She said the new information in Cho's medical records, and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the records, may lead the panel in new directions.
"The new information often garners new questions. We had panel members say, absolutely, I didn't know about Dr. Miller," Haas said.
Families hope to see a complete report for the purpose of preventing future tragedies, Haas said.
Saturday's agenda said Tri-Data is scheduled to update the families on the status of the report.
Goddard said the families also hope to receive an update on the Charitable Purposes Fund established by the settlement and discuss the transition to the next governor.
As Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell vie for Kaine's position, Goddard hopes initiatives begun during this administration are not set back.
"The current administration has done a lot to change things, but they didn't get everything they needed to get done, done," Goddard said.
Haas said she is more familiar with Deeds, as he shares one legislative initiative with her.
"Bob McDonnell has never reached out to me," Haas said. "Creigh Deeds has reached out to me on a number of occasions and he supports background checks at gun shows."
Deeds served as a state senator, while McDonnell was the Virginia attorney general at the time of the shootings.
"Mr. Deeds has been very supportive of the families from my personal experience," Haas said. "I spent quite a bit of time at the Virginia General Assembly both in 2008 and 2009 and his door was always open."
McDonnell was involved in drafting the settlement.
He deferred to Kaine on whether to reconvene the panel.
Deeds sent a letter to families stating his support for reconvening the panel.
Goddard is also interested in how budget cuts at the state level are affecting mental health care.
"One of the problems from my side is I see that financial constraints have cut back a lot of funding for mental health stuff, and that's a big issue as well," Goddard said. "I would hate to see that any gains we've made in improving mental health delivery are washed away by the loss of revenue and the economy."
Kaine will also discuss the terms of the settlement, legislative initiatives and campus preparedness with the families, according to the agenda.
The closed meeting begins at 1 p.m.
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