Civil action for deprivation of rights; dutiesand liabilities of certain employers in employing or contractingfor the services of law-enforcement officers. Creates a civilaction for the deprivation of a person's rights by a law-enforcementofficer and provides that a plaintiff may be awarded compensatorydamages, punitive damages, and equitable relief as well as reasonableattorney fees and costs. The bill provides that sovereign immunityand limitations on liability or damages shall not apply to such actionsand that qualified immunity is not a defense to liability for such deprivation of rights. Finally, the bill provides that any publicor private entity that employs or contracts for the services of alaw-enforcement officer owes a duty of reasonable care to third partiesin its hiring, supervision, training, retention, and use of suchofficers under its employment or contract.
Del. Marcus Simon
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Public utilities; gas pipelines in residential subdivisions. Prohibits a public service corporation or otherutility from constructing or installing a gas pipeline greater than12 inches in diameter under any public road or state highway withina residential subdivision including under the median or any sidewalkrunning parallel to any such public road or state highway withoutprior written application and approval by the board of supervisorsor other governing body of the locality in which such public roador state highway is located. Violations of the prohibitions are subjectto a penalty of $10,000 per each day of noncompliance. The bill alsoprovides that any land use permit or other permit or any grant ofuse of right-of-way issued prior to July 1, 2021, by any agency ordepartment of the Commonwealth, including the Department of Transportation,or of any locality, in connection with the construction or installationof any pipeline subject to the provisions of this bill, shall bevoid until the public service company or other utility has met therequirements of this bill.
Group Violence Intervention Board; Divisionof Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; ProjectExit Grant Fund. Establishes the Group Violence Intervention Boardto 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 Group Violence 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 violence intervention 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 Exit Grant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist formergang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable BernardS. Cohen.
Commending Homework Helpers Organization.
Commending Redella S. Pepper.
Commending Aquatech.
Commending Western Fairfax Christian Ministries.
Commending the Northern Virginia Associationof REALTORS®.
Commending Chris and Jeanne Mussig.