Del. Israel O'Quinn

Co-sponsor HB 1770

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Teacher licensure; career and technical education, certain local waivers.

Permits each local school board or division superintendent to waive certain enumerated licensure requirements for any individual whom it seeks to employ as a career and technical education teacher and who is also seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education. This bill is identical to

Passed Feb 24, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HR 452

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Curtis Montgomery.

Introduced Feb 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 1050

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending William King Museum of Art.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2162

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Substance-exposed infants; study of barriers to treatment in Commonwealth.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) to convene a work group to study barriers to treatment of substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth. Such work group shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and Health and Social Services and such other stakeholders as the Secretary may deem appropriate and shall (i) review current policies and practices governing the identification and treatment of substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth; (ii) identify barriers to treatment of substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth, including barriers related to identification and reporting of such infants, data collection, interagency coordination and collaboration, service planning, service availability, and funding; and (iii) develop legislative, budgetary, and policy recommendations for the elimination of barriers to treatment of substance-exposed infants in the Commonwealth. The Secretary shall report his findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Primary HJ 1052

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Thelma Montalee Mullins.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2164

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Drugs of concern; drug of concern.

Adds any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of gabapentin, including any of its salts, to the list of drugs of concern. This bill contains an emergency clause.

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Primary HJ 1054

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending the Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2161

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 974

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 1049

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending the Morrison School.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track