Del. Ken Plum

Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitiveand sustained physical stressors. Provides that, for the purposesof the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, "occupational disease"includes injuries from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustainedphysical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions,posture stress, contact stresses, vibration, or noise. The bill providesthat such injuries are covered under the Act. Such coverage doesnot require that the injuries occurred over a particular period,provided that such a period can be reasonably identified and documentedand further provided that the employment is shown to have primarily caused the injury, considering all causes.

Memorializing Congress; H.R. 6422; NationalInfrastructure Bank. Urges the Congress of the United Statesto pass H.R. 6422 and create a National Infrastructure Bank to financeurgently needed infrastructure projects.

Voting Rights for Women Month. DesignatesNovember, in 2021 and in each succeeding year, as Voting Rights forWomen Month in Virginia.

Teacher compensation; at or above national average.Requires that public school teachers be compensated at a rate thatis at or above the national average. Under current law, compensationat such rate is aspirational. The bill requires state funding tobe provided pursuant to the general appropriation act in a sum sufficientto fund a 4.5 percent annual increase for public school teacher salaries,effective from the 2022-23 school year through the 2026-27 schoolyear. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.

Alcoholic beverage control; transfer of wine;penalty. Allows retail off-premises and on-and-off premises wineand beer licensees to transfer wine from one licensed place of businessto another, subject to certain requirements.

Civil action for deprivation of rights; dutiesand liabilities of certain employers in employing or contractingfor the services of law-enforcement officers. Creates a civilaction for the deprivation of a person's rights by a law-enforcementofficer and provides that a plaintiff may be awarded compensatorydamages, punitive damages, and equitable relief as well as reasonableattorney fees and costs. The bill provides that sovereign immunityand limitations on liability or damages shall not apply to such actionsand that qualified immunity is not a defense to liability for such deprivation of rights. Finally, the bill provides that any publicor private entity that employs or contracts for the services of alaw-enforcement officer owes a duty of reasonable care to third partiesin its hiring, supervision, training, retention, and use of suchofficers under its employment or contract.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);legislative compensation; Legislative Compensation Commission.Establishes the Legislative Compensation Commission, charged withdetermining the salaries, allowances, and retirement benefits ofthe members of the General Assembly. Members would receive no compensationfrom the Commonwealth other than the compensation determined by theCommission. The Commission is established by appointment of the GeneralAssembly every four years beginning July 1, 2026.

Commending the River Basin Grand Winners ofthe Clean Water Farm Award.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable BernardS. Cohen.

Commending Homework Helpers Organization.