International Dark Sky Week. Designatesthe week of the new moon in April, in 2024 and in each succeedingyear, as International Dark Sky Week in Virginia.
Commending the Honorable Kathy J. Byron.
Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin.
Commending George Teague, Jr.
Commending the Virginia Department of MotorVehicles.
Commending Blake Corum.
Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.
School boards; school resource officers; employment; participation in development and review of school crisis, emergencymanagement, and medical emergency response plans. Requires eachschool board to (i) seek, to the maximum extent practicable, to employschool resource officers in each public elementary and secondaryschool in the local school division in accordance with the memorandumof understanding entered into with the local law-enforcement agencyand (ii) include school resource officers employed in the local schooldivision in the development and annual review of its written schoolcrisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan.
Home instruction and private school tax credit.Creates an individual, nonrefundable income tax credit for taxableyears 2024 through 2028 for amounts paid by the parent or legal guardianof a child for the child's home instruction expenses or tuition forattending an accredited private school in Virginia. The bill providesthat a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit up to $2,500 that is equalto the lesser of the amount actually paid in the taxable year forsuch costs or half of the average state standards of quality fundingper student per year. The bill provides that the credit may be takenfor instruction-related materials, courses, or programs used inhome instruction or for private school tuition. The bill providesthat the credit is available for two years per child and can be carriedforward for five taxable years.
Civil cases; payment of jurors. Provides thatjurors in all civil cases shall be paid by one or both of the partiesat the discretion of the presiding judge. Under current law, suchpayment is made by the political subdivision in which the summonsis issued.
