Digital services; protection for minors.Requires the operator of a digital service, which is defined as awebsite, online service, online application, or mobile application,to permit minors to remove, or to request and obtain removal of,content or information posted on a digital service. The measure prohibitsan operator of a digital service directed to minors from marketingor advertising to minors specified products or services that minorsare prohibited from buying. The measure also prohibits marketing or advertising certain products on the basis of personal informationspecific to a minor or knowingly using, disclosing, compiling, orallowing a third party to do so. Violations are prohibited practicesunder the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The measure has a delayedeffective date of January 1, 2021.
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Virginia Consumer Protection Act; advertisingor offering for sale of Internet-connected devices targeting children; prohibition. Prohibits the advertising or offering for saleof Internet-connected devices for which the target market consistsof consumers below 18 years of age by making it unlawful under theVirginia Consumer Protection Act.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Constitution of the United States; Equal RightsAmendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitutionof the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The jointresolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendmentremains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expirationof the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause,as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensabilityfor certain diseases. Adds cancers of the colon, brain, and testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupationaldisease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefightersand certain employees develop the cancer.
Secretary of Education; establishment of Collegeand Career Readiness Steering Committee. Requires the Secretaryof Education to establish a 21-member College and Career ReadinessSteering Committee to (i) develop and oversee implementation of a strategic plan for ensuring that all students in the Commonwealth,and particularly subgroups of students who have been historicallyunderserved, graduate from high school (a) meeting the requirementsfor an advanced studies diploma, (b) having had the opportunityto participate and succeed in pathways that integrate rigorous academicinstruction aligned with the Standards of Learning, including career and technical education, work-based learning, wraparound services,and opportunities to earn credit for postsecondary education whileenrolled in high school, and (c) having had a high school experiencethat is aligned with expectations for postsecondary education andemployer demand and (ii) provide certain recommendations, guidance,leadership, goals, and assistance relating to the implementationof such strategic plan.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Commending the United States Women's NationalSoccer Team.