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Capitol Office (In-session):

General Assembly Building, Suite 518
P.O. Box 406
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Phone: (804) 698-1012
Fax: (804) 698-6712

District Office:
P.O. Box 621
Blacksburg, Virginia 24063
Phone: (540) 577-4984

Email: DelJYost@house.virginia.gov

 Joseph Yost 2012 Legislative Survey Results

2012 Yost for Delegate  Campaign information:

• Campaign Profile
• Campaign Finance Overview
• Campaign Finance Summery
• List of all Campaign Donors
• List of all Campaign Expenses
• Campaign Facebook Page
• Campaign Website
• Campaign Twitter feed
• YouTube Channel

His 2012 voting record is available Here.  Legislation that he has proposed is listed below.

His Youtube channel can be found Here

His website is http://yostfordelegate.com/

For more info from ProgressAndMain on Joseph Yost is available Here

Delegate Joseph Yost serves on these committees

House Committee On Education
House Committee on Health Welfare and Institutions

Virginia's 12th District includes the counties of Giles, part of Montgomery county, part of Pulaski county, and the city of Radford.

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Bills filed by  Delegate Joseph Yost in the 2012 Virginia General Assembly session.

are as follows:

http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb1179/
Public schools; character education. Provides that a school board may provide its character education program during the summer in a youth development academy offered by the school division. The Department of Education shall develop curricular guidelines for school divisions to use in establishing a character education program through a summer youth development academy.

Status: Referred to Committee on Education, 01/18/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb1142/
Charter; Town of Glen Lyn. Shifts the town's elections from May to November and provides for four-year terms. The bill also removes the requirement of voter approval prior to borrowing money and contains an emergency clause.

Status: Assigned CC & T sub: #1, 01/20/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb851/
Higher education; violence prevention.ÂClarifies that the establishment of violence prevention committees and threat assessment teams by public colleges and universities, as required by current law, may occur as such resources and individuals may become available for those purposes.

Status: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts, 01/18/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb852/
Student records; mental health. Clarifies that an institution of higher education may require that any accepted student provide a complete student record, including any mental health record, from not only his high school but also any other institution of higher education.

Status: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts, 01/18/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb853/
Policies addressing suicidal students; two-year institutions of higher education.ÂProvides that two-year public institutions of higher education shall develop and implement policies to advise students, faculty, and staff of the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students exhibiting suicidal tendencies or behavior as resources become available for such purpose. The bill also deletes repetitive language permitting universities to establish policies regarding students who are a danger to themselves or others; this section and another on violence prevention already permit such policies.

Status: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts, 01/18/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb854/
Drug treatment court. Authorizes a drug treatment court in the County of Montgomery.

Status: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table, 01/18/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb855/
Nuisance species; inclusion of game animals. Includes game animals and fur-bearing animals in the definition of "nuisance species." The current definition of "nuisance species" excludes such animals.

Status: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, 01/11/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb856/
Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information. Provides that information communicated to critical incident stress management team members by public safety personnel who are the subjects of peer support services shall not be disclosed. The bill allows the public safety personnel to waive the privilege.

Status: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice, 01/11/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb857/
Bicycles in Blacksburg.ÂAuthorizes the Town Council of Blacksburg to permit operation of bicycles in either direction on one-way streets.

Status: Assigned Transportation sub: #2, 01/20/2012

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http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2012/hb858/
Tramadol added to list of Schedule IV controlled substances.ÂAdds tramadol, an opiate painkiller, to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances.

Status: Assigned HWI sub: #3, 01/18/2012

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