Del. Mark Sickles

Construction management contracting; use by local public bodies. Removes the provision limiting the use of construction management contracts by local public bodies to projects with a cost expected to exceed $10 million and provides that construction management may be utilized on projects where the project cost is expected to be less than the project threshold established in the procedures adopted by the Secretary of Administration for using construction management contracts. This bill is identical to SB 341.

Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to SB 161.

Local human rights ordinances; sexual orientationand gender identity. Provides that localities may prohibit discriminationin housing, employment, public accommodations, credit, and educationon the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Commending Mattie Palmore.

Commending the passage of the Americans withDisabilities Act.

Study; JCOTS; safety, quality of life, and economicconsequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areasin Virginia; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technologyand Science (JCOTS) to study the safety, quality of life, and economicconsequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areasin Virginia. In conducting its study, JCOTS shall examine (i) thenegative impacts of weather, and geological and climate-related events,including displacement, economic loss, and damage to health or infrastructure;(ii) the area or areas and the number of citizens affected by suchimpacts; (iii) the frequency or probability and the time dimensions,including near-term, medium-term, and long-term probabilities of suchimpacts; (iv) alternative actions available to remedy or mitigatesuch impacts and their expected cost; (v) the degree of certaintythat each of these impacts and alternative actions may reliably beknown; and (vi) the technical resources available, either in stateor otherwise, to effect such alternative actions and improve our knowledgeof their effectiveness and cost. This resolution is identical to SJ38.

Emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel;the Honor and Sacrifice Flag. Designates the Honor and SacrificeFlag as the Commonwealth's emblem for honoring the brave men and womenwho have given their lives for public safety. This resolution is identicalto SJ 31.

Gun Violence Awareness Day. DesignatesJune 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Gun Violence AwarenessDay in Virginia.

James River bateaumen. Recognizes the contributionsof James River bateaumen to Virginia history.

Transgender Day of Remembrance. DesignatesNovember 20, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as TransgenderDay of Remembrance in Virginia.