Establishment of recovery high schools; authorizationin certain Superintendent's regions. Authorizes any school boardthat governs a school division located in Superintendent's Region2, 4, or 7 to establish a recovery high school in the relevant schooldivision as a year-round high school (i) for which enrollment isopen to any high school student who resides in the relevant Superintendent'sregion and is in the early stages of recovery from substance usedisorder or dependency and (ii) for the purpose of providing suchstudents with the academic, emotional, and social support necessaryto make progress toward earning a high school diploma and reintegratinginto a traditional high school setting.
Del. Laura Jane Cohen
Sponsored bills
Commending the Honorable Robert J. Smith.
Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment,Jr.
Commending Laurice Malbon Yarn.
Commending Mark E. Smith.
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.
Commending Voodoo Brewing Company Virginia Beach.
Commending Tilth & Oak.
Commending Master Sergeant Stephen Drakes, VAANG.
Commending Peter A. Blake.