Commending the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
Del. Patrick Hope
Sponsored bills
Commending Blake Corum.
Celebrating the life of Linda B. Jones.
Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Commending Zahra Rahimi.
Commending Trinity United Methodist Church.
State Board of Social Services; regulations;application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs theState Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January1, 2025, to (i) require local departments of social services to applyfor federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of federal benefits topay for the care and support of children in foster care that theCommonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) requirelocal departments of social services that are representative payeesfor children in foster care to conserve such federal benefits in an appropriate trust instrument or protected account that is exemptfrom federal asset and resource limits.
Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Disease; established;report. Establishes the Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Diseaseto advise the State Health Commissioner on the efforts to improveawareness of sickle cell disease and the needs of individuals withsickle cell disease. The bill requires the Board of Health to reportannually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assemblyregarding its activities and recommendations.
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority;preservation of public parklands, recreation areas, and wildlifeor waterfowl refuges. Requires the Northern Virginia TransportationAuthority to prioritize the preservation of the natural beauty andthe natural resources of the countryside and public park and recreationlands within the localities embraced by the Authority and prohibitsthe Authority from approving any program or project that requiresthe use of any publicly owned land from a (i) public park; (ii)recreation area; or (iii) wildlife or waterfowl refuge of national,statewide, or local significance as determined by the local governingbody of any locality having jurisdiction over such wildlife or waterfowlrefuge unless (a) there is no feasible and prudent alternative tothe use of such land and (b) such program or project includes allpossible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreation area,or wildlife or waterfowl refuge resulting from such use.
Study; JLARC; Department of Juvenile Justice;report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission,in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Public Safetyand Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health andHuman Resources, to conduct a study to determine the feasibilityand benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department ofJuvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.