Rep. Betsy Carr
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which full accreditation is based. [HB-111]
Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations, etc. Provides for the delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which the accreditation of schools in the Commonwealth is based that were not already in effect on June 30, 2008, with the exception of the graduation and completion rate index, until July 1, 2011, unless such statutes or regulations are also specifically required by federal code, federal regulation, or court action. This bill incorporates
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0398) on 04/11/2010
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Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, etc. [HB-1116]
Public employment; nondiscrimination. Prohibits discrimination in public employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran. The bill defines "sexual orientation" as a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression. The bill expressly provides that "sexual orientation" shall not include any person's attraction towards persons with whom sexual conduct
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
House: Left In General Laws on 02/16/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Criminal history record check; required to transfer firearm from firearms show vendor. [HB-1234]
Transfer of firearms; criminal records check; penalties. Adds a definition of "firearms show vendor" and requires that a criminal history record information check be performed on the prospective transferee before the vendor may transfer firearms at a gun show. Under current law, only licensed dealers must obtain such a check. The bill also adds a definition of "promoter" and requires that the promoter of a gun show provide vendors with access to licensed dealers who will conduct the criminal background check.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/16/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Professional corporations; includes certified interior designers in organizations managed by board. [HB-1265]
Professional corporations; board of directors. Includes certified interior designers in the types of professional organizations managed by a board of directors. The bill allows nonlicensed employee-directors to serve on the board of directors of a professional organization, provided they do not make up more than one-third of all of the members of the board of directors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0532) on 04/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; certain amount of contracts to be awarded to small businesses, etc. [HB-1279]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses. Requires the Department of General Services, in conjunction with the Department of Minority Business Enterprise, to develop a program that insures that at least 15 percent of state procurement contracts are awarded to small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses located in historically underutilized business zones (HUB Zone) that meet certain requirements. The bill defines HUB Zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
House: Left In General Laws on 02/16/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. [HB-1280]
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Provides that it is an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any political jurisdiction or its employees or appointed commissions to discriminate in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines, or in the permitting of housing developments, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, handicap, or because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
House: Passed By In General Laws With Letter By Voice Vote on 02/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Homebound instruction services; Board of Education shall review its regulations. [HB-257]
Board of Education; homebound instruction. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia as they relate to homebound instructional services to address whether homebound instruction may be made available to students based upon evidence submitted by any person licensed to diagnose and treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions. Current regulations provide that certification must be made by a licensed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0072) on 03/09/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
War Memorial Foundation; inclusion in Virginia War Memorial. [HB-469]
War Memorial Foundation; inclusion in Virginia War Memorial. Provides that in addition to the names and homes of record engraved on the Virginia War Memorial as of January 1, 2010, the names and homes of record of United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine, United States Merchant Marine, United States Navy, Virginia National Guard, and Reserve service members from the Commonwealth of Virginia who died in a Department of Defense-designated combat area under honorable conditions, or who are "Missing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House: Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/16/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of General Assembly Ethics Review Panel. [HB-657]
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of a General Assembly Ethics Review Panel. Establishes one five-member Review Panel in place of the present separate House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels. The Panel will investigate complaints of violations of the GACOIA, and its proceedings following its preliminary investigation will be public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Incorporated By Rules (hb655-armstrong) By Voice Vote on 02/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Grievance procedures; local government to permit an observer for each party. [HB-700]
Local grievance procedures. Allows the local government at its option to permit an observer for each party at the informal first step of the grievance process. The grievant and the local government at their option may also have an observer of their choice at each subsequent step of the process. These persons may observe only and may not participate, interrupt, or act as either party's representative until the final management step, unless otherwise permitted by the locality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
House: Left In Counties, Cities And Towns on 02/16/2010