Bill Text: VA HB294 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Southwestern Virginia Training Center and Southeastern Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-18 - Left in Appropriations [HB294 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB294-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 294 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 4, 2016 A BILL to prevent the closure of the Southwestern Virginia Training Center and Southeastern Virginia Training Center. ---------- Patrons-- O'Quinn; Senator: Chafin ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That, notwithstanding any plan for the closure of training centers developed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services currently in place, the Southwestern Virginia Training Center and the Southeastern Virginia Training Center shall not be subject to closure and shall remain open and continue to accept new admissions of individuals with intellectual disability for whom treatment in a training center is appropriate.