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SENATE BILL NO. 1551 Offered January 20, 2017 A BILL to prohibit the closure of the Central Virginia Training Center until July 1, 2029. ---------- Patron-- Newman ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That, notwithstanding any plan for the closure of training centers developed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services currently in place, the Central Virginia Training Center shall not be subject to closure and shall remain open until July 1, 2029 and continue to accept new admissions of individuals with intellectual disability for whom treatment in a training center is appropriate.