Definition of incapacitated person; particularclinical diagnosis. Specifies that a particular clinical diagnosisshall not alone be sufficient evidence that an individual is an incapacitatedperson within the meaning of the definition of incapacitated person.
Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. RobertRussa Moton.
Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University in the Commonwealth (Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution to annually provide scholarships on a competitive basis to no more than two students who (i) identify as African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native American or Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution's education preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship would consist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacher licensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d) $10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by an experienced teacher who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the recipient used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2) be mentored by an experienced teacher, as described in clause (d), during such period of employment.
Income tax deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer. Establishes starting in taxable year 2020 an individual and corporate income tax deduction for commuter benefits, defined in the bill, provided by an employer to its employees. The deduction is available only to the employer and is limited to $265 per employee.
Department of Taxation; Virginia Free File.Amends the Virginia Free File program to permit deviation fromthe Internal Revenue Service Free File program's provisions and conditionsthat prohibit government providing its own free tax filing softwareto taxpayers.
Virginia income tax; indexing; Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Adjusts Virginia's standard deduction beginning in taxable year 2020 by the percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) for the previous taxable year. For taxable years on and after 2026, the standard deduction would return to $3,000 for an individual or a married person filing a separate return and $6,000 for married persons filing jointly, coincident with the expiration of the individual income tax provisions of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but would be adjusted by the percentage increase in the C-CPI-U for the previous taxable year. Beginning in taxable year 2020, the individual tax brackets and the personal deductions will also be adjusted by the percentage increase of the C-CPI-U for the previous taxable year.
Special license plates; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supportersof professional engineers bearing the legend PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
Study; JLARC; reinstatement of discretionaryparole; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and ReviewCommission to study the reinstatement of discretionary parole, whichwas abolished in 1995.
Nursing home standards of care. Requires regulations establishing the staffing and care standards in nursing homes to require a minimum number of hours of direct care servicesto each resident per 24-hour period, which minimum increases in specifiedphases from 3.5 hours to 4.1 hours.
Black Women's Heritage Month. Designatesthe month of June as Black Women's Heritage Month in Virginia tofocus on and celebrate the myriad achievements and contributionsof African American women throughout the history of the Commonwealthand the United States.
