Rep. Nick Rush

Public institutions of higher education; tuitionand mandatory fee waivers; survivors of criminal sexual assault andcertain other sex crimes. Declares eligible for counseling atno cost and a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at any publicinstitution of higher education any individual who, when he was underthe age of 18 and a resident of the Commonwealth, became the victimof criminal sexual assault, sex trafficking, or child pornography,as evidenced by the conviction of the perpetrator of such crime.The bill provides that any individual who receives such waiver andcounseling shall remain eligible if he maintains a cumulative gradepoint average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; VirginiaParole Board member votes. Provides that individual votes ofthe members of the Virginia Parole Board shall be public recordsand subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of InformationAct.

Professional regulation; exemptions from license requirements for architects and professional engineers; onsite sewagesystems receiving residential wastewater. Removes certain requirementsfrom the exemption from licensure as an architect or professionalengineer for persons who prepare plans, specifications, documents,and designs for conventional and alternative onsite sewage systemsreceiving residential wastewater. The bill removes the requirementthat any such plans, specifications, documents, or designs utilizepackaged equipment generally, changes the allowable flow rate from 1,000 to 1,200 gallons per day, and removes stipulations relatedto the inclusion of pumps.

State parks; Disabled Veteran's Passport.Expands the Disabled Veteran's Passport program to all U.S. veteranswith a service-connected disability. Currently, a veteran must be100 percent disabled to be eligible for the program, which providesfree entry into state parks and a 50 percent discount on campingand swimming fees, picnic shelter rentals, and other equipment rentalsprovided by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Celebrating the life of Kelly Brice Walters.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable RobertS. Bloxom, Sr.

Individual and corporate income tax credit;employers of National Guard members and self-employed National Guardmembers. Provides for taxable years 2020 through 2024 a nonrefundabletax credit against individual and corporate income taxes for (i) wages paid by an employer to an employee who is an active or reserveVirginia National Guard member or (ii) income of a self-employedactive or reserve Virginia National Guard member attributable to his business. The amount of the credit shall be 25 percent if such memberwas in a military pay status for 65 days or more during such taxableyear or 15 percent if such member was in a military pay status forat least 45 days but less than 65 days during such taxable year.The credit shall not be allowed if such member was in a military pay status for less than 45 days during such taxable year. The billallows a taxpayer to carry unused credits over for up to five taxableyears.

Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Provides that whenever called to state active duty in response to certain emergencies, members of the National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force receive pay and allowance equal to their rank and years of service, as determined by the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also authorizes the Adjutant General to increase state active duty pay on an annual basis by a rate not to exceed the most recent percentage increase in basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. Current law provides that (i) officers of the National Guard receive the same pay and allowances as prescribed for members of like rank in the United States Armed Forces, (ii) members of the National Guard receive the same pay and allowances as if they were on a day of Annual Training, and (iii) members of the Virginia Defense Force called to state active duty receive the same pay and allowances as persons of like grade in the National Guard for a day of Annual Training, capped at 25 years of service. The provisions of the bills are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.