Of the many bills we are watching relating to mental illness that the General Assembly is working on, most are near completion and but at least one issue is headed to conference.
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Our View of the Legislature: Voting
The General Assembly is now in its final week. The legislature is scheduled to end its session a week from today, March 1, 2021. Committees must conclude their work early this week in order for any remaining bills to make their way through the rest of the process. Significant bills expanding voting protections for people with disabilities are nearing final days of work.
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Our View of the Legislature: Special Education
As we near the end of this session, what has happened in the world of special education so far? It’s been an incredible year looking at the impacts of Covid-19 in our schools, the funding mechanisms of the Children’s Services Act, regulatory definitions of traumatic-brain injury, and so much more!
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Our View of the Legislature: Budget
The 2021 session of the General Assembly continues as lawmakers vote on hundreds of bills and consider amendments to the Virginia state budget, which was presented to the public by Governor Ralph Northam in December.
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Our View of the Legislature: Housing
There is one bill in the legislature relating to housing discrimination for people with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature: Traumatic Brain Injury
The legislature now has less than two weeks left in the session. However, they have already taken action on several bills before the legislature that will impact the rights of people with traumatic brain injury.
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Our View of the Legislature: Auxiliary Grants
We are following the two budget bills to track their impact on people with disabilities. Of concern had been an item in the Senate budget bill relating to auxiliary grant awards.
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Our View of the Legislature: Employment
With almost two weeks of the 2021 session still to go, the disability community can celebrate several significant accomplishments, especially in the area of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature: Crossover and the Special Session
The 2021 General Assembly session is in a very odd posture today. Under their official calendar, on Friday, each house was supposed to have complete work on bills that began in that house.
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Our View of the Legislature: Voting
Here are some of the bills that the General Assembly will work on, to improve the ability for Virginians with disabilities to have full access to the right to vote.