Department of Housing and Community Development;Virginia Telecommunications Initiative; eligibility. Directsthe Department of Housing and Community Development to adjust criteriaregarding eligibility for a Virginia Telecommunications Initiativegrant to reflect the provisions established by the United StatesTreasury's Final Rule regarding the Coronavirus State and Local FiscalRecovery Funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act of2021.
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Public charter schools; applications; reviewand approval. Permits the Board of Education (the Board) to receive,review, and rule upon applications for public charter schools andenter into agreements for the establishment of public charter schools.Under current law, the power to grant or deny a public charter schoolapplication and enter into an agreement for the establishment ofa public charter school rests solely with local school boards. Thebill also provides that the decision of the Board or a local schoolboard to grant or deny a public charter school application or torevoke or fail to renew a public charter school agreement is finaland is not subject to appeal. Current law contains an appeal processfor such decisions.
Health insurance; coverage for the diagnosisof and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservationservices. Requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts,and health care plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures,defined in the bill.
Elections; absentee voting; ballots to be sortedand results to be reported by precinct. Provides that absentee ballots processed at a central absentee precinct must be sorted bythe precinct to which the voter who cast the absentee ballot is assignedand that the resulting vote totals from such ballots must be reportedseparately for each voter precinct.
School principals; incident reports. Requiresthat school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to theparents of any minor student who is the specific object of such actthat the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under currentlaw, principals are required to make such reports only for such actsthat may constitute a felony offense.
Commending Jesse Waltz.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable JohnHowson Rust, Jr.
Falun Gong; Persecution by Chinese CommunistParty. Condemns the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners bythe Chinese Communist Party.
Commending Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons.
Celebrating the life of Donn Casserly Hart,Jr.