Del. Kathy Tran

Celebrating the life of Alyson Sudow Bailey.

Commending the Honorable Roslyn C. Tyler.

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; feasibility study; Catawba Hospital; substance abuse treatment and recovery services. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to study the feasibility of transforming Catawba Hospital into a state-of-the-art facility at which a continuum of substance abuse treatment and recovery services, including long-term, short-term, acute, and outpatient services, is provided in addition to the array of behavioral health and other services currently provided to geriatric individuals in need of mental health care, and to identify state hospitals in other regions of the Commonwealth that may be appropriate for transformation into facilities at which a continuum of such services is provided in addition to the array of behavioral health and other services currently provided to individuals in need of mental health care. The Department shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by December 1, 2022.

African Diaspora Heritage Month. DesignatesSeptember, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as African DiasporaHeritage Month in Virginia.

Russia; boycott of goods and services. Encouragingall residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia to boycott all goodsand services originating in Russia.

Public elementary and secondary schools; students;digital tools; accessibility. Adds several provisions relatingto the accessibility of each digital tool, defined in the bill asan online platform, a course, a digital application, information and communication technology services, and digital content, to beused in the instruction of public elementary and secondary schoolstudents, including requiring (i) the Department of Education to establishand revise when necessary guidelines for local school divisions thatgovern the purchase of accessible digital tools to be used in studentinstruction and (ii) except in certain limited circumstances, theprocurement process utilized by each local school division for thepurchase of a digital tool initiated on or after September 1, 2022,to require (a) the digital tool procured to meet or exceed the Department'sstandards; (b) each digital tool vendor to submit a voluntary productaccessibility template prepared by a third-party professional accessibilitytester to demonstrate how the digital tool conforms to the Department'sstandards and to remedy any nonconforming digital tool within 180days of receipt of notice of such nonconformity from the local schooldivision at any time during the term of the contract; and (c) eachdigital tool vendor to indemnify the local school board for liability resulting from the use of a procured digital tool that fails to meetthe relevant federal accessibility standard, including nonvisualaccess.

Tamil Heritage Month. Designates January,in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Tamil Heritage Month in Virginia.

Arab American Heritage Month. DesignatesApril, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Arab American HeritageMonth in Virginia.

World Polio Day. Designates October 24,in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as World Polio Day in Virginia.

Kimchi Day. Designates November 22, in 2022and in each succeeding year, as Kimchi Day in Virginia.