Del. Sam Rasoul

Commending the Honorable Rosalyn Randolph Dance.

Department of General Services; baby changingfacilities in restrooms located in public buildings. Directsthe Director of the Department of General Services to develop andimplement policies that require every restroom designated for publicuse in any public building on property that is owned, leased, orcontrolled by the Commonwealth to be equipped with baby changing facilities that are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. The bill defines "baby changing facility" to mean a table or other device suitablefor changing the diaper of a child age three or younger.

Commending the Richmond Police Department.

Celebrating the life of Dr. James I. Robertson,Jr.

Celebrating the life of Lessie Lula Jones Polk.

Capacity determinations; physician assistant. Expands the class of health care practitioners who can make the determination that a patient is incapable of making informed decisions to include a licensed physician assistant. The bill provides that such determination shall be made in writing following an in-person examination of the person and certified by the physician assistant. This bill is identical to SB 544.

Commending Allan M. Carmody.

Celebrating the life of Officer Katherine MaryThyne.

Policies against workplace harassment; legislative branch. Requires each legislative branch agency to adopt and implement the Commonwealth Workplace Harassment Policy established by the Department of Human Resource Management. The bill provides that the Policy applies to legislative branch employees, including General Assembly members and members-elect, when undertaking meetings with other state employees, contract employees, applicants for employment, customers, vendors, members of the media, members of the public, volunteers, or lobbyists or when conducting or performing election activities in the scope of official duties.Under the bill, a victim of alleged workplace harassment will be able to file a complaint against a legislative branch employee, other than a member of the General Assembly, in accordance with the procedures of the Policy or with the Division of Human Rights in the Office of the Attorney General. The Division of Human Rights is authorized to investigate the complaint and use any other powers with regard to the complaint granted to it under law. The bill requires each house of the General Assembly to adopt rules governing procedures and disciplinary sanctions for General Assembly members and members-elect violating policies against workplace harassment.The 2018 Session of the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring full-time legislative branch employees to complete a sexual harassment training course once every two calendar years beginning January 1, 2020. In addition to other differences, this bill broadens the scope of training for legislative branch employees and provides for punitive damages if a party complaining of workplace harassment demonstrates that the defendant engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or reckless indifference. The bill contains a reenactment clause and has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.

Commending the Division of Capitol Police.