Authorizes a bank to operate a branch office under a different name if such name contains language clearly indicating that it is a branch office of the bank or a division of the bank. Currently, a different name may be used for a branch office if it indicates that it is a branch office and indicates the bank of which it is a branch office. This bill is identical to
Exempts from the public participation provisions of the Administrative Process Act regulations of the Board of Accountancy that are limited to reducing fees charged to regulants and applicants. This bill is identical to
Expands the list of certified stroke center designations for hospitals included in regional stroke triage plans to include comprehensive stroke centers, primary stroke centers with supplementary levels of stroke care distinction, and acute stroke-ready hospitals and adds the American Heart Association to the list of entities authorized to provide certification of such hospitals. This bill is identical to
Specifies that dredging projects are development projects eligible for tax increment financing. A dredging project by or for the Virginia Port Authority is not eligible for such financing unless the Authority has an agreement with a local governing body for local financial participation in the project.
Modifies the licensure exemption requirements for certified preschool programs operated by a private school that is accredited by an organization recognized by the Board of Education. The bill allows children below the age of eligibility for kindergarten to attend the preschool program for more than five hours per day if the preschool maintains an enrollment ratio of five children age five or above to one four-year-old child, and no child in attendance is under age four. This bill is identical to
Removes prospectively the exemption from examination requirements for individuals who have been awarded the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and Chartered Life Underwriter designations. Insurance agent licenses that were granted to individuals who qualified for the designation exemptions will remain valid unless and until their licenses are otherwise terminated. The measure also (i) requires licensed resident public adjuster entities to meet the same bonding requirements as resident public adjusters, nonresident public adjusters, and nonresident public adjuster entities and (ii) adds manager, member, or partner to those individuals or entities that may be considered a designated licensed producer for an agency.
Provides that any licensed home care organization may establish one or more branch offices serving portions of the total geographic area served by the licensee, provided that each branch office operates under the supervision and administrative control of the licensee and that the address of each branch office is submitted to the Department of Health and included on any license issued to the licensee. The bill directs the Department of Health to issue an updated license including the address of the newly established branch office to the home care organization within 10 business days of receipt of notice that the home care organization has established the branch office. Currently, a licensed home care organization cannot establish branch offices unless the Commissioner of Health issues a license authorizing the licensee to provide services at one or more branch offices and the address of each branch office is listed on such license.
Alters the election of members of the town council of the Town of Amherst from two-year terms to four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to
Authorizes the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to allow the county treasurer to enter into agreements with towns located partially or wholly within Loudoun County for the collection and enforcement of real or personal property taxes by the county treasurer. This bill incorporates
Provides that in a criminal proceeding in circuit court any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such item is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also provides that in a criminal proceeding any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law, only in civil proceedings are such statutory requirements and authorizations satisfied by an approved electronic form of such items. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to
Eliminates the surgical or invasive procedure treatment exception to the requirement that a prescriber request certain information from the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) when initiating a new course of treatment that includes prescribing opioids for a human patient to last more than seven days. Under current law, a prescriber is not required to request certain information from the PMP for opioid prescriptions of up to 14 days to a patient as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to
Exempts from the requirement to obtain a Virginia Water Protection Permit any impact to a stormwater management facility on dry land. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt guidance to ensure that any project claiming this exemption creates no more than minimal ecological impact.
