Celebrating the life of Karen Harrison Jones.
Del. Hillary Pugh Kent
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Celebrating the life of Richard Carlton Griffin,Sr.
Celebrating the life of Douglas Durrell Monroe,Jr.
Commending James G. Ashworth, Jr.
Commending the Honorable Charles Vic Mason.
Commending Ammon G. Dunton, Jr.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science; reviewthe cumulative surface water intake effects on aquatic fauna in theChesapeake Bay; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of MarineScience (VIMS) to review the feasibility of studying cumulative impactsof surface water intakes on aquatic fauna and water quality in Virginia'srivers and the Chesapeake Bay. VIMS is required to report whetherthe study may be conducted and, if so, report the total amount offunding necessary to conduct the study to the Governor by October1, 2024.
Department of Education; model policy on studentcell phone use during instructional time; local adoption. Requiresthe Department of Education to develop, adopt, and distribute to each school board a model policy whereby public elementary and secondaryschool students are prohibited from possessing or using personalcell phones or other personal handheld communication devices duringinstructional time at school. The bill requires the Department, indeveloping and adopting such model policy, to seek to balance theinterests of students' academic achievement, cognitive development,safety, and general well-being and permits the Department to include appropriate exceptions in extraordinary circumstances such as emergency situations or situations involving the need to contact the student'sparents. The bill requires each school board to develop and adopta policy that is consistent with such model policy adopted by theDepartment.
Celebrating the life of Janet Marie Brooking.
Commending Peter A. Blake.