High school family life education curricula; optional instruction on human trafficking. Permits any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division in high school to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention, recognition, and awareness of human trafficking of children. High school family life education curricula; optional instruction on human trafficking. Permits any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division in high school to incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention, recognition, and awareness of human trafficking of children.

Transfer on death deed; conveyance of cooperative interest. Provides that a conveyance of a cooperative interest is included in the meaning of a transfer on death deed. Transfer on death deed; conveyance of cooperative interest. Provides that a conveyance of a cooperative interest is included in the meaning of a transfer on death deed.

Child abuse and neglect; valid complaint. Removes from the elements of a valid complaint or report of child abuse or neglect the requirement that the alleged abuser be the alleged victim child's parent or caretaker. The bill requires a local department of social services (local department) that receives a complaint or report of child abuse or neglect over which it does not have jurisdiction to forward such complaint or report to the appropriate local department.

Public benefits; eligibility of certain aliens. Repeals provisions prohibiting persons other than United States citizens or persons who are legally present in the United States from receiving certain public benefits.

Department of Transportation; data on wildlife carcass removal sites. Directs the Department of Transportation to collect and publish annually on its website the sites of wildlife carcass removals from interstate, primary, and secondary roads completed upon the direction of or pursuant to a contract with the Department or the Commonwealth. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023.

Celebrating the life of Frank Clifford Doczi.

Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded. The bill provides that federal active duty mobilizations occurring while still a member of the Virginia National Guard and state active duty for the Commonwealth count toward such two-year service obligation. The bill provides that grants shall be subject to limitation based on the amount of funds appropriated for such purpose and that if applications for grants exceed the amount of funding appropriated, the Department shall issue grants to eligible recipients based on the order in which applications were received. Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education; tuition grants. Adds parameters around grants distributed by the Department of Military Affairs (the Department) to members of the Virginia National Guard who are enrolled in any course or program at any public institution of higher education or accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education. The bill provides that an application for a grant shall be made to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of an academic semester. The bill provides that the Department shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for the grant and communicate acceptance and any additional requirements determined by the Department in writing no later than 30 days after receipt of an application. The bill requires individuals who are eligible for such grants to satisfy all financial obligations with the institution and provide written proof of acceptable academic performance and good standing for the current term no later than 30 days following the end of a term or semester. The bill provides that individuals receiving grants pursuant to the bill incur a single two-year service obligation to the Virginia National Guard and that this two-year obligation commences on the last day of the last term or semester for which tuition assistance was awarded. The bill provides that federal active duty mobilizations occurring while still a member of the Virginia National Guard and state active duty for the Commonwealth count toward such two-year service obligation. The bill provides that grants shall be subject to limitation based on the amount of funds appropriated for such purpose and that if applications for grants exceed the amount of funding appropriated, the Department shall issue grants to eligible recipients based on the order in which applications were received.

Charter; Town of Lovettsville; Town Council; town officers and powers. Makes numerous technical and clarifying amendments to the charter for the Town of Lovettsville in Loudoun County. The bill includes changes that reflect the shift in town municipal elections from May to November by referencing "the date specified by general law for municipal elections."

Rabies vaccination; titer test; certification. Directs the Board of Health to develop, by regulation, an exemption to the rabies vaccination requirement for animals if a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing that the vaccine would endanger the animal based on an underlying medical factor and a titer test indicates a sufficient level of immunity to rabies. The bill provides that such certification is valid for a period of one year and serves as proof of vaccination.

Celebrating the life of Kenneth Gene Fannon.

Local credits for approved local volunteer activities. Enables localities, by ordinance, to provide a credit against taxes and fees imposed by the locality to an individual who provides approved volunteer services in the locality. As defined in the bill, "approved volunteer services" includes (i) volunteer first responders or (ii) individuals who perform volunteer services to a nonprofit organization or to the locality, if such services are approved by the locality. The bill specifies that the credit shall not be applied against any property taxes or payments in lieu of property taxes. The bill gives localities discretion to determine which taxes or fees are permissible uses of the credit and which services qualify for the credit.

Study; JLARC; increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system; report. Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to continue its study of increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system and to also study (i) the composite index of local ability-to-pay public school funding formula and changes that could be made to the indicators of such local ability-to-pay or the weights assigned thereto and (ii) permitting local governing bodies to tax adjusted gross income in order to promote greater fairness and more equitable access to the resources needed to provide excellence in public education in every local school division in the Commonwealth. The meeting and reporting deadlines in the original study are unaffected by the additional study tasks.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); Literary Fund; exemption for certain asset forfeiture. Amends the Constitution of Virginia to provide an exemption for property seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth for a violation of commercial sex trafficking and commercial sexual conduct crimes from the requirement that all property accruing to the Commonwealth by forfeiture shall be deposited into the Literary Fund. The amendment provides that the proceeds from such forfeited property shall be distributed by law for the purpose of providing treatment or specialized services to victims of sex trafficking.

Elections; time of certain local elections. Removes a provision that requires local elections for mayor, members of a local governing body, or members of an elected school board to be held at the time of the November general election. The bill allows cities and towns that made the transition between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, to provide by ordinance for its reversal.

Celebrating the life of John McKenzie Gunn, Jr.