Del. Shelly Simonds

Co-sponsor HJ 286

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Thomas Patrick Burke, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Thomas Patrick Burke,Jr.

Introduced Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 253

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Reverend Canon John Fletcher Lowe, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Reverend CanonJohn Fletcher Lowe, Jr.

Introduced Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 282

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Virginia Ann Taylor.

Celebrating the life of Virginia Ann Taylor.

Introduced Mar 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 271

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

School bds. & comprehensive community colleges, local; compensation structure for adjunct professor.

Local school boards and comprehensive community colleges; compensation structure for adjunct instructors; credit-bearing and noncredit workforce credentials. Encourages local school boards and comprehensive communities colleges to enter into local or regional agreements for the establishment and implementation of a competitive compensation structure to recruit and retain adjunct instructors to be jointly compensated by the relevant school boards and colleges to prepare both high school students and college students to earn credit-bearing workforce credentials and noncredit workforce credentials, as that term is defined in relevant law.

Passed Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1064

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; created and established, rules and procedures.

Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program;established. Establishes the Public School Trades Incentive Fund(the Fund) and the Public School Trades Incentive Program (the Program)for the purpose of providing grants on a competitive basis from theFund to any school board that seeks to (i) restore high school programsthat teach students skilled trades that lead to earning industry-recognizedcertifications or credentials or (ii) create or restore middle schoolprograms that encourage and recruit students to participate in highschool programs that teach students skilled trades that lead to earning industry-recognized certifications or credentials. The bill requiresthe Department of Education to administer the Program and to establishsuch rules and procedures relating to applications and awards asit deems appropriate, provided that the Department considers andgives appropriate weight to certain criteria for grantees. The billpermits any grantee to use Program funds for equipment, curriculumdevelopment, or instructor training. The bill requires each grantee to longitudinally track students who complete any program for whichthe school board received funds in order to determine the effectivenessof the (a) new or restored middle school programs in recruiting studentsto participate in restored high school programs and (b) restoredhigh school programs in matching students with high-paying jobs inthe fields in which they are certified or credentialed.

Passed Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 82

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Arab American Heritage Month; designating as April 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.

Arab American Heritage Month. DesignatesApril, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Arab American HeritageMonth in Virginia.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 26

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

World Polio Day; designating as October 24, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.

World Polio Day. Designates October 24,in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as World Polio Day in Virginia.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 147

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Kimchi Day; designating as November 22, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Kimchi Day. Designates November 22, in 2022and in each succeeding year, as Kimchi Day in Virginia.

Passed Mar 1, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 136

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Girl Scout Week; designating as week of March 12, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Girl Scout Week. Designates the week ofMarch 12, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Girl Scout Weekin Virginia.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 128

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Jones Act; expresses sense of the General Assembly to support Act.

Supporting the Jones Act. Expresses thesense of the General Assembly in supporting the Jones Act.

In committee Mar 1, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track