Del. Anne Ferrell Tata

Celebrating the life of Commander Edward S.Stolle, Jr., USN, Ret.

Commending Blake Corum.

Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.

Nonfamily adoption tax credit. Creates a$4,000 nonrefundable tax credit for taxable years 2024 through 2028for an individual or married persons who, during the taxable year,finalize a legal nonfamily adoption as defined in the bill.

Persons occupying street for commercial use;civil penalty. Allows cities and towns by ordinance to establisha uniform schedule of civil penalties for commercial use of a street, avenue, park, bridge, or any other public place or public propertyor any public easement of a city or town, in a manner not permittedto the general public, without having first legally obtained the consent of the city or town. The bill provides that the schedule ofcivil penalties shall be uniform for each type of specified violation,and the penalty for any one violation, unless elsewhere authorized, shall not exceed (i) $500 for the initial penalty, (ii) $1,000 forthe second violation, or (iii) $1,500 for the third or subsequentviolation.

Fostering Futures program; eligibility; agelimit. Increases from 21 to 23 the age at which an individualmay no longer participate in the Fostering Futures program.

Charter; City of Virginia Beach; board of equalization. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach by expanding theboard of equalization from four members to five members and an alternate.

Social services; Dynamic Benefit AdjustmentSystem. Establishes a Dynamic Benefit Adjustment System thatgradually reduces public assistance benefits in response to beneficiaries'earned income. The bill requires the Department of Social Servicesto establish the formula for the system, collect and analyze dataon the System, and make regular reports on the System's performanceto the General Assembly.

Department of Social Services; human traffickingservices. Adds to the responsibilities of the Department of SocialServices certain duties related to human trafficking prevention andvictim support. The bill requires the Department, among other things,to develop a tiered certification system for programs that provideservices to victims of human trafficking, which shall consider (i)whether the program is accredited by a nationally recognized credentialingentity; (ii) the program's services, practices, governance, organizationalstructure, leadership, financial management, and compliance history;and (iii) any other criteria deemed relevant by the Department. The bill also authorizes the Department, subject to regulations of theBoard of Social Services and the availability of state or federalfunds, to receive state and federal funds for services to victimsof human trafficking; disburse funds through matching grants to localpublic or private nonprofit agencies to provide service programsfor the victims of human trafficking; and develop and implement grantmechanisms for funding such local services.

Celebrating the life of Karen Harrison Jones.