Del. A.C. Cordoza

Celebrating the life of Nikia Yvonne Shaw.

Commending Dr. William R. Harvey.

Commending Virginia Housing.

Commending the Honorable Edward T. Scott.

Celebrating the life of Alyson Sudow Bailey.

Commending Ryan Zimmerman.

Commission on Historically Black Colleges andUniversities in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes the 10-memberCommission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in theCommonwealth in the legislative branch to identify and recommend legislative priorities and policies for adoption or examination bythe General Assembly and the Governor in order to provide ongoingsupport in developing and reviewing services and funding relatedto the five historically black colleges and universities in the Commonwealth,which are Hampton University, Norfolk State University, VirginiaState University, Virginia Union University, and Virginia Universityof Lynchburg.

Abortion; born alive infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every health care provider licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of an infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of this act is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of an infant who has been born alive following performance of an abortion and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care.

School security officers; scope of employment;carrying firearm in performance of duties. Provides that eachschool security officer, in addition to performing each enumeratedduty, is responsible for carrying out any other duty assigned to himby the local school board, excluding enforcement of discipline reservedsolely and exclusively to school administrators. The bill permitsa school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance ofhis duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hiredby the local school board or private or religious school, he was anactive duty member in the Armed Forces of the United States who servedon active duty for at least 10 years and received an honorable dischargefrom such service and (ii) he has provided proof of completion ofthe required training course.

Public institutions of higher education; in-state tuition; children of active duty service members or veterans. Provides that any child of an active duty service member or veteran who claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least four years during active duty service is eligible for in-state tuition charges, regardless of domicile. Under current law, any such child is eligible for in-state tuition charges if such service member or veteran claims Virginia as his home state and filed Virginia tax returns for at least 10 years during active duty service.