Creigh Deeds
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 11
Primary
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill provides that the coordinator of the program shall create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; participate in the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs; create and maintain a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth.
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate an annual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training program; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assault forensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; coordinate the development of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment of survivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communications among sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assault response teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexual assault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance for existing and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs; create and maintain a statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent information regarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners; create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universities and colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate community education and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexual assault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Virginia sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program. Establishes the Virginia sexual assault forensic examinercoordination program within the Department of Criminal Justice Services.The bill provides that the program shall create and coordinate anannual statewide sexual assault forensic nurse examiner trainingprogram; coordinate the development and enhancement of sexual assaultforensic examiner programs across the Commonwealth; coordinate thedevelopment of hospital protocols and guidelines for treatment ofsurvivors of sexual assault; coordinate and strengthen communicationsamong sexual assault nurse examiner medical directors, sexual assaultresponse teams, and hospitals for existing and developing sexualassault nurse examiner programs; provide technical assistance forexisting and developing sexual assault forensic examiner programs;establish best practices for billing and reimbursement for medicalservices provided to survivors of sexual assault; create and maintaina statewide list, updated biannually, that includes pertinent informationregarding sexual assault forensic examiners and nurse examiners;create sexual assault nurse examiner recruitment materials for universitiesand colleges with nursing programs; and support and coordinate communityeducation and public outreach, when appropriate, relating to sexualassault nurse examiner issues for the Commonwealth.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Impact statement from DPB (SB373ER)
House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Committee amendments agreed to
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Read first time
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (SB373ES1)
Read second time
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 20107105D-ES1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB373ES1
Committee amendment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Committee substitute agreed to 20107105D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB373S1)
Committee substitute printed 20107105D-S1
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB373)
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102150D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB373) | HTML |
| Impact statement from DPB (SB373S1) | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB373ES1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB373ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SB373AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB373AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB373AH | HTML |
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