Celebrating the life of Master-at-Arms ChiefPetty Officer Victor Wayne Stewart, USN, Ret.
Commending Karen F. Stuber.
Celebrating the life of Leigh B. Middleditch,Jr.
Commending B. Wayne Coleman.
Celebrating the life of Rebecca Kellam Chalmers.
Commending the Virginia Manufacturers Association.
Public elementary and secondary schools and public school-based early childhood care and education programs; student instruction; masks; emergency. Requires, except in the case of the 10 unscheduled remote learning days otherwise permitted by law or in certain cases of student discipline, each school board to offer in-person instruction, as defined in the bill, to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public elementary or secondary school for at least the minimum number of required annual instructional hours and to each student enrolled in the local school division in a public school-based early childhood care and education program for the entirety of the instructional time provided pursuant to such program. The bill permits, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation, rule, or policy implemented by a school board, school division, school official, or other state or local authority, the parent of any child enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school, or in any school-based early childhood care and education program, to elect for such child to not wear a mask while on school property. The bill provides that no parent making such an election shall be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status and no student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of this parental election. The bill requires each local school division to comply with the foregoing provisions relating to masks no later than March 1, 2022. The bill clarifies that none of the foregoing provisions shall be construed to affect the authority granted to the Governor to achieve the purposes of relevant emergency services and disaster law with regard to a communicable disease of public health threat. The bill contains an emergency clause.
United States Constitution; application fora convention of the states. Makes application to Congress tocall a convention of the states to propose amendments to the UnitedStates Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federalgovernment, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government,and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
School principals; incident reports; violent offenses.Requires that school principals report to law enforcement any felonyoffenses and violent offenses enumerated in the bill that may constitutea criminal offense. Under the bill, principals have discretion toreport certain non-violent crimes to law enforcement. Under currentlaw, principals are required to make such reports to law enforcementonly for such acts that may constitute a felony offense.
Commending Jesse Waltz.
