Department of Education; guidance and resources;composting programs in local school divisions. Requires the Departmentof Education to develop, post in a publicly accessible format andlocation on its website, and make available to any school board, upon request, guidance and resources relating to the establishment oflocal experiential learning programs on the composting of organicmaterial, including uneaten school cafeteria food, for sustainablepurposes such as horticulture or micro-farming, including guidanceand resources on available grants and other sources of funding forsuch programs.
Del. J.R. Henson
Sponsored bills
Building service employees; public contracting.Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to providefor certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor buildingservice employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution.For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require thatsuccessor building service employers retain incumbent employees duringa transition period of 90 days. Under the bill, building serviceemployees are those who perform work in connection with the careor maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparationservices at schools. The bill provides that a building service employerthat violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enactedpursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetarydamages.
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 Tilth & Oak.
Commending Master Sergeant Stephen Drakes, VAANG.
Commending Peter A. Blake.
Commending Technical Sergeant Jacquelyn N. Montoya,VA ANG.
Commending Staff Sergeant Britney Phillips,VA ANG.
Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.
Commending Senior Airman Kostiantyn Khymchenko,USAF.