to railroads. (Patron-Edwards, SJR 55)

    Highway weighing stations; Department of Transportation to study expanding number, hours of operation, and mission thereof. (Patron-Bolvin, HJR 308)

    Highways; joint subcommittee to study need for and determine form of control of connections between access highways and entrance roads servicing residential subdivisions, businesses, and activity centers and state primary and secondary systems, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 189)

    Highways; Senate and House Committees to examine feasibility of transferring responsibility for acquiring property therefor from Department of Transportation to Department of General Services. (Patron-Watkins, SJR 38)

    Home inspectors; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to study whether they should be certified or licensed. (Patron-McDonnell, HJR 290)

    Home ownership; Housing Study Commission, et al., to study strategies for increasing opportunities among minorities and new U.S. citizens. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 254)

    Homeless persons; Housing Study Commission, et al., to study number and needs thereof and make recommendations to foster their self-sufficiency and participation in current economic expansion. (Patron-Stump, HJR 257)

    Homicides of elderly; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-O'Brien, HJR 303)

    Housing and community revitalization opportunities, affordable; Housing Study Commission to study utilizing historic preservation strategies. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 255)

    Housing issues; Housing Study Commission, et al., to study certain. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 253)

    Human Immunodeficiency, Standing Subcommittee Monitoring Issues Related to Infection With; continued as Standing Subcommittee to Monitor Issues Related to Blood-borne Pathogens, appropriation. (Patron-Van Landingham, HJR 264)

    Identity fraud and theft; Crime Commission to study. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 229)

    Indigent care at academic health centers; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study establishing an appropriate "risk-sharing" or "share accountability" model for funding unreimbursed cost thereof. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 169)

    Indigent defense; Crime Commission to study existing methods for providing. (Patron-Drake, HJR 178)

    Indoor plumbing; Housing Study Commission, et al., to study need for and make recommendations to foster improvement of organizational infrastructure, outreach efforts, technical assistance, and construction services for rural Virginians living without. (Patron-Stump, HJR 256)

    Infants and toddlers with disabilities; joint subcommittee to study early intervention services therefor. (Patron-Plum, HJR 215)

    Information and referral system for human service programs; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a proposed plan for restructuring. (Patron-Landes, HJR 18)

    Inmates; State Corporation Commission to study rates charged to recipients of long-distance calls placed thereby. (Patron-Almand, HJR 262)

    Internet infrastructure; Department of Taxation, et al., to study utility of a sales and use tax exemption for elements thereof. (Patron-Devolites, HJR 314)

    Internet voting; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study potential therefor. (Patron-Couric, SJR 189)

    Interstate Route 66 Corridor; Department of Transportation to study creating a special taxing district to fund transportation projects. (Patron-McClure, HJR 67)

    Interstate Route 81 advisory commission; established, appropriation. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 251)

    Interstate Transportation, Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on; established, appropriation. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 154)

    Involuntary manslaughter; joint subcommittee to study fairness and appropriateness of punishment therefor, appropriation. (Patron-O'Brien, HJR 305)

    Judiciary; Judicial Council of Supreme Court to recommend an evaluation criteria therefor. (Patron-McDonnell, HJR 212)

    Juvenile driving; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study and evaluate effectiveness of current statute governing. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 230)

    Kinship care; Commission on Youth to study. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 208)

    Law-enforcement efforts; Crime Commission to continue study thereof. (Patron-Stolle, SJR 124)

    Lead Poisoning Prevention, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Crittenden, HJR 297)

    Legislation; limitations on drafting and introduction of studies for 2001 Regular Session of General Assembly. (Patron-Trumbo, SJR 303)

    Legislation having a significant fiscal impact; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study requiring sunset and reauthorization review thereof. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 206)

    Legislative Internship Program; select committee to study establishing, appropriation. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 211)

    Legislative process; Joint Rules Committee to study. (Patron-McDonnell, HJR 287)

    Legislative process; Joint Rules Committee to study ways to improve and maintain citizen legislature. (Patron-Norment, SJR 243)

    Live In Our Community Police Housing Program and Fund; created, Department of Housing and Community Development to evaluate effectiveness of Program. Amending § 9-170; adding §§ 36-140.1 and 36-140.2. (Patron-Edwards, SB 87)

    Localities and neighborhood centers; Secretary of Transportation to study transportation-related impediments to improving livability thereof. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 275)

    Medicaid home-and-community-based waiver for mental retardation services; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish an interagency task force to work in conjunction with consumers, families, advocates, et al., to examine implementation thereof. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HJR 218)

    Medical Assistance Services, Department of; duties of Director include to ensure that health care financing programs are run efficiently and to report on such matters. Adding § 32.1-324.2:1. (Patron-Rhodes, HB 741; Quayle, SB 560)

    Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Inspector General for; created, to report on inspections, activities and reviews of facilities. Amending §§ 2.1-1.4, 11-45 and 32.1-127.1:03; adding §§ 2.1-812, 2.1-813 and 2.1-814. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 1034)

    Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Trust Fund; created, Commissioner of Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to develop a comprehensive plan for restructuring mental health care programs and facilities. Adding §§ 2.1-812, 2.1-813 and 2.1-814. (Patron-Callahan, HB 1293; Martin, SB 731)

    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; joint subcommittee to study provisions of Chapter 598, 1985 Acts which created Authority, appropriation. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 377)

    Minority Affairs, Council on; created, annual reports. Adding §§ 9-358.1 through 9-358.5. (Patron-Edwards, SB 736)

    Minority families; joint subcommittee to study impact of public policies thereon, appropriation. (Patron-Darner, HJR 267)

    Motor homes; Commission to Study Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for 21st Century to study reducing tax rate, or establishing a maximum tax rate, for local personal property taxes thereon. (Patron-Newman, SJR 241)

    Motor vehicle insurance; Bureau of Insurance of State Corporation Commission and DMV to study requiring motorists to carry proof of insurance. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 230)

    Museums and other educational and cultural entities, nonstate; commission established to study creating public-private partnerships for operation thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 285)

    Natural resources and environment; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study environmental policies and practices of Department of Transportation and their impact thereon. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 231)

    Newborns; requiring Commissioner of Health to examine efficacy of testing for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and make recommendations on requiring. (Patron-Ticer, SB 699)

    Nonpoint source pollution program; Commission on Future of Virginia's Environment to study need to expand best management practices therefor, including urban land uses. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 217)

    Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority; joint subcommittee to study creation thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Barry, SJR 121)

    Not-for-profit organizations; Commonwealth Competition Council to study ongoing or permanent commercial activities thereof and effects of such activities on state revenues. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 219)

    Nurse practitioners; prescriptive authority, Joint Commission on Health Care to study impact thereof. Amending §§ 9-6.14:4.1, 54.1-2957.01, 54.1-3301 and 54.1-3303. (Patron-Devolites, HB 818)

    Nurses, qualified; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study specific and effective strategies to educate, train, recruit, and retain. (Patron-McDonnell, HJR 288; Ticer, SJR 228)

    Nursing students; Council of Higher Education to encourage students to obtain certified nurse aide credentials early in their nursing training. (Patron-Martin, SJR 165)

    Occupational therapy assistants, certified; Department of Health Professions to study need for an appropriate level of regulation therefor. (Patron-Houck, SJR 153)

    Outpatient surgical data; submission by physicians, nonprofit health data organization assigned to compile such data to review impact of such submission and report its findings. Amending §§ 32.1-276.3, 32.1-276.6 and 32.1-276.8. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 1203)

    Palliative care; Joint Commission on Health Care, et al., to study issues involved therein. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 369)

    Paradise Creek; Department of Conservation and Recreation to study future land use along, and to recommend ways Commonwealth might participate in development of a public park and recreational area. (Patron-Quayle, SJR 167)

    Parental duties and responsibilities, and minors' health care; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study possible conflicts in Code of Virginia relating thereto. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 188)

    Parkways and bridges connecting Virginia and Maryland between American Legion Bridge and north-south powerline alignment east of Town of Leesburg in Loudoun County; Department of Transportation to study benefits to be derived from and identification of most practical corridors for construction. (Patron-McClure, HJR 194)

    Passenger rail stations along Interstate Route 66 Corridor; Department of Transportation, et al., to identify preferred locations therefor. (Patron-McClure, HJR 68)

    Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998; Auditor of Public Accounts to examine extent to which tax relief granted thereunder is accruing to or being received by businesses ineligible for such tax relief. (Patron-Watkins, SJR 127)

    Pharmacy benefits program; joint subcommittee to study strengthening purchasing ability for state programs and using savings generated to create and fund such program for low-income and uninsured elderly persons, appropriation. (Patron-Thomas, HJR 167)

    Pharmacy program; Technical Advisory Panel of Indigent Health Care Trust Fund and Department of Medical Assistance Services, et al., to develop a pilot program as a means of improving access to prescription medications for indigent and uninsured. (Patron-Diamonstein, HJR 225)

    Postpartum depression; Department of Health to establish an interagency task force to study its effects and prevention. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 370)

    Potomac River; Department of Transportation to study locations for an additional highway crossing thereof. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 7)

    Preliminary hearings; Crime Commission to study use thereof. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 186)

    Prisoners; Crime Commission to study use of force against. (Patron-Almand, HJR 269)

    Procurement Act, Public; definition of best value, Department of General Services to study implementing in its procurement procedures the Contractor Performance and Rating System utilized by federal government. Amending §§ 11-35 and 11-37. (Patron-Tata, HB 1240; Hawkins, SB 639)

    Procurement Act, Public; joint subcommittee to study § 11-70, relating to submission of claims on public construction projects, appropriation. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 229)

    Procurement Act, Public; joint subcommittee to study its impact on local governing bodies, appropriation. (Patron-Darner, HJR 182)

    Procurement Act, Public; joint subcommittee to study regulations adopted by Department of General Services, Division of Purchases and Supply, appropriation. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 280)

    Professional employee organization industry; State Corporation Commission and Workers' Compensation Commission to study. (Patron-Reynolds, SJR 99)

    Property Owners' Association Act; meetings of association members, access to records, liens for unpaid assessments, etc., Housing Study Commission to review operation of property owners' associations covered thereby and whether Real Estate Board should investigate violations. Amending §§ 55-510, 55-510.1, 55-513 and 55-516. (Patron-Mims, SB 721)

    Public accounts; Auditor of Public Accounts, et al., to study whether audits thereof can be satisfactorily conducted with electronic contracting and electronic procurement processes. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 72)

    Public-Private Partnership, Office of; Department of Transportation to study need for, responsibilities of, and budget within its organizational structure. (Patron-May, HJR 151; Mims, SJR 198)

    Rail passenger service; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study establishing between Bristol and Richmond and Washington, D. C. (Patron-Bryant, HJR 220; Newman, SJR 234)

    Rail service; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study providing using independent, self-propelled rail cars. (Patron-May, HJR 174)

    Red Onion and Wallen's Ridge State Prisons; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study operation thereof. (Patron-Bloxom, HJR 185; Howell, SJR 54)

    Regional airports; Center for Innovative Technology to study needed improvements thereto. (Patron-Devolites, HJR 313)

    Remediation, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Van Yahres, HJR 273)

    Rescue squads, rural volunteer; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study expense and travel requirements imposed thereon for training and certification. (Patron-Pollard, HJR 164)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; Commission Studying Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for 21st Century to study impact thereof, particularly "true object" test, on federal government contractors. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 158; Colgan, SJR 150)

    Retail Sales and Use Tax; joint subcommittee to study appropriate role thereof in today's economy and make recommendations to ensure fairest and most equitable laws possible, appropriation. (Patron-Rhodes, HJR 311)

    Richmond Metropolitan Authority; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study operation of toll facilities thereby. (Patron-Ware, HJR 69)

    Richmond Metropolitan Authority; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study operation of toll facilities thereby, and retirement of debt to allow toll-free operation of Downtown Expressway and Powhite Parkway and Extension. (Patron-Nixon, HJR 64)

    Roanoke River Basin; Water Commission to study establishing an intergovernmental structure to facilitate planning and coordination of water resources therein. (Patron-Bennett, HJR 149)

    Route 28; Department of Transportation to study need for improvements to intersections thereon between Route 7 and U.S. Route 29. (Patron-McClure, HJR 66)

    Route 29 Corridor Development Fund; joint subcommittee to study creation thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Clement, HJR 278)

    Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission; established, appropriation. (Patron-Clement, HJR 129; Hawkins, SJR 140)

    School boards; joint subcommittee to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to those elected, appropriation. (Patron-Dillard, HJR 105)

    School divisions; Commission on Educational Infrastructure and Technology to study ways to increase involvement of businesses, organizations, and individuals in volunteering services and providing technology to low-achieving schools. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 210)

    Securities accounts, high-risk; joint subcommittee to study necessity of requiring disclosure and suitability interviews therefor, appropriation. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 222)

    Sexual offenses; Virginia Bar Association to study inconsistencies in punishment within Title 18.2 and whether § 18.2-67.5 should be repealed. (Patron-Howell, HJR 122)

    Shenandoah Valley; Water Commission to study karst ground water monitoring and protection therein. (Patron-Landes, HJR 161)

    Sheriffs' departments; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study staffing standards therefor. (Patron-Forbes, SJR 160)

    Shipbuilding Industry, Joint Subcommittee Studying Economic Incentives to Promote Growth and Competitiveness of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Walker, SJR 3; Schrock, SJR 177)

    Small businesses; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study development centers in Virginia and other locally based centers organized to assist and develop. (Patron-Colgan, SJR 233)

    Solid waste; Commission on Future of Virginia's Environment to examine strategies to reduce amount thereof being deposited into landfills. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 133)

    Solid waste; joint subcommittee to examine strategies to reduce amount thereof being deposited into landfills, appropriation. (Patron-Williams, HJR 118)

    South-Central Virginia; Council of Higher Education to devise a plan for a four-year university therein. (Patron-Hawkins, SJR 123)

    South-Central Virginia Economic Development Commission; created, appropriation. (Patron-Hawkins, SJR 174)

    Special education and related services; special task force of Commission on Educational Accountability to examine need for appropriate alternative forms of Standards of Learning assessments for students receiving, Commission to continue work of Joint Subcommittee on Remediation, appropriation. (Patron-O'Brien, HJR 302)

    Special education decisions; Administrative Law Committee to study issues relating to hearing officer system and appeals thereof. (Patron-Edwards, SJR 235)

    Special Education, Improvement Plan for; Department of Education to apprise Joint Subcommittee Studying Overrepresentation of African-American Students in Special Education Programs of findings and conclusions thereof. (Patron-McEachin, HJR 232)

    Speech-language pathology assistants; Board of Health Professions, et al., to continue study on necessity of regulating practice thereof. (Patron-Brink, HJR 243)

    Speed and stopping distances; Transportation Research Council to study tables thereof in Code of Virginia. (Patron-Deeds, HJR 74)

    Speedy trial statute; Crime Commission to study. (Patron-Black, HJR 250)

    Spinal cord and brain injuries; Department of Rehabilitative Services to study efficiency and effectiveness of operation of central registry therefor. (Patron-Keister, HJR 208)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, et al., to study funding thereof. (Patron-Blevins, HJR 173; Moss, HJR 248)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study funding and local educational programs and services that exceed minimum requirements thereof. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HJR 195; Stolle, SJR 232)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study funding thereof as a way to ensure equal educational opportunity. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 207)

    Standards of Quality in public schools; joint subcommittee to study system of funding, appropriation. (Patron-Rerras, SJR 107)

    State and local sales tax; joint subcommittee to study changing point of collection thereof from state level to local level, appropriation. (Patron-Louderback, HJR 152)

    State Corporation Commission; joint subcommittee to study regulatory responsibilities, policies, and activities thereof, including impact on lives of citizens, appropriation. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 187; Norment, SJR 173)

    State employees; joint subcommittee to study merits and mechanics of establishing a bonus incentive program therefor based on suggestions or improvements that save money, appropriation. (Patron-Louderback, HJR 241)

    Student aid initiative; Secretary of Education, et al., to consider, in developing a plan for establishing New Century Scholars Program, creating one similar to Georgia HOPE scholarship. (Patron-Byrne, SJR 152)

    Student disciplinary statutes; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Amundson, HJR 186; O'Brien, HJR 304)

    Students for Whom English is a Second Language or Who Have Limited English Proficiency, Commission to Study Educational Issues Involving; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Van Landingham, HJR 184)

    Submerged aquatic vegetation; Virginia delegation to Chesapeake Bay Commission to continue study of most effective means for protecting. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 79)

    Substance abuse prevention; Governor to establish office and report on activities thereof. Adding § 2.1-51.6:6. (Patron-Broman, HB 612; Schrock, SB 218)

    Teacher peer review process; Board of Education to study appropriateness of implementing. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 203)

    Teachers; Commission on Educational Accountability, et al., to study demand for and preparation thereof in classrooms. (Patron-Councill, HJR 159; Hanger, SJR 248)

    Teachers; Commission on Educational Accountability to study creating mentorships to encourage them to obtain national certification. (Patron-Puller, SJR 93)

    Teachers, part-time; joint subcommittee to study authorizing participation in Retirement System, appropriation. (Patron-Almand, HJR 266)

    Tech Prep and apprenticeship programs; Department of Education and Community College System to study. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 175)

    Telecommunication systems, two-way; Department of Education to study installing in public school classrooms. (Patron-Tata, HJR 46)

    Telecommunications Act of 1996, Federal; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study methods necessary to ensure compliance by local governments therewith. (Patron-Devolites, HJR 316)

    Telecommunications construction; joint subcommittee to study coordination thereof in public rights-of-way, appropriation. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 155)

    Traffic offenses; Department of State Police, et al., to study seriousness thereof. (Patron-Moran, HJR 94)

    Traffic signals; Department of Transportation to study local photo-enforcement programs. (Patron-Moran, HJR 93)

    Transportation; joint subcommittee to study consolidating authorities, advisory panels, etc., in Northern Virginia, appropriation. (Patron-Scott, HJR 238)

    Transportation, Commission on Future of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Robinson, HJR 211)

    Traumatic brain injury; Commission on Youth to study incidence and treatment of among individuals in Virginia's 21 juvenile detention homes. (Patron-Scott, HJR 237)

    Trevilian Station Battlefield State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to study establishing. (Patron-Houck, SJR 194)

    Tri-County Connector Corridor in Northern Virginia; Department of Transportation to study setting aside rights-of-way for future rail service therein. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 8)

    Trucks; Department of Transportation to study posting of reduced speeds therefor on certain highway entrance and exit ramps. (Patron-Watkins, SJR 126)

    Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; joint subcommittee to study status and implementation thereof, appropriation. (Patron-Bolling, SJR 75)

    Unemployment Trust Fund, Joint Subcommittee Studying Funding Requirements of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Rust, HJR 249)

    Victim and witness safety; Crime Commission to study. (Patron-Stolle, SJR 155)

    Victims' rights; joint subcommittee to study, appropriation. (Patron-Watts, HJR 70)

    Visually impaired; Department for Visually Handicapped to study means of providing access to sources of news therefor. (Patron-Brink, HJR 245)

    Volunteer firefighters; Bureau of Insurance of State Corporation Commission to study insurance coverage therefor. (Patron-McClure, HJR 193)

    Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration Act; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study progress made by Department of Environmental Quality toward full implementation thereof. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 213)

    Water supply; testing for presence of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), Department of General Services' Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services to report on costs of administration. Amending § 15.2-2144. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 909)

    Webcasting; Joint Rules Committee to study. (Patron-Newman, SJR 77)

    Welfare reform effort; Department of Social Services to study impact on women participating therein. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 227)

    Wine; ABC Board to study appropriateness of authorizing direct shipment thereof. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 235)

    Witnesses; summons may be issued by an attorney, Virginia Bar Association, et al., to study effectiveness thereof. Amending §§ 8.01-407, 8.01-413, 16.1-89, 16.1-265 and 32.1-127.1:03. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1213)

    Workforce, Joint Commission on Management of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Holland, SJR 39)

    Workplace violence; Department of Labor and Industry to study. (Patron-Johnson, HJR 47)

    Youth; Commission on Youth to study incentives for localities to establish organized activities therefor. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 209)

    Youth suicide prevention; Commission on Youth, et al., to develop a comprehensive plan. (Patron-Houck, SJR 148)

    Youthful offenders; required suspended period of confinement, Department of Corrections to report on utilization of Youthful Offender Program. Amending §§ 19.2-311, 19.2-313 through 19.2-316 and 53.1-63. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 95; Mims, SB 168)

    Zoning; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, et al., to study whether enabling laws thereof provide adequate zoning powers to address local economic development, growth, infrastructure, and quality of life issues. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 205)


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