Charter; Town of Urbanna. Extends the termfor the elected mayor of the Town of Urbanna in Middlesex Countyfrom two years to four years and spells out specific responsibilitiesof the office. The bill also staggers and extends the terms for councilmembers from two years to four years.
Antique motor vehicles and antique trailers;license plates. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to,upon application therefor, authorize for use on antique motor vehiclesand antique trailers license plates that are embossed with and areof the same year of issue as the model year of the antique motorvehicle or antique trailer on which they are to be displayed havingthe same number as license plates already authorized for use on anothermotor vehicle or trailer, provided that only one of such sets oflicense plates was manufactured in 1973 or thereafter and any othersuch license plates were manufactured prior to 1973 and are also embossed with and are of the same year of issue as the model year of the antiquemotor vehicle or antique trailer on which they are to be displayed.
Commending Harry Wason.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable FloraLonette Davis Crittenden.
Celebrating the life of the Reverend PatrickJoseph White.
College partnership laboratory schools; application and establishment. Permits any public institution of higher education and any nonprofit private institution of higher education that is eligible for the Tuition Assistance Grant Program to establish a college partnership laboratory school as a new school or through the conversion of all or part of an existing school. Under current law, only public and private institutions of higher education that operate approved teacher education programs are permitted to apply to the Board to establish such a school, and no explicit provision is made for the conversion of an existing school. The bill requires applications for formation of a college partnership laboratory school to describe how the applicant will cooperate with local school boards, including allowing the local school board to elect to name a board member to the governing board of the college partnership laboratory school, and to include assurances that the applicant will work with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to develop programs that may award college credits. The bill requires the Board, among other criteria for reviewing and ruling on such applications, to give substantial preference to any application from a historically black college or university; any application to establish a college partnership laboratory school in an underserved community, which the bill defines as a geographical area that is served by public schools in which a high percentage of students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch, as determined by the Board; and any joint application submitted by an institution of higher education in partnership with one or more local school boards. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Commending the Virginia Cardinals Rugby FootballClub.
Celebrating the life of Adeline Rose Krizek.
Commending Steven G. Bowman.
Commending Woodlawn Elementary School.
