Caregivers Grant Program; applicability to physically or mentally handicapped person. (HB66)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 13 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Description

Social services; Virginia Caregivers Grant. Increases the grant available to a caregiver of a mentally or physically impaired relative from $500 to $3,000 if the caregiver can provide appropriate documentation that without such care, the relative would be domiciled in a nursing facility. Grants from this fund shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the General Assembly to the Virginia Caregivers Grant Fund. Amends § 63.2-2201 (“Caregivers Grant Program established.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

No Richmond Sunlight visitors voted on this bill while voting was open.