Unauthorized use of dairy milk cases or milkcrates. Repeals provisions that make it a Class 4 misdemeanorfor any person to (i) buy, sell, or dispose of any milk case or milkcrate bearing the name or label of the owner without the writtenconsent of the owner or his designated agent; (ii) refuse, upon writtendemand of the owner or his designated agent, to return to the owneror his designated agent any milk case or milk crate bearing the nameor label of the owner; or (iii) deface, obliterate, erase, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any name, label, registered trademark,insignia, or other business identification of an owner of a milkcase or milk crate without the consent of the owner, for the purposeof destroying or removing from the milk case or milk crate evidenceof its ownership.
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Fetal dismemberment prohibited. Prohibitsa person licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice medicine fromperforming an abortion that involves dismemberment of a fetus.
Carrying concealed handgun with a permit; employeesof any agency of the Commonwealth or political subdivision thereof.Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or anyrule, regulation, or workplace policy to the contrary, an employeeof any agency of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereofwith a valid concealed handgun permit may possess or carry a concealedhandgun at his workplace. The bill provides, however, that any agencyof the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof may prohibit employees from possessing or carrying a concealed handgun at theirworkplace only if such agency of the Commonwealth or a politicalsubdivision thereof has employed law-enforcement officers or armedsecurity officers to provide protection at such workplace, and suchofficers are stationed within the workplace building during operatinghours.
Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required. Allows any person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a concealedhandgun permit to carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywherehe may lawfully carry a handgun openly within the Commonwealth.
Use of transportation funds in the Commonwealth. Requires affirmative authorization by the General Assembly in anappropriation act for any funds in the Commonwealth, including localand regional funds and toll revenues, to be used for a transportationproject physically located outside of the Commonwealth.
Children with disabilities; alternative placements;state funds. Requires the parent of any child with a disabilitywho is placed in a public school pursuant to his individualized educationprogram who subsequently places his child in a nonpublic school settingto receive from the school board, upon request, the applicable Standardsof Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposesand apportioned to the school division, including the per pupil shareof state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil shareof special education funding for which the child is eligible, topay for tuition and fees associated with such nonpublic school setting,subject to such rules, regulations, or procedures as the Departmentof Education may establish. The bill requires each such parent tosubmit annually to the division superintendent an evaluation or assessmentthat indicates that the child is achieving an adequate level of educationalgrowth and progress.
Impact fees; residential development. Authorizes any locality to impose impact fees on certain residential developments in order to defray the costs of constructing public facilities necessitated by those developments. Under current law, such impact fees may be imposed only by those localities that have established urban transportation service districts. The amount of the impact fee shall not exceed five percent of the sales price of the residential property, five percent of the assessed value of the property in the event that the property is transferred without a sale, or $10,000, whichever is less.
Students who receive home instruction; participationin interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joiningan organization governing interscholastic programs that does notdeem eligible for participation a student who (i) receives home instruction;(ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two consecutive academicyears; (iii) is in compliance with immunization requirements; (iv)is entitled to free tuition in a public school; (v) has not reachedthe age of 19 by August 1 of the current academic year; (vi) is anamateur who receives no compensation but participates solely forthe educational, physical, mental, and social benefits of the activity;(vii) complies with all disciplinary rules and is subject to allcodes of conduct applicable to all public high school athletes; and(viii) complies with all other rules governing awards, all-star games,maximum consecutive semesters of high school enrollment, parentalconsents, physical examinations, and transfers applicable to allhigh school athletes. The bill provides that no local school boardis required to establish a policy to permit students who receivehome instruction to participate in interscholastic programs. Thebill permits reasonable fees to be charged to students who receivehome instruction to cover the costs of participation in such interscholasticprograms, including the costs of additional insurance, uniforms,and equipment. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2025.
Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals; contemptof court. Provides that the Court of Appeals of Virginia has appellate jurisdiction over a judgment of the circuit court that holdsor fails to hold a person in contempt of court. Under current law,the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction only over a judgment that holdsa person in contempt of court.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; informationtechnology project services contracts; behind schedule; verificationof work. Requires that all state agencies include in every writtencontract for information technology project services contracts provisions that the agency is not required to pay for hours worked on a computerand billed by the hour on a project that (i) is more than one yearbehind on any scheduled contract performance dates or actual completiondates or (ii) has costs in excess of $1 million over the initialterm of the contract, unless such hourly work is verified as legitimateby automatic billing verification software meeting certain standards.Any data collected by automatic billing verification software isconsidered accounting records belonging to the contractor; however, no contractor is permitted to sell or transfer such data or use itfor any purpose or in any manner other than to verify and managethe hours worked on the associated contract and billed to the agency.The bill exempts from the contract provision and data collectionrequirement any (i) contracts (a) between state agencies, (b) withany law-enforcement agency, or (c) with any agency that is the custodianof criminal justice information as defined in the Federal Bureauof Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services Division'sSecurity Policy and (ii) work performed (a) by a state employee or(b) on a state-owned device.