Del. Kathy Tran

Flood resiliency and protection. Implements recommendations from the first Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. The bill provides guidelines for the development of a Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan for the Commonwealth and requires that the Coastal Resilience Master Plan be updated by December 31, 2022, and every five years thereafter. The bill establishes the Virginia Coastal Resilience Technical Advisory Committee to assist with the updates and requires the development of a community outreach and engagement plan to ensure meaningful involvement by affected and vulnerable community residents. The bill also requires that the Chief Resilience Officer report every two years, beginning July 1, 2023, on the status of flood resilience in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 551.

Financial institutions; sales-based financing providers. Requires a provider of sales-based financing to register with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) in accordance with procedures established by the Commission and, unless such provider is organized under the laws of Virginia, to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. The bill requires a sales-based financing provider to provide certain disclosures to a recipient at the time of extending a specific offer of sales-based financing. The bill requires that any cause of action arising under a contract or agreement for sales-based financing shall be brought in the jurisdiction where the recipient's principal place of business is located and any forum for any arbitration proceedings required in such a contract or agreement are held in the jurisdiction where the recipient's principal place of business is located. The bill requires the provider to pay any arbitrators' expenses or fees or any other expenses or administrative fees incurred in the conduct of the arbitration proceedings. Any provision in the contract or agreement mandating that such action be brought outside such jurisdiction shall be unenforceable.The bill requires the Commission to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and provides that if the Commission determines that a person is in violation of or has violated the disclosure provisions, the Commission may refer the information to the Attorney General and may request that the Attorney General investigate such violations.

Classification of real property owned by certain surviving spouses for tax purposes. Provides that beginning with taxable year 2022, any locality may declare real property owned by a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died in the line of duty with a line of duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense, while performing official military activities and where such death was not the result of criminal conduct, and where the spouse occupies the real property as his principal place of residence and does not remarry, a separate class of property for local taxation of real property that may be taxed at a different rate than that imposed on the general class of real property, provided that the rate of tax is greater than zero and does not exceed the rate of tax on the general class of real property.

Child abuse and neglect; background check and training requirements for youth sports coaches and staff. Requires youth sports leagues to (i) require all coaches, staff members, employees, and other volunteers who will be alone with, in control of, or supervising children to complete a fingerprint-based background check; (ii) provide to all coaches, staff members, employees, and other volunteers who will be alone with, in control of, or supervising children and the parent of any child participating in the sports league written notice of the duty of all coaches, directors, and persons 18 years of age or older employed by or volunteering with the sports league to report suspected child abuse or neglect, information regarding how to report suspected child abuse or neglect, an explanation of the penalties that may be imposed for failure to file a required report, contact information for the local department of social services, and the telephone number for the Department of Social Services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline; and (iii) require all paid coaches, staff members, and employees who will be alone with, in control of, or supervising children to complete no less than four hours of training annually regarding child abuse prevention and response and require all volunteers who will be alone with, in control of, or supervising children to complete no less than two hours of training annually regarding child abuse prevention and response. The bill directs the Board of Education to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and to develop and provide to sports leagues resources regarding child abuse prevention and response training opportunities.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable FloraLonette Davis Crittenden.

Commending Bob Brown.

Commending Maura Keaney.

Commending Linda Peace.

Commending Kelly Daugherty.

Commending Northern Virginia Resettling AfghanFamilies Together.