Sen. Jennifer L McClellan

Commending the Richmond Ambulance Authority.

Teacher Training Corps; report. Establishesthe Teacher Training Corps for the purpose of attracting and retainingpublic elementary and secondary school teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships to students who obtainteaching degrees and certifications at participating institutionsand requiring such students to fill teacher positions for specifiedperiods of time at high-needs schools, as defined in the bill, andmeet other requirements. The bill also establishes the Teacher TrainingCorps Scholarship Fund and Program for the purpose of funding suchscholarships at the participating institutions of Longwood University,Norfolk State University, Radford University, and Virginia CommonwealthUniversity. Finally, the bill establishes the 12-member Teacher TrainingCorps Commission to administer the Teacher Training Corps ScholarshipProgram and directs the Commission to begin meeting on or after September1, 2022, establish the parameters for the Program, and award thefirst scholarships pursuant to the Program prior to the beginningof the 2023-2024 academic year.

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence VictimFund; purpose; fee apportionment. Provides that the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services shall adopt guidelines to make fundsfrom the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund, whichis used to support the prosecution of domestic violence cases andvictim services, available to sexual assault service providers andhospitals for the purpose of funding the cost of salaries and equipmentfor sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse examiners,and pediatric forensic nurses, with priority for funding such costsgiven to such forensic examiners, nurse examiners, and forensic nursesserving rural and underserved communities. The bill also increasesthe amount apportioned to the Fund from the fixed-fee assessmentsfor misdemeanors and traffic infractions tried in district court.

Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill was incorporated into SB 3.

Commending the Richmond Chapter of the IslamicCircle of North America Relief.

Celebrating the life of Joseph Carlo Monolo.

Celebrating the life of Aubrey Mae Stanley,Jr.

Celebrating the life of Staff Sergeant JohnJoseph Nichols, USA, Ret.

Commending George Mason University.

Celebrating the life of Commander Brian MichaelBourgeois, USN.