HB 595

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 11, 2022
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Disability Rights Advocacy, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created, report.

Abstract

Special Assistant to the Governor for DisabilityRights Advocacy; position created; report. Creates the positionof Special Assistant to the Governor for Disability Rights Advocacy (the Special Assistant) for the purpose of representing Virginianswith disabilities in a comprehensive and authoritative manner byensuring that all state agencies provide adequate services, resources,and accommodations to such persons. The bill directs the SpecialAssistant to submit an annual report to the Governor on or beforeDecember 1, through the Secretary of Health and Human Resources,that (i) outlines the key issues and problems discovered within stateagencies that impact people with disabilities; (ii) identifies thedetails of any plan of action implemented by the Special Assistantto address and remediate such issues and problems; (iii) provideslegislative recommendations that would improve processes and proceduresacross all state agencies with regard to the provision of services, resources, and accommodations to people with disabilities; and (iv)details such other matters as required by the Governor.

Bill Sponsors (20)

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Actions


Feb 10, 2022

House

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023

House

Continued to 2023 in General Laws

House

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023

Feb 03, 2022

House

Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 27, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB595)

Jan 11, 2022

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102324D

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102324D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB595F122.PDF PDF

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