Del. Tony Wilt

Public schools; school security and discipline; employment of school security officers; training requirements. Amends the requirements for the training course of which an individual employed as a school security officer is required to submit proof of completion to the Department of Criminal Justice Services in order to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties by (i) eliminating the requirement that such training course include training in active shooter emergency response and, instead, requiring it to include training in critical incident preparedness and response and (ii) clarifying that such training course include training in behavioral threat assessment.

State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credits classification levels. Requires a prisoner in a state correctional facility, as a part of his reentry plan developed and implemented by the Department of Corrections, to complete a high school equivalency test or vocational, technical, or other certification prior to such prisoner's release. The bill also provides that the annual review of a prisoner's classification level for earned sentence credits shall include such prisoner's quantifiable or measurable progress, as available, in any programs, job assignments, and educational curricula in which he is participating, such as test scores achieved or completion of a high school equivalency test or other trade or vocational certification.

Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Eliminates the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Certain student assessment requirements; exception for certain students with disabilities. Excludes any students in grades seven through 12 who are children with disabilities and who participate in an alternative method of Standards of Learning assessment administration or who participate in an alternate assessment through the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program from the requirement that such students take Standards of Learning assessments or permissive local alternative assessments no earlier than two weeks prior to the last day of the school year and that each such student's score on any such assessment accounts for at least 10 percent of the student's final grade in the relevant course.

Maddy summaryThis bill formally commends individuals named Timmy Maness and Chelsea Spangler. It does not create new laws, allocate funds, or change existing policies. The measure serves solely as a symbolic gesture of recognition and has no direct impact on the general public.

Maddy summaryThis bill formally commends the Chiles Family Orchards, a specific agricultural business, for its contributions. It does not create new laws, impose regulations, or allocate funding, but rather serves as a symbolic gesture of recognition. The measure affects only the named orchard and the legislative body by recording the commendation in the official congressional record. No operational changes or policy shifts result from this action.

Maddy summaryThis bill honors the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr. by formally recognizing his contributions and legacy. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a commemorative measure to acknowledge his impact. The legislation is procedural in nature, focusing solely on tribute rather than substantive policy adjustments.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commemorative resolution that honors the life of Madison Warner. It does not alter any laws, allocate funding, or affect government operations. The legislation serves solely as a formal tribute to recognize the individual named in its title.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commemorative resolution that honors the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. It does not create new laws, change policies, or affect any specific groups of people. The only action required is for Congress to formally acknowledge her contributions through a symbolic vote.

Maddy summaryThis bill honors the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham by formally recognizing her contributions. It is a commemorative resolution that does not alter existing laws or create new programs. The measure was passed by the House of Representatives to serve as a tribute to her legacy.