The 2021 legislative session is already in full swing! Yesterday, two committees already heard argument on both the Senate and the House bill to require reports of abuse and neglect be reported to dLCV, and heard argument on the bill to protect people against employment discrimination.
We are monitoring legislation that will impact the employment of people with disabilities.
The disAbility Law Center of Virginia will educate and support reforms that strengthen the right and the ability of people with disabilities to be able to exercise their right to vote.
Happy New Year to all, and welcome to “Our View of the Legislature.”
During the 2021 session of the Virginia General Assembly, dLCV will address any legislation that in any manner limits the rights of people with disabilities.
Here we discuss the voting bills we have been tracking – we will do a further update after the reconvened session next week.
Here we highlight the guardianship bills that were signed by the Governor.
We urge Governor Ralph Northam to finalize and submit Virginia’s Appendix K to CMS, today.
Here we discuss the state’s proposed budget for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and how it affects people with disabilities.
Here we discuss some bills of interest to the disability community that have been through the complete legislative process already.
