Bills & Legislation

Indigent defendant; abolition of fees, legal representation, jury trial costs, report.

Rae CousinsDemocrat

Workplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty, delayed effective date.

Nadarius E. ClarkDemocrat

Standard Diploma; Board of Education shall develop alternative graduation pathways to earn.

Board of Education; development of alternative graduation pathways to earn a Standard Diploma; report. Directs the Board of Education to develop alternative graduation pathways to earn a Standard Diploma that are designed to expand opportunities for students to complete the verified credit requirements for the Standard Diploma that do not require achieving a passing score on applicable Standards of Learning assessments. In developing such alternative graduation pathways, the bill directs the Board to (i) consult with and integrate the perspectives of a broad range of relevant stakeholders; (ii) consider alignment with the competencies articulated in the Profile of a Virginia Graduate; (iii) consider certain elements for incorporation into such alternative pathways, including nonassessment demonstrations of competence, alternative assessments that could be used in lieu of or alongside Standards of Learning assessments, and pathway structures or elements designed to encourage hands-on learning and civic engagement; (iv) ensure that any such alternative graduation pathways do not impact or replace the current requirements for earning a Standard Diploma or an Advanced Studies Diploma; (v) ensure at least one alternative pathway is developed that includes a nonassessment demonstration of competence; and (vi) consider next steps for approval and implementation of such alternative graduation pathways. Finally, the bill directs the Board to submit to the Governor and Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by January 1, 2027, a report detailing the Board's progress in developing alternative graduation pathways to earn a Standard Diploma, in accordance with the provisions of the bill.

Sam RasoulDemocrat

Medicaid; oversight of services facilitation for consumer directed services.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; enhanced oversight of services facilitators. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to enhance oversight of Medicaid services facilitation for consumer directed services, including incorporation of such services into the statewide Fiscal Employer Agent contract and development of a contract monitoring and oversight plan.

Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members' transition to civilian life.

Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program. Establishes an outreach program to ensure military service members transitioning from military to civilian life, veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members can easily access federal, state, and local benefits and other programs and services available to them. The bill requires the outcomes of such program to be published in the annual report submitted to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Governor, and the General Assembly.

Marty MartinezDemocrat

Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.

Fees for vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; funds returned to a locality; permitted uses. Expands the permitted use of funds returned to a locality from certain vehicle fees to include the purchase or maintenance of necessary equipment, supplies, facilities, and vehicles permitted by the Office of Emergency Medical Services and other operating expenses deemed necessary by the locality to ensure the provision of emergency medical services in such locality by nonprofit emergency medical services agencies. Under current law, such funds may be used for the purchase of necessary equipment and supplies for use in the locality for emergency medical services provided by nonprofit emergency medical services agencies.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.

Professions and occupations; definition of "practice of athletic training"; dry needling. Adds dry needling to the definition of "practice of athletic training," as such term relates to the practice of medicine and other healing arts, and directs the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations requiring training and certification for the practice of dry needling by athletic trainers.

Mark C. DowneyDemocrat

Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements & strategies to maximize use of funds for students.

Stacey Annie CarrollDemocrat

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, definitions, penalty, report.

Margaret A. FranklinDemocrat

Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.

Rozia A. Henson, Jr.Democrat

Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established.

Alex Q. AskewDemocrat

School boards; mental health awareness training for full-time school bus drivers.

Elizabeth R. GuzmanDemocrat

Administrative Process Act; appeals of case decisions regarding benefits sought, limitations.

Patrick A. HopeDemocrat

Workplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty, delayed effective date.

Nadarius E. ClarkDemocrat