Del. Eric Zehr

Commending George Teague, Jr.

Commending the Virginia Department of MotorVehicles.

Commending Blake Corum.

Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.

Elected officials; Internet publication ofpersonal information; definition of public official. Adds to the definition of "public official" any elected official for the purposes of prohibiting the Commonwealth from publishing on the Internet thepersonal information of any public official if a court has ordered that such official's personal information is prohibited from publication and the official has made a demand in writing to the Commonwealth,accompanied by the order of the court, that the Commonwealth notpublish such information. The bill provides that such written demandmade by an elected official is effective for four years if such electedofficial continuously serves throughout the four-year period.

Israel; support. Expresses support for theState of Israel and condemns the actions of Hamas.

State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals theState Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissionsand zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply for vehicles witha model year of 2025 and later.

Tax credit; eligible education expenses; homeinstruction and private education. Creates a tax credit for taxableyears 2024 through 2028 that may be claimed by any parent of a childwho receives home instruction or attends a private elementary or secondary school in Virginia. The bill specifies that an eligibleindividual may claim the credit for certain eligible education expenses,as defined in the bill and imposes certain limitations on who mayclaim the credit and how much credit may be claimed based on a taxpayer'sVirginia adjusted gross income.

Certain school board employees; possession offirearms on school property. Permits any school board to authorizeany school board employee to possess a firearm on school property,in addition to those individuals expressly authorized to possess sucha firearm as otherwise provided in statute, provided that any schoolboard employee so authorized by the school board receives advancedfirearms training in accordance with criteria established by theDepartment of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services to develop and distribute to each localschool board such criteria no later than August 1, 2024.

Obscene materials; restrictions on purchase,distribution, exhibition, or loan; exceptions; libraries and schools.Modifies the exceptions to restrictions on the purchase, distribution,exhibition, or loan of obscene materials by providing that schoolssupported by public appropriation are not subject to the exceptionsand limiting the exception applicable to libraries supported by publicappropriation only to obscene material that is available exclusivelyin a section of the library to which access is restricted by age.