Del. Clint Jenkins

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; sanctions. Lowers from thefull amount of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)grant to a maximum of six percent of the TANF grant the amount alocal department of social services can impose as a sanction on aparent for noncompliance with the requirements of the Virginia Initiativefor Education and Work.

Family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundableincome tax credit for taxable years 2022 through 2026 for expensesincurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member,defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activitiesof daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percentof eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver up to $1,000. Inorder to qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) notreceive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expendituresand (ii) have federal adjusted gross income that is no greater than$100,000 for an individual or $200,000 for married persons. The billrequires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claimingthe credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forwardby the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable yearfor which the credit was issued. The bill is a recommendation ofthe Joint Commission on Health Care.

Tribal nations; acknowledging harmful historyand policies in the Commonwealth. Expresses the sense of theHouse of Delegates in acknowledging with profound regret the existence, acceptance, and perpetuation of the dispossession of lands and theracist and assimilationist policies designed to erase the identity,culture, and sovereignty of tribal nations in the Commonwealth.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable JohnHowson Rust, Jr.

Conduct of law-enforcement officers; establishmentof an Early Identification System. Requires the Department ofCriminal Justice Services (the Department) to establish a best practicesmodel for the implementation, training, and management of an EarlyIdentification System (EIS). The bill defines an EIS as a systemthrough which a law-enforcement agency collects and manages datato identify and assess patterns of behavior, including misconductand high-risk behavior, or performance of law-enforcement officersand law-enforcement agency employees. The bill directs each sheriffor chief of police to implement an EIS by July 1, 2024, and requiresthat law-enforcement officers receive training prior to implementationof the EIS and annually thereafter. The bill also directs the Departmentto establish and administer written policies and procedures for law-enforcementagencies to report to the Office of the Attorney General all judgmentsor settlements in cases relating to negligence or misconduct of a law-enforcement officer.

Department of Veterans Services; plan for establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region; report. Directs the Department of Veterans Services to study and develop a plan for the establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health regarding such plan by November 1, 2022.

State park fees; active duty military and veterans.Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establisha policy that entitles any veteran or person on active duty militaryservice to pay no fee for access, entry, or parking at a state park,and to receive a 50 percent discount for various park services andamenities.

Income tax; military benefits subtraction; emergency. Establishes an income tax subtraction for up to $20,000 of militarybenefits in taxable year 2021, up to $30,000 in taxable year 2022,and up to $40,000 in taxable year 2023 and each year thereafter.The bill defines military benefits to include military retirementincome and benefits paid to the surviving spouse of a veteran. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Celebrating the life of Firefighter ChristopherGeorge Griffin.

Income tax; military retirement income subtraction.Exempts, beginning with taxable year 2022, up to $40,000 of militaryretirement income of a veteran who is at least 55 years old and who was honorably discharged after active duty service in the Armed Forcesof the United States, its reserve components, or the National Guardof Virginia or any other state.