Establishes the Commission on Student Behavioral Health as a legislative branch commission. The purpose of the Commission shall be to (i) assess the efficacy of developing and implementing a statewide behavioral health and suicide prevention hotline that students may use to report threats of violence or receive real-time counseling services; (ii) review the current school counselor-to-student ratio, and whether the realignment of counseling responsibilities proposed by the House Select Committee on School Safety is improving schools' ability to provide counseling services to students; (iii) review the current roles and responsibilities of school nurses, psychologists, and social workers in schools and determine whether a realignment of responsibilities could improve or streamline behavioral health services offered to students; (iv) evaluate the efficacy and costs of providing enhanced behavioral health services in schools delivered through partnerships established between school divisions and local departments of social services and community services boards; (v) assess the effectiveness of de-escalation and other alternative disciplinary policies when interacting with students suffering from behavioral health challenges; (vi) examine the value of additional teacher training requirements on student behavioral health, such as mental health first aid; and (vii) examine other topics related to student behavioral health identified by the Commission. The Commission shall consist of 12 members as follows: seven members of the House of Delegates, of whom two shall be members of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, two shall be members of the House Committee on Education, two shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations, and one shall be a member at-large, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and five members of the Senate, of whom two shall be members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, two shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance, and one shall be a member at-large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The Commission may appoint, employ, and remove an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary and determine their duties and fix their salaries or compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor. The Commission may also employ experts who have special knowledge of the issues before it. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.
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Virginia House of Delegates
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District 37
Del. Terry Austin
Total votes
17,074
all sessions
Attendance
95%
615 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
95%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
527
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
527 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
Total
527
Primary
149
Co-sponsor
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Failed Feb 24, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Passed Feb 23, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2019
0 co-sponsors
Introduced Feb 23, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Amber warning lights; vehicles hauling forest products authorized to use.
Authorizes vehicles hauling forest products to use amber warning lights approved by the Superintendent of State Police, provided that the lights are mounted or installed so as to be visible from behind the vehicle. This bill is identical to
Signed into law Feb 22, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
1 co-sponsor
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