Study; JLARC; effects of gun violence on communities;report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commissionto conduct a two-year study of the social, physical, emotional, and economic effects of gun violence on communities across the Commonwealth.
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; policysolutions to the Commonwealth's fentanyl crisis; report. Directsthe Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) to study policy solutionsto the Commonwealth's fentanyl crisis. The resolution directs JCHCto (i) study the causes of the rise in fentanyl prevalence and fentanyloverdoses in the Commonwealth, (ii) study the impact of the risein fentanyl prevalence and fentanyl overdoses in the Commonwealthon Virginians and the Commonwealth's health care system, (iii) studyand provide insight into the fentanyl crisis within the context ofother drug crises and addiction trends in recent history, and (iv)establish and make policy recommendations related to reducing theprevalence of fentanyl in the Commonwealth and reducing the numberof fentanyl overdoses in the Commonwealth. The resolution requiresJCHC to complete its meetings for the first year by November 30,2024, and for the second year by November 30, 2025, and to submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summaryof its findings and recommendations no later than the first day ofthe next Regular Session of the General Assembly for each year.
Commending the Honorable Roxann Robinson.
Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight ClintonJones.
Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment,Jr.
Commending Mark E. Smith.
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.
Commending Voodoo Brewing Company Virginia Beach.
Commending Tilth & Oak.
Commending Master Sergeant Stephen Drakes, VAANG.
