Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Programestablished. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund andProgram, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education forVirginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically BlackCollege or University in the Commonwealth (defined in the bill as HamptonUniversity, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and VirginiaUnion University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution toannually provide renewable scholarships on a competitive basis to two studentswho (i) attended a a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealthin which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free orreduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below thefederal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution'seducation preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grantto attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship wouldconsist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, roomand board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacherlicensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activitiesfor the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d)$10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by a master teacher, defined as anexperienced public elementary or secondary school teacher who is deemed by therelevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high qualitymentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarshippursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementaryor secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of theenrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members offamilies whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established bythe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a periodthat is at least as long as the period during which the recipient usedscholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2)be mentored by a master teacher during such period of employment.
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Capitol Square Preservation Council; powersand duties; review and approval of plans for changes to artifactscontained within the Capitol Building. Grants the Capitol SquarePreservation Council the authority to review and approve all plansor proposals for alterations, improvements, additions, or renovationsto, or other disposition of, any monuments, statuary, artwork, orother historical artifacts contained within the Capitol Building, including within the old and new Senate chambers, the old and newhalls of the House of Delegates, and the Rotunda.
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Nurse practitioners; practice without a practiceagreement; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset provision on thebill passed in 2021 that reduces from five to two the number of yearsof full-time clinical experience a nurse practitioner must have tobe eligible to practice without a written or electronic practiceagreement.
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
Group Violence Intervention Board; Divisionof Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; ProjectExit Grant Fund; report. Establishes the Group Violence InterventionBoard to coordinate and assist federal, state, and local group violenceintervention efforts. The bill also establishes within the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services (the Department) the Division of GroupViolence Intervention (the Division), to be headed by an executivedirector appointed by the Director of the Department. The bill providesthat the Division is responsible for (i) coordinating the effortsof members of state and local law enforcement, community members,and social services providers to combat group violence; (ii) servingas a clearinghouse for research, best practices, and strategies thatmay be utilized in the implementation, execution, and evaluationof group violence interventions; and (iii) implementing and administeringvarious federal, state, and local grant funds that aid group violenceintervention efforts. Finally, the bill creates the Project CeasefireGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that are involvedin group violence intervention efforts, and creates the Project ExitGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist formergang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.
Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Exempts the Department of Elections from provisions allowing the Governor to appoint a chief deputy and a confidential assistant for policy or administration. The bill expands the membership of the State Board of Elections (the State Board) from five members to eight members with equal representation given to both parties. The bill requires the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to designate a retired circuit court judge to serve as the tie breaker for the State Board. The bill also gives the State Board the authority and duty to appoint the Commissioner of Elections of the Department of Elections and requires an affirmative vote of five of the State Board's eight members for the appointment and removal of the Commissioner of Elections. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of the Commissioner of Elections, the bill provides that the Director of Operations of the Department of Elections will serve as the head of the agency until such vacancy is filled by the State Board. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
