Del. Marty Martinez

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.

Organized retail theft; repeal. Repealsthe crime of organized retail theft and the Organized Retail CrimeFund.

Protective order in case of family abuse; parents;minors. Prohibits the parent of a minor from filing a petitionfor a family abuse protective order against such minor, providedthat the minor has not otherwise been emancipated pursuant to law.

Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act established.Establishes the Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act that requires anylandlord who owns more than nine rental dwelling units or more thana 10 percent interest in more than nine rental dwelling units, whetherindividually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth, tomeet certain requirements with respect to (i) the advertisement ofany rental dwelling unit for occupancy; (ii) the charging of applicationfees and processing of an applicant's information during an applicationcheck; and (iii) the terms of the rental agreement, changes in therental amount, and termination of the rental agreement.

Transportation projects; highway safety.Prohibits the initiation of any transportation project in an establishedschool crossing zone unless a pedestrian safety-focused road safetyaudit is conducted and its recommendations are incorporated intothe project plan. The bill requires the Commonwealth TransportationBoard, in administering the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program,to prioritize infrastructure projects that address a hazardous roadlocation or feature or address an identified highway safety problemlocated in a school crossing zone.

Pneumatic guns; penalties. Makes it a Class6 felony to possess a pneumatic gun upon (i) the property of any child day center or public, private, or religious preschool or elementary,middle, or high school, including buildings and grounds; (ii) thatportion of any property open to the public and then exclusively usedfor school-sponsored functions or extracurricular activities whilesuch functions or activities are taking place; or (iii) any schoolbus owned or operated by any such school.

Protective order in case of family abuse; parents;minors. Prohibits the parent of a minor from filing a petitionfor a family abuse protective order against such minor, or from filingas next friend on behalf of his minor child against another of hisminor children, provided that the minor has not otherwise been emancipatedpursuant to law.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; reimbursement rates for Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers withDisabilities; work group; report. Directs the Department of MedicalAssistance Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholdersto assess and make recommendations related to reimbursement ratesfor the federal Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlerswith Disabilities. The bill requires the work group to report itsrecommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health,Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education andHealth by November 1, 2024.

Loan repayment programs; mental health professionals. Creates a loan repayment program for persons who have worked as mentalhealth professionals in the Commonwealth for at least five years.

Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers;licensure; regulation. Authorizes the Board of Health to license prescribed pediatric extended care centers. The bill establishesthe scope of services offered by such centers and requirements foroperation, management, staffing, facilities, and maintenance anddirects the Board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisionsof the bill.