HB1951: Southwestern Virginia Training Center; disposition of property in Carroll County.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1951

Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 6, 2019
A BILL related to the disposition of property in Carroll County on which the former Southwestern Virginia Training Center was situated.
Patron-- Campbell, J.L.

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall not convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of certain real property in Carroll County outside the town of Hillsville on which the former Southwestern Virginia Training Center was situated. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall work with representatives of Carroll and Grayson Counties and the City of Galax and other stakeholders, including the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority, to develop a plan for the conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property for the purpose of housing children requiring foster care or as a juvenile residential treatment facility.

§ 2. Any conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property described in § 1 that is proposed as a result of the planning among the Commonwealth, local representatives, and other stakeholders shall be approved by the General Assembly prior to execution of such conveyance, sale, or other disposition.

§ 3. The prohibition on the conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property described in § 1 shall expire on July 1, 2021; however, any conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property shall be approved by the General Assembly.