ETHNIC GROUPS
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    ETHNIC GROUPS

    African Americans; Health Commissioner to establish a task force to review and examine health-related data sets as part of further analysis of health status thereof. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 647)

    African Americans and other minorities; requesting state medical schools to encourage to enter medical profession and locate medical practices in underserved areas of State. (Patron-Maxwell, SJR 422)

    African-American health care access issues; Department of Health to cosponsor a forum thereon with other public and private sector organizations. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 648)

    African-American Males, Joint Subcommittee Studying Status and Needs of; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Maxwell, SJR 420)

    African-American students; joint subcommittee to study overrepresentation thereof in special education programs, appropriation. (Patron-McEachin, HJR 707)

    Consumer credit information; State Corporation Commission, et al., to develop a plan for providing to college students, and for monitoring complaints regarding unsolicited offers of credit, credit cards and incentives, Joint Subcommittee Studying Status and Needs of African-American Males shall include such information in its report. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 735)

    Ethnic or racial profiling; liability of law-enforcement agencies. Adding § 8.01-195.3:1. (Patron-Robinson, HB 2425)

    Hate crimes; includes assault or trespass on victims due to their sexual orientation. Amending §§ 8.01-42.1, 18.2-57 and 18.2-121. (Patron-Almand, HB 1625)

    Hate crimes; penalty. Amending §§ 18.2-41, 18.2-42, 18.2-51.2, 18.2-60, 18.2-77, 18.2-79, 18.2-80 and 18.2-83. (Patron-Almand, HB 310)

    Hate crimes; penalty. Amending §§ 8.01-42.1, 18.2-57, 18.2-121 and 52-8.5. (Patron-Almand, HB 311; Ticer, SB 890)

    License plates, special; issuance to members of National Society of Black Engineers. Amending § 46.2-746.8. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 1457)

    Minority Affairs, Council on; created. Adding §§ 9-358.1 through 9-358.5. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1000)

    Minority Communities Initiative Program, Preventing Crime in; created. Amending § 9-170; adding §§ 9-173.21 through 9-173.24. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1267)

    Minority drivers; joint subcommittee to study racial profiling in pretextual traffic stops thereof, referred to as "driving while black" (DWB), appropriation. (Patron-Robinson, HJR 687)

    Minority drivers; joint subcommittee to study traffic stops thereof and certain other police practices, appropriation. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 736)

    Minority populations; publication of health status and conditions. Amending § 32.1-14. (Patron-Maxwell, SB 1131)


    1999 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 698-1500. Last Modified on June 10, 1999 at 03:26PM Eastern Daylight Time

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