Commending Kevin Hall.
Del. Israel O'Quinn
Sponsored bills
Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.
Commending the Virginia Manufacturers Association.
Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; elder abuse crimes. Adds the following to the list of crimes that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may investigate: (i) financial exploitation of mentally incapacitated persons and (ii) abuse and neglect of incapacitated adults.
Consumer Data Protection Act; nonprofit organizations. Provides, for the purposes of the Consumer Data Protection Act, thatthe definition for "nonprofit organization" includes certain nonprofitorganizations exempt from taxation under § 501 (c)(4) of the InternalRevenue Code.
Local school boards; composite index of local ability-to-pay; required local effort; adjustment in certain circumstances.Provides that in any case in which a local school board entersinto a comprehensive agreement with a private entity pursuant tothe Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of2002 whereby the private entity finances the construction of a newpublic school building in the local school division through the issuanceof bonds; leases the building to the local school board in an arrangementsuch as a certificate of participation, a double net lease, or atriple net lease; and expects the local school board to make leasepayments in an annual amount that approximates or is equal to theannual debt service on such bonds, the Department of Education shallnot consider 50 percent of such lease payments as capital outlayand debt service and therefore shall not subtract such payments inthe biennial calculation of net local expenditures for operationsor required local effort for the purpose of determining such localschool division's composite index of local ability-to-pay, if sorequested by the local school board.
Study; JLARC; workforce development in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission(JLARC) to update its 2014 review of workforce training in the Commonwealthwith a new study of workforce development. In conducting its study,JLARC shall examine which entities in the Commonwealth are conductingworkforce development activities, how much money is being spent onsuch activities, the sources of such money, which metrics can beused to determine the effects of spending on workforce developmentactivities, and, based on those metrics, which entities in the Commonwealthare producing the best results.
Special license plates; VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAILCONSERVANCY. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing speciallicense plates for supporters of the Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancybearing the legend VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL CONSERVANCY.
Commending Liberty University.
Celebrating the life of Jon Kevin Griffin.