Commending Valerie Braxton-Williams.
Sponsored bills
Commending William S. Feasenmyer, Jr.
Commending the Virginia Academy of Science,Engineering and Medicine.
Celebrating the life of Michael Wayne Woods.
Commending the Honorable J. Samuel Johnston,Jr.
Commending Major Wayne R. Lee, Jr., USA, Ret.
In-person instruction; education vouchers; emergency. Requires, in the event that any school board does not provide theoption of in-person instruction as the sole method of instruction for any enrolled student, the parent of any such student who withdraws his child from attendance to receive, upon request, an educationvoucher in an amount equal to a prorated share of the applicableStandards of Quality per-pupil state funds appropriated for publicschool purposes and apportioned to the school division, includingthe per-pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and anystate per-pupil share of special education funding for which thechild is eligible, to cover the expenses of providing in-person instructionin an alternative setting. The bill permits the Department of Educationto establish rules, regulations, or procedures for the issuance ofsuch education vouchers. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Department of Health; certain communicationprohibited. Prohibits any person employed by or who has enteredinto a contract to provide services on behalf of the Department ofHealth or a local department of health from initiating communicationregarding health-related matters with a minor on behalf of the Departmentor local department of health without the consent of the minor'sparent, except as otherwise required by law.
Special license plates; certain military declarations; fees. Removes the fee for one special license plate for one motorvehicle owned and used by an applicant who has been awarded the BronzeStar, Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, or the Silver Star. The billprovides that the applicant will be charged the typical fee for statelicense plates for any such additional special license plates.
Absentee ballots; witness requirement; printedname and residence address. Requires that a witness to a voter's absentee ballot provide, in addition to his signature, his printedname and residence address.