Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Establishes rates of pay and allowances for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force.
Possession, purchase, and transport of certainfirearms in certain localities; withholding state funds. Allowsa person to lawfully possess, purchase, or transport a firearm orfirearms magazine that he would otherwise be lawfully permitted to possess, purchase, or transport on January 1, 2020, while he isin a locality that has adopted or enforced any ordinance, resolution,or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendmentrights. The bill also provides that no funds payable by the Commonwealthto a locality for any and all purposes shall be withheld from a localitysolely on the basis of such locality adopting or enforcing any ordinance,resolution, or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights.
Mountain ridges; prohibition on construction;local ordinance. Prohibits the construction of any building morethan 50 feet tall at any elevation within 100 feet of the crest ofa vulnerable mountain ridge, as defined in the bill. The bill providesan exception for construction that complies with a county or cityordinance adopted to mitigate the effect of such structures on viewsof the ridge. The bill also authorizes any city or county to optout of the prohibition on construction by referendum if the petitionfor such referendum is made prior to January 1, 2022. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to produce maps showing vulnerable mountain ridges in Virginia and authorizes the Departmentto develop a model ridge conservation ordinance.
Solar farms; annual report of acreage; report.Directs the Virginia Solar Energy Center to compile an annual reportthat lists (i) the total acreage of solar farm or utility-scale solarfacility development projects completed in the prior calendar yearand (ii) the total acreage of qualified donations of less-than-feeinterests accepted by any public or private conservation agency,as reported by the Department of Conservation and Recreation pursuantto existing law. The Center is required to submit the report by December15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations,House Committee on Finance, and Senate Committee on Finance.
School board policies; homework assignments;Internet connection. Requires each school board to establisha policy to prohibit any teacher in the school division from assigningto any student a homework assignment that requires the use of anInternet connection that is capable of transmitting information ata rate that is not less than 256 kilobits per second in at leastone direction when such student lacks meaningful access to such anInternet connection.
Commending The American Legion Auxiliary.
