Public institutions of higher education; governingboards; educational programs. Requires all members of governingboards of public institutions of higher education to participatein educational programs designed to address the role, duties, andresponsibilities of the governing boards at least once within thefirst two years of membership and at least once within every twoyears of membership thereafter. Under current law, new members arerequired to participate in such programs at least once during theirfirst two years of membership. The bill requires each public institutionof higher education to maintain on its website the names of all voting members of the governing board who successfully complete such educationalprograms, as certified by the State Council of Higher Education forVirginia.
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Commending Carey A. Adams.
Commending The Heights Baptist Church.
Commending Germanna Community College.
Congressional and legislative district boundaries;alignment with boundaries of counties and cities; review of a voter'sregistration. Provides that, for purposes of congressional, Senate, and Houseof Delegates districts, if a boundary of such a district virtually coincideswith the boundary between two or more localities, the boundary of the districtshall conform to the boundary between the localities that has been (i) agreedupon by those localities, (ii) adopted in ordinances by those localities, (iii)reported by those localities to the United States Bureau of the Census, and(iv) the population of the district as a result of the boundary adjustment iswithin the allowable deviation for that type of district. The bill requires theState Board of Elections to review any change of boundary to determine whetherthere is evidence that the change was made with fraudulent intent, and if itappears there was fraudulent intent, to refer the matter to a circuit court toapprove or deny the change. If two or more localities sharing a boundary cannotagree on the true boundary line between them, the boundary shall be that whichwas in existence on April 1, 2011, and was reported by the United States Bureauof the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United StatesPublic Law 94-171. The bill provides a process by which a voter who believes hehas been incorrectly assigned to an election district or precinct may requestand have his assignment reviewed by the general registrar and, if necessary,the governing body of the county or city.
Eminent domain; remnants and remainders. Repeals the provision of the Code of Virginia declaring that the acquisition of residual parcels when acquiring land for highway rights-of-way is in the public interest and is a public use. The bill provides that, upon petition of either party, the court may determine whether property remaining after a partial taking is an uneconomic remnant prior to the trial on just compensation. The bill further provides that if the court rules in favor of the owner, it may award costs and fees to be paid by the condemnor.
Commending Robert W. Duncan.
Microloans for Veterans Program and Fund; creationand administration. Creates the Microloans for Veterans Programand Fund to be administered by the Virginia Small Business FinancingAuthority (the Authority). The bill directs the Authority to work with the Department of Veterans Services, the Department of SmallBusiness and Supplier Diversity, and the Virginia Community CollegeSystem to develop a curriculum of education and mentorship relatedto finance and business planning. The Authority is authorized toissue loans of up to $10,000 to veterans who agree to participatein such curriculum and meet other requirements (tier 1 loans). TheAuthority is authorized to issue loans of up to $50,000 to veteranswho have completed the requirements associated with a tier 1 loanand agree to meet advanced education and mentorship requirements(tier 2 loans).
Commending Domenick D'Adamo, Jr.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police, theVirginia Department of State Police, the Richmond Police Department,the Department of General Services, and the many other support unitsof the Unified Command.