Infant mortality; joint subcommittee to study methods and practices for reducing in State. (HJ667)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; methods and practices for reducing infant mortality in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes the Joint Subcommittee to Study Methods and Practices for Reducing Infant Mortality to assess best management practices to be used in reducing infant mortality and to develop a strategy for building upon current state initiatives to reduce infant mortality. This resolution calls for the joint subcommittee to (i) review current state initiatives to reduce infant mortality, (ii) identify and review successful community outreach initiatives in other states that are not currently employed in Virginia, (iii) identify successful public-private partnership models for addressing problems contributing to infant mortality and reducing infant mortality, (iv) conduct a comparative review of Virginia's utilization of the federally funded Women, Infants and Children Program on a per-capita and regional basis, and (v) develop recommendations to reduce infant mortality rates in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2009Committee
01/12/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093234724
01/12/2009Referred to Committee on Rules
02/10/2009Left in Rules