Reduces from 205 feet to 105 feet the minimum low-water shore front that makes the landowner eligible to apply for riparian planting grounds assignment by the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission.
Declares eligible for in-state tuition charges any member of the Virginia National Guard who resides in the Commonwealth, regardless of the domicile of such individual. The bill removes the current requirement that guard members be mobilized or on temporary active orders for 180 days or more in order to be eligible for in-state tuition charges.
Requires all proposed and final regulations promulgated by any regulatory board within the Department on or after July 1, 2017, to contain a sunset provision such that the regulations shall expire within five years of their effective date. The bill provides that on or before July 1, 2021, the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation (the Board) shall review the regulations on such timetable as determined by the Board to enable it to make specific determinations outlined in the bill. The bill requires that by July 1, 2021, the Board shall submit a report of its findings, including any recommendations, to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules (the Commission), which shall exercise the powers granted to it under the Administrative Process Act and the Commission's enabling law. Any recommendations of the Commission for the continuation, modification, suspension, or rescission of any such regulation shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 15, 2021.
