Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward DavidShames, USA, Ret.
Sponsored bills
Commending William C. Chase, Jr.
Commending Dawn Harman.
School boards; parental notification of certainthreats, behavior, and unlawful acts; panic alarms. Requires,within four hours of receiving notification of (i) a preliminarydetermination by the threat assessment team that a student posesa threat of violence or physical harm to self or others; (ii) threateningor aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the school; or(iii) unlawful acts committed on school property, on a school bus,or at a school-sponsored activity that involve the unlawful use orpossession of a weapon, homicide, criminal sexual assault, or trespassing,each division superintendent to notify the parent of each studentenrolled in the relevant school of such threat, threatening or aberrantbehavior, or unlawful act. The bill requires each school board toequip each public elementary and secondary school building in thelocal school division with at least one panic alarm that adheresto nationally recognized industry standards, including the standardsof the National Fire Protection Association and Underwriters Laboratories,and is installed by a licensed and qualified professional. The billdefines "panic alarm" as a silent security system by which the usermanually activates a device that sends a non-audible signal to thelocal law-enforcement agency that indicates a school security emergency,including a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation,that requires immediate response and assistance from such agency.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable FrankDuVal Hargrove, Sr.
Commending the Honorable Mark Cole.
Celebrating the life of Officer Michael D. Chandler.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable ArthurR. Giesen, Jr.
Constitutional amendment (first reference); General Assembly; term limits. Limits members of the Senate tothree full terms (12 years) and members of the House of Delegatesto six full terms (12 years). The limitations apply to service forboth consecutive and nonconsecutive terms. Service for a partialterm does not preclude serving the allowed number of full terms.The limits apply to terms of service beginning on and after the startof the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Commending the King William High School footballteam.