Provides that one purpose of the statewide cancer registry shall be to collect data to evaluate potential links between exposure to fire incidents and cancer incidence.
Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey all of its right, title, and interest in a parcel in Virginia Beach within Little Island Park known as the Little Island Coast Guard Station in exchange for property adjacent to Little Island Park that provides public access to Back Bay.
Requires the Chief Information Officer of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to (i) conduct an annual comprehensive review of cybersecurity policies of every executive branch agency, with a particular focus on breaches in information technology that occurred in the reviewable year and any steps taken by agencies to strengthen cybersecurity measures, and (ii) issue a report of his findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, which shall not contain technical information deemed security sensitive or information that would expose security vulnerabilities.
Authorizes the BVU Authority to execute, assign, or transfer property without implementing the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act any internal contract between the divisions of the Authority that following such execution, assignment, or transfer will be between the Authority and the purchaser of the Authority's assets.
Requires health insurers and other carriers that credential the physicians in their provider networks to establish reasonable protocols and procedures for reimbursing a physician who has submitted a completed credentialing application to a carrier, after being credentialed by the carrier, for health care services provided to covered persons during the period in which the applicant's completed credentialing application is pending. The measure establishes minimum requirements for such protocols and procedures. The measure also (i) provides that a carrier is not required to pay reimbursement at the contracted in-network rate for any covered medical services provided by the new provider applicant if the new provider applicant's credentialing application is not approved or the carrier is otherwise not willing to contract with the new provider applicant; (ii) specifies that if a payment is made by the carrier to a physician or any entity that employs or engages the physician for a covered service, the patient is only responsible for any coinsurance, copayments, or deductibles permitted under the insurance contract with the carrier or participating provider agreement with the physician; and (iii) requires new provider applicants to provide notice to covered persons in advance of treatment. Finally, the measure requires the Virginia Department of Health to revise and reenact the regulations regarding managed care health insurance plans.
Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, respect for existing political boundaries, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The criteria set out would apply to those districts drawn following the 2020 United States Census and thereafter. This bill incorporates
Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services (Department) to annually review each pretrial services agency to determine compliance with its biennial plan and operating standards. Current law requires the Department to review each pretrial services agency periodically. The bill also requires the Department to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the performance of each pretrial services agency. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to
Provides that officers, employees, or agents of the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Taxation shall share with each other's departments and disclose to the appropriate person or party information in accordance with the Master Settlement Agreement and the Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement entered into by the Commonwealth on October 10, 2017. The bill provides that any records shared by, collected by, disclosed by, or reported or provided to an officer, employee, or agent of the Office of the Attorney General or the Department of Taxation in accordance with such agreements are exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) and the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.). The bill contains a reenactment clause.
Clarifies that a parent who provides a program of study or curriculum that may be delivered as home instruction is required to provide his child with such program of study or curriculum to satisfy the requirements for the home instruction of such child.
Relocates an existing section in Title 15.2 (Counties, Cities and Towns) related to creation of arts and cultural districts. The existing section, once applicable only to certain municipalities but currently applicable to all localities, is logically relocated from Chapter 11 (Powers of Cities and Towns) to Chapter 9 (General Powers of Local Governments).
Provides that only one disclosure statement per calendar year is required under the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act for an individual who, subsequent to filing the required disclosure statement for the individual's current position or office, holds or seeks a different position or office that also requires the filing of a disclosure statement. An individual who has filed the required statement and is reappointed to the same position or office is not required to file a second statement if the reappointment occurs within 12 months of the earlier filing.
Adds the Board of the Virginia College Savings Plan to the list of independent government entities whose members are required to file a disclosure statement of their personal interests pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act. The bill contains a technical amendment to reflect the transition of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to an authority.
