Bill Text: VA SB1135 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Child in foster care; child identified as having a developmental disability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301) [SB1135 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SB1135-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1135 Offered January 9, 2019 Prefiled December 30, 2018 A BILL to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to grant individuals with developmental disabilities leaving foster care Priority One status for Community Living Waiver services. ---------- Patron-- Favola ---------- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall amend the criteria for determining the priority status of individuals on the waiting list for services under the Community Living Waiver to include individuals with developmental disabilities who will exit foster care and require waiver services within one year in the Priority One status.