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Education and Health Committee, Virginia State Senate
The Education and Health Committee is a standing committee of the Virginia State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Virginia State Senate are assigned by the majority caucus. The caucus submits a nominations report for all committees that must be approved by a majority vote of the chamber. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The president is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The Senate Rules describe the function of the Education and Health Committee as follows:
| “ | [T]o consider matters concerning education; human reproduction; life support; persons under disability; public buildings; public health; mental health; intellectual disability and health professions.[1][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Education and Health Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
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Education and Health Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Education and Health Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dick Saslaw | • Stephen Newman, Chair | |||
| • Louise Lucas | • Richard Black (Virginia) | |||
| • Janet Howell | • Bill Carrico | |||
| • Mamie Locke | • Thomas Garrett | |||
| • George Barker | • John Cosgrove | |||
| • John Chapman "Chap" Petersen | • Siobhan Dunnavant | |||
| • Lynwood Lewis | • Amanda Chase | |||
| • David Suetterlein | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education and Health Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dick Saslaw | • Steve Martin (Virginia), Chair | |||
| • Louise Lucas | • Stephen Newman | |||
| • Janet Howell | • Ralph Smith | |||
| • Mamie Locke | • Jeffrey McWaters | |||
| • George Barker | • Richard Black (Virginia) | |||
| • John Chapman "Chap" Petersen | • Bill Carrico | |||
| • Lynwood Lewis | • Thomas Garrett | |||
| • John Cosgrove | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Education and Health Committee Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Dick Saslaw | • Stephen Martin, Chair | |||
| • Louise Lucas | • Stephen Newman | |||
| • Janet Howell | • Ralph Smith | |||
| • Mamie Locke | • Jeffrey McWaters | |||
| • George Barker | • Richard Black | |||
| • John Miller | • Bill Carrico | |||
| • Thomas Garrett | ||||
2012-2013
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session.
| Education and Health Committee Members, 2012 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • George Barker | • Stephen Martin, Chair | |||
| • Janet Howell | • Richard Black | |||
| • Mamie Locke | • Harry Blevins | |||
| • Louise Lucas | • Bill Carrico | |||
| • John Miller | • Thomas Garrett | |||
| • Ralph Northam | • Stephen Newman | |||
| • Dick Saslaw | • Ralph Smith | |||
| • Jeffrey McWaters | ||||
2010-2011
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Education and Health Committee Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Edd Houck, Chair | • Harry Blevins | |||
| • Dick Saslaw | • Stephen Martin | |||
| • Louise Lucas | • Stephen Newman | |||
| • Janet Howell | • Frederick Quayle | |||
| • John Edwards | • Frank Ruff | |||
| • Mary Whipple | ||||
| • Mamie Locke | ||||
| • George Barker | ||||
| • Ralph Northam | ||||
| • John Miller | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 18)
- ↑ Virginia State Legislature, "Rules of the Senate of Virginia," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 20(e))
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
