Study; Department of Health Professions; needfor additional micro-level, mezzo-level, and macro-level socialworkers and increased compensation; report. Requests that theDepartment of Health Professions convene a work group, which shall include certain stakeholders listed in the bill, to (i) identifythe number of social workers needed in the Commonwealth to adequatelyserve the population; (ii) identify opportunities for the Commonwealth'ssocial work workforce to successfully serve and respond to increasingbiopsychosocial needs of individuals, groups, and communities inareas related to aging, child welfare, social services, militaryand veterans affairs, criminal justice, juvenile justice, corrections,mental health, substance abuse treatment, and other health and socialdeterminants; (iii) gather information about current social workersin the Commonwealth related to level of education, school of socialwork attended, level of licensure, job title and classification,years of experience, gender, employer, and compensation; (iv) analyzethe impact of compensation levels on social workers' job satisfactionand performance, as well as its impact on the likelihood of otherpersons entering the profession and any complications to such compensationlevels caused by student debt; and (v) make recommendations for additionalsources of funding to adequately compensate social workers and increasethe number of social workers in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored bills
Year of the Eye Exam. Designates 2020 as the Year of the Eye Exam in Virginia.
School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding; frequency of review and public input. Shortens from every five years to every two years the frequency of the review period for memorandums of understanding between school boards and local law-enforcement agencies. The bill also requires local school boards to conspicuously publish the current division memorandum of understanding on its division website and provide notice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum of understanding review period. This bill incorporates HB 897 and HB 1135 and is identical to SB 221.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Commending Forest Park High School.
Commending the Virginia Department of StatePolice.
Commending the Honorable Rosalyn Randolph Dance.
Dismissal of teachers; grounds; incompetency.Removes receipt of one or more unsatisfactory performance evaluationsfrom the list of factors that "incompetency" may be construed toinclude for the purpose of establishing grounds for the dismissal of public school teachers.
Department of General Services; baby changingfacilities in restrooms located in public buildings. Directsthe Director of the Department of General Services to develop andimplement policies that require every restroom designated for publicuse in any public building on property that is owned, leased, orcontrolled by the Commonwealth to be equipped with baby changing facilities that are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. The bill defines "baby changing facility" to mean a table or other device suitablefor changing the diaper of a child age three or younger.
Commending the Richmond Police Department.