Department of Fire Programs; statewide contractlanguage for procurement of fire and emergency medical services apparatusesand equipment; work group; report. Directs the Department of Fire Programs, the Department of Health's Office of Emergency MedicalServices, and the Department of General Services to establish a workgroup to prepare statewide contract language for the procurement offire and emergency medical services apparatuses and equipment. Thebill requires the Department of Fire Programs to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Virginia Fire ServicesBoard and State EMS Advisory Board on or before October 1, 2024, and to make such report available to the Chairmen of the House Committeeon General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology,upon request.
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Certain public institutions of higher education;enrollment limitations in incoming freshman classes; Virginia Higher Education Scholarship Act Fund and Program established. Requires,beginning with the incoming freshman class in the 2025 academic year,the board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution ofhigher education, with the exception of Norfolk State University,Virginia Military Institute, and Virginia State University, to ensurethat the annual percentage of undergraduate non-Virginia studentsin each incoming freshman class does not exceed 45 percent. The billalso establishes the Virginia Higher Education Scholarship Act Fundand Program whereby certain Virginia public high school graduateswho graduated at or near the top of their graduating classes arepermitted to apply to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginiafor a scholarship in an amount equal to the cost of tuition, roomand board, and mandatory fees to attend a public institution of higher education enumerated in the bill for eight semesters.
Carrying a firearm or explosive material withinCapitol Square and the surrounding area, into a building owned orleased by the Commonwealth, etc.; exception for concealed handgunpermit holders. Adds an exception for persons who have been issueda valid concealed handgun permit by the Commonwealth to the prohibitionof carrying a firearm within Capitol Square and the surrounding area,any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof,or any office where employees of the Commonwealth or any agency thereofare regularly present for the purpose of performing their officialduties.