Celebrating the life of William Reese Hess.
Sponsored bills
Commending Peter A. Blake.
Department of Motor Vehicles; highway use fee;tiered flat rate system; work group; report. Directs the Departmentof Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to determine the feasibilityof implementing a tiered flat rate system to accurately determine the correct amount of highway use fee to be charged at the pointof sale of a motor vehicle. The bill directs the work group to completeits work and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairsof the Senate and House Committees on Transportation no later thanNovember 15, 2024.
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness. Designates May, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness in Virginia.
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of the Department of Human Resource Management applicable to employees of the Authority, (ii) authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services to lease vehicles and construction and forestry equipment to the Authority, and (iii) authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to lease construction or forestry vehicles to the Authority.
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness. Designates May, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness in Virginia.
Commending the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Public education; dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment; high school graduation. Makes several changes relatingto graduation from a public high school in the Commonwealth, including (i) eliminating the requirement for a student to complete one virtualcourse in order to graduate from high school and (ii) specifyingthat various options and requirements relating to earning careerand technical education credentials for the purpose of satisfyinghigh school graduation requirements are required to be high-demandcareer and technical education credentials. The bill also definesand thereby distinguishes the concepts of dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment in the context of high school students' participation in college-level coursework and requires the agreements for postsecondary attainment between school boards and comprehensive community collegesto specify the credit available for dual enrollment and concurrentenrollment courses.
Commending George Teague, Jr.
Commending the Virginia Department of MotorVehicles.