2019 Virginia General Assembly
Legislative Highlights
January 16, 2019
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Here are some bills that seek to address the fate of Virginia’s training centers for people with intellectual disabilities:
HB 1951 (Campbell) instructs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to use Southwest Virginia Training Center as either a facility for children in foster care or as a juvenile treatment facility. The bill has been assigned to the Committee on Appropriations, subcommittee on Health and Human Resources.
SB 1071 (Peake) prohibits the closure of Central Virginia Training Center. The bill is assigned to the Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services.
SB 1072 (Peake) seeks to change the definition of a “training center” in Virginia. The bill is assigned to the Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services.
SB 1509 (Carrico) instructs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to use Southwest Virginia Training Center as either a facility for children in foster care or as a juvenile treatment facility. The bill has been assigned to the Committee on Courts of Justice but will likely be re-referred to a different committee.
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