· VA legislature · 2026

Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.

A BILL to direct the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment.

Sponsor

Cia Price (D-VA)

Introduced

2026-01-07

Policy area

Labor and Employment

Latest action

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026