Celebrating the life of Lorine Bernice AllenJordan.
Sponsored bills
Commending the Washington Mystics.
Celebrating the life of Maria Bonazzoli Bourne.
Commending the Honorable Dr. William FergusonReid.
Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students; policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board, no later than December 31, 2020, model policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public elementary and secondary schools that address common issues regarding transgender students in accordance with evidence-based best practices and include information, guidance, procedures, and standards relating to (i) compliance with applicable nondiscrimination laws; (ii) maintenance of a safe and supportive learning environment free from discrimination and harassment for all students; (iii) prevention of and response to bullying and harassment; (iv) maintenance of student records; (v) identification of students; (vi) protection of student privacy and the confidentiality of sensitive information; (vii) enforcement of sex-based dress codes; and (viii) student participation in sex-specific school activities and events, excluding athletics, and use of school facilities. The bill requires each school board to adopt, no later than the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than such model policies developed by the Department of Education. This bill is identical to SB 161.
Celebrating the life of Sidney Buford Scott.
Commending the passage of the Americans withDisabilities Act.
Gun Violence Awareness Day. DesignatesJune 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Gun Violence AwarenessDay in Virginia.
Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysisafter arrest for a violent felony. Clarifies that the Departmentof Forensic Science may retain a DNA sample from a person who wasarrested for a violent felony if such person was convicted of a misdemeanoroffense that would otherwise require the sample to remain in theDNA data bank.
Commending the Osbourn Park High School indoortrack and field program.