Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight ClintonJones.
Del. Alex Askew
Sponsored bills
Commending the Tidewater EMS Council.
Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment,Jr.
Commending Laurice Malbon Yarn.
Commending Mark E. Smith.
Department of Education; guidance and resources;composting programs in local school divisions. Requires the Departmentof Education to develop, post in a publicly accessible format andlocation on its website, and make available to any school board, upon request, guidance and resources relating to the establishment oflocal experiential learning programs on the composting of organicmaterial, including uneaten school cafeteria food, for sustainablepurposes such as horticulture or micro-farming, including guidanceand resources on available grants and other sources of funding forsuch programs.
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.
Commending Voodoo Brewing Company Virginia Beach.
Commending Tilth & Oak.
Commending Master Sergeant Stephen Drakes, VAANG.