Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records; law-enforcement access; victim notification. Provides accessto confidential Department of Juvenile Justice records to (i) anyfull-time or part-time employee of the Department of State Policeor of a police department or sheriff's office that is a part of oradministered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereofand who is responsible for the enforcement of the penal, traffic,or motor vehicle laws of the Commonwealth having a need for juvenileoffense history or identifying information of a juvenile and hisfamily members, including juvenile names, parent or guardian names,addresses, dates of birth, photographs, and phone numbers, and (ii)with the exception of medical, psychiatric, and psychological recordsand reports, any victim, as defined in existing law, when releaseof the confidential information is only to notify such victim ofa juvenile's release from the custody of a local or regional juveniledetention center, community group home, residential care facility,mental health facility, secure alternative placement, or commitmentto the Department of Juvenile Justice for any offense such juvenilecommitted against such victim. This bill contains technical amendments.
Free use of toll facilities; certain disabledveterans. Authorizes the free use of all toll bridges, toll roads,and other toll facilities in the Commonwealth for drivers who havebeen rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having a100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. Thebill also replaces the current window sticker for certain personsexempted from tolls due to a disability with a specialized electronictoll collection device identifying such person as eligible for freepassage.
Board of Counseling; registration of behavioralhealth technicians and behavioral health technician trainees.Establishes requirements for the Board of Counseling to register individualsas behavioral health technicians or behavioral health techniciantrainees. The bill authorizes the Board to promulgate regulationsfor such registration, including necessary qualifications, education,and experience. The bill removes references to qualified mental health professionals with a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Study; JLARC; Department of Juvenile Justice;report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission,in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Public Safetyand Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health andHuman Resources, to conduct a study to determine the feasibilityand benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department ofJuvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Militia state active duty; cyber-related support.Provides that the Governor or his designee may call forth the militiaor any part thereof to state active duty for service when the Governordetermines that cyber-related support is needed to assist state orlocal agencies or to assist private entities that provide criticalinfrastructure. The bill contains technical amendments.
Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program. Establishes the Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program, to be administered by the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, for the purpose of awarding grants to independent content creators and creative economy entrepreneurs, as those terms are defined in the bill, for the purpose of developing and expanding the creative economy, as defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth. The bill provides for the award of grants of no more than $20,000 to any recipient.
Cash proffers; development rights. Providesthat cash payments proffered pursuant to § 15.2-2298, 15.2-2303,or 15.2-2303.1 may be used for the purpose of extinguishing developmentrights elsewhere in the locality if the development rights to beextinguished are greater than the development rights being grantedand the extinguishing of those development rights results in a perpetualconservation easement. The bill also provides that cash payments proffered may be used to seek matching funds from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation and the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund.
Corporate income tax; apportionment. Allows,for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024, for corporationsto apportion their income to the Commonwealth using the single salesfactor method. The bill provides that such apportionment method shallbe used only if the corporation makes an election to do so.
Tax credit; eligible education expenses; homeinstruction and private education. Creates a tax credit for taxableyears 2024 through 2028 that may be claimed by any parent of a childwho receives home instruction or attends a private elementary or secondary school in Virginia. The bill specifies that an eligibleindividual may claim the credit for certain eligible education expenses,as defined in the bill and imposes certain limitations on who mayclaim the credit and how much credit may be claimed based on a taxpayer'sVirginia adjusted gross income.
Certain school board employees; possession offirearms on school property. Permits any school board to authorizeany school board employee to possess a firearm on school property,in addition to those individuals expressly authorized to possess sucha firearm as otherwise provided in statute, provided that any schoolboard employee so authorized by the school board receives advancedfirearms training in accordance with criteria established by theDepartment of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services to develop and distribute to each localschool board such criteria no later than August 1, 2024.
State legislative districts; how districts numbered. Sets out the manner of numbering to be followed when establishingthe Senate and House of Delegates districts pursuant to Article II,Section 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia and relevant state law.
Home instruction and private school tax credit.Creates an individual, nonrefundable income tax credit for taxableyears 2024 through 2028 for amounts paid by the parent or legal guardianof a child for the child's home instruction expenses or tuition forattending an accredited private school in Virginia. The bill providesthat a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit up to $2,500 that is equalto the lesser of the amount actually paid in the taxable year forsuch costs or half of the average state standards of quality fundingper student per year. The bill provides that the credit may be takenfor instruction-related materials, courses, or programs used inhome instruction or for private school tuition. The bill providesthat the credit is available for two years per child and can be carriedforward for five taxable years.
