Sen. Richard Stuart

Public institutions of higher education; tuitionand mandatory fee increase; student approval. Provides that noincrease in undergraduate tuition or mandatory fees approved by agoverning board of a public institution of higher education shalltake effect unless such increase receives an affirmative vote ofat least two-thirds of undergraduate students enrolled in such institution.

Commending William H. Goodwin, Jr.

Animal Cruelty Conviction List established. Requires the Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain by January 1, 2023, an Animal Cruelty Conviction List to be available to the public on the website of the Department of State Police. The list includes the names of persons convicted of certain felony animal cruelty offenses on or after July 1, 2020. The bill requires persons convicted of any such offense to pay a fee of $50 per conviction to fund the maintenance of the list. The bill requires the State Police to remove a person from the list 15 years after his information is listed if he has no additional felony conviction of a relevant animal cruelty offense.

Children's Services Act; special educationprograms. Expands eligibility for services under the Children's Services Act to students who transfer from an approved private schoolspecial education program to a public school special education programestablished and funded jointly by a local governing body and schooldivision located within Planning District 16 for the purpose of providingspecial education and related services when (i) the public schoolspecial education program is able to provide services comparableto those of an approved private school special education program and (ii) the student would require placement in an approved privateschool special education program but for the availability of thepublic school special education program.

Management of the menhaden fishery. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations necessary to manage Atlantic menhaden, including those necessary to comply with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The bill repeals several provisions relating to quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures that will be included in a regulatory framework for managing the fishery. The bill also provides that for the 2020 harvest season, the total allowable landings for menhaden shall be 168,213.16 metric tons, and the annual menhaden harvest cap for the purse seine fishery for Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay shall be 51,000 metric tons. This bill was incorporated into SB 791.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Mary T.Christian.

Commending United We Light: Project Bolivia.

School personnel; staffing ratios; school nurses.Excludes school nurse positions from requirements for student supportpositions and instead requires each local school board to employ at least one full-time equivalent school nurse position in each elementary school, middle school, and high school in the local school divisionor at least one full-time equivalent school nurse position per 550students in grades kindergarten through 12.

Commending King George County.

Commending Elnora F. Tompkins.