Sen. Jill Vogel

Workers' compensation; presumption as to deathor disability from COVID-19; vaccine. Provides that the presumptionthat COVID-19 causing the death or disability of certain employeesis an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers'Compensation Act does not apply to an individual who fails or refuses to receive a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 either approvedby or with an Emergency Use Authorization issued by the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration, unless the person is immunized or the person'sphysician determines in writing that the immunization would posea significant risk to the person's health.

Celebrating the life of J. Kenneth Klinge.

Celebrating the life of Naval Air Crewman 2ndClass James P. Buriak, USN.

Celebrating the life of Warren Ballinger French,Jr.

Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Paul R.Fridley, USN.

Celebrating the life of Connor Garstka.

Teaching or promotion of certain concepts in public elementary and secondary education; declaration as unlawful and discriminatory practice. Declares it an unlawful and discriminatory practice for any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach any public elementary or secondary school student to believe or promote to any such student as valid the belief that (i) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (ii) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (iii) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race or sex; (iv) an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by the individual's race or sex; or (v) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, but permits any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach to any public elementary or secondary school student content that includes the past or present belief, by any individual or group, in any such concept.

Celebrating the life of Rebecca Mae Benson Cross.

Celebrating the life of Mary Dear Moon.

Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts established.Permits the parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, to apply to the school division in which the qualified student residesfor a one-year, renewable Parental Choice Education Savings Accountthat consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the residentschool division in which the qualified student resides, includingthe per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil share of special education funding for which thequalified student is eligible. The bill permits the parent of thequalified student to use the moneys in such account for certain education-relatedexpenses of the qualified student, including tuition, deposits, fees,and required textbooks at a private elementary school or secondaryschool that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions relating to auditing, rescinding, and reviewing expensesmade from such accounts.