Health Workforce Development Study

Item 55 #1c

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Page 40, line 4, strike "$5,691,439" and insert "$5,766,439".

Page 40, after line 20, insert:

"E.1. Out of this appropriation, $75,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to support a comprehensive review of workforce development in the state.

2. The Governor shall designate a member of the Executive Branch to be an advisor on Health Workforce Development in Virginia. This advisor may or may not have other duties and responsibilities. The Health Workforce Development advisor shall gather information to evaluate  the status of health workforce development in the Commonwealth. The advisor also shall recommend options to improve such workforce development to make Virginia's health workforce the best it can be to maximize the health status of Virginians and the quality of health care provided to Virginians. The advisor shall work with Secretariats and state agencies, with designated boards, with the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority, with regional bodies in Virginia, with private entities involved in health workforce development, and with charitable entities working to promote development of an outstanding health workforce. The advisor shall work with designated persons in the offices of the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Commerce and Trade. The Health Workforce Development advisor shall produce any reports requested by the Governor to help use the workforce to improve the health of Virginians and the quality of care provided."