Rep. Chad Green

Commending Viccellio Goldsmith.

School board employees; civil cause of actionagainst principals, division superintendents, and school boards forworkplace injuries. Permits any school board employee who suffersbodily injury in the course of his employment on school board propertyafter notifying the appropriate school principal, division superintendent,or school board that a working condition or situation was reasonablylikely to lead to such bodily injury to bring a civil cause of actionin a court of competent jurisdiction for appropriate relief, includingdamages, against any such school principal, division superintendent, or school board that acted negligently, recklessly, or willfullyin failing to remedy the condition or situation that led to such bodily injury.

International Registration Plan; temporary registration authorization. Authorizes the issuance of a temporary registrationdocument valid for no more than 45 days for a vehicle with a pendingregistration application with the International Registration Plan.The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to permit authorizedmotor carrier representatives to (i) update the registration or titlerecord of the vehicle electronically and in real time through theVirginia Motor Carrier System and (ii) regardless of whether suchrecord has been updated electronically or in person, retrieve registrationtags in person at a Department branch office or by mail.

Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.

Standards of Learning; programs of instruction;civics education; instruction on local government. Requires theBoard of Education to include in the Standards of Learning for Virginiaand United States Government for grade 12 and requires each schoolboard to provide as a part of any Virginia and U.S. Government courseor civic education course offered to students in grade 12 instructionon local government, including instruction on the types of localitiesin the Commonwealth and the structure and functions of local governmentsin the Commonwealth. The bill also requires the Board to considerin its criteria for awarding a diploma seal for excellence in civicseducation and understanding of the state and federal constitutionsand the democratic model of government the successful completionof government or civics courses that include instruction on the structuresand functions of local government.

Elections; voting equipment and systems; StateBoard approval process; printed receipt for cast ballot. Requiresvoting systems approved by the State Board of Elections to producea printed receipt for each voter who has cast a ballot that showsthe date and time the voter's ballot was cast, the voter's numbercorresponding to the order in which ballots were cast, and a listof all the voter's selections on the ballot as recorded by the votingsystem.

Celebrating the life of Charles Wayne Payne,Sr.

Annual retail sales and use tax holiday.Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takesplace on the first full weekend in August beginning on August 1,2025. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will notapply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear,(iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense,(iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment.

Commending Major General Timothy P. Williams,VNG.

Commending the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter ofthe National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.