K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports; participation on teams based on biological sex; certain requirements; civil cause of action. Requires each public elementary or secondary school and each public institution of higher education to expressly designate all interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams and sports sponsored by such school based on biological sex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team or sport is open to participation by both (a) males, men, or boys and (b) females, women, or girls. The bill provides that a student's "biological sex" is the statement of such student's biological sex on such student's official birth certificate if the statement was filed at or near the time of the student's birth. The bill prohibits any student whose biological sex is female from participating on any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club team or sport that is expressly designated for "males," "men," or "boys," unless such school or institution does not offer an equivalent team or sport that is expressly designated for "females," "women," or "girls," or as "coed" or "mixed." The bill also prohibits any student whose biological sex is male from participation on any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club team or sport that is expressly designated for "females," "women," or "girls." Furthermore, the bill prohibits any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a public elementary or secondary school or sponsored by a public institution of higher education from competing against any interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a private elementary or secondary school or a private institution of higher education unless such private school or institution also complies with the provisions of the bill. Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for students that suffer any deprivation, harm, retaliation, or adverse action or for schools that suffer any harm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, provided that such action is initiated within two years of such deprivation, harm, retaliation, or adverse action.

False emergency communication to emergency personnel; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly report, or cause another to report in reliance on intentionally false information provided by such person, a false emergency communication to any emergency personnel that results in an emergency response. False emergency communication to emergency personnel; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly report, or cause another to report in reliance on intentionally false information provided by such person, a false emergency communication to any emergency personnel that results in an emergency response. The bill also provides that it is a Class 6 felony if such false emergency communication results in an emergency response and any person suffers a serious bodily injury as a direct and proximate result of the false emergency communication and a Class 5 felony if any person is killed as a direct and proximate result of the false emergency communication. The bill authorizes any locality to provide by ordinance that a person convicted of such false emergency communication shall be liable for the reasonable expense in responding to such false emergency communication.

Charitable gaming; temporary permits; limitations; definitions. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a temporary permit to certain qualified organizations authorizing such organizations to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by the organization's affiliated state, regional, or national organization no more than once per quarter, as designated in the temporary permit. Current law limits the sale of such games by a qualified organization to premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by such organization or premises leased by the organization from any social organization for the purpose of selling such games. The bill also amends the definitions of "organization" and "social organization" for the purpose of charitable gaming in the Commonwealth to include (i) an organization (a) established on or before December 31, 1963, as a result of its members being prohibited from joining similar existing organizations because of laws such as the Public Assemblages Act of 1926; (b) that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (c) that is operated, and has always been operated, for community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities; and (ii) an organization established on or before December 31, 1977, that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and is incorporated, in part, to raise funds for donation to organizations whose missions include promoting early detection of and public education about and supporting research and treatment options for heart disease and various cancers. Charitable gaming; temporary permits; limitations; definitions. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a temporary permit to certain qualified organizations authorizing such organizations to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by the organization's affiliated state, regional, or national organization no more than once per quarter, as designated in the temporary permit. Current law limits the sale of such games by a qualified organization to premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by such organization or premises leased by the organization from any social organization for the purpose of selling such games. The bill also amends the definitions of "organization" and "social organization" for the purpose of charitable gaming in the Commonwealth to include (i) an organization (a) established on or before December 31, 1963, as a result of its members being prohibited from joining similar existing organizations because of laws such as the Public Assemblages Act of 1926; (b) that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (c) that is operated, and has always been operated, for community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities; and (ii) an organization established on or before December 31, 1977, that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and is incorporated, in part, to raise funds for donation to organizations whose missions include promoting early detection of and public education about and supporting research and treatment options for heart disease and various cancers.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions to application of chapter; local administrative investigations; disclosure. Clarifies that personal contact information, to include a home or business (i) address, (ii) email address, or (iii) telephone number or comparable number assigned to any other electronic communication device, when furnished in confidence to a local governing body with respect to complainants in local investigations, is exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill expands the applicability of the exemption to zoning enforcement complaints to all such complaints, not just individual enforcement complaints. The bill also provides that information in completed investigations shall be disclosed in a form that does not reveal the identity of the complainants or persons supplying information to investigators.

School bus operators; training; remote online School bus operators; training; remote online and Spanish language options. Permits the training program developed by the Board of Education for school bus operators to offer the option for an applicant for employment as a school bus operator to (i) except as otherwise provided in relevant law, complete all or any portion of the required hours of classroom training in a remote online format, as determined by the local school division, and (ii) receive instruction in the Spanish language for all or any portion of the required hours of classroom training, as determined by the local school division.

Emergency Department Care Management Grant Program and Fund; report. Establishes the Emergency Department Care Management Grant Program and the Emergency Department Care Management Grant Fund. The bill provides that the Program is established to provide grants to eligible hospitals that provide care management and medical services to frequent users of hospital emergency departments, with grants to be awarded to (i) reduce patient usage of emergency departments for routine, nonurgent, primary medical care; (ii) support emergency department case management staff; (iii) identify and analyze the comprehensive health care needs of patients; (iv) identify social determinants of health and barriers to care; (v) facilitate collaboration with providers and payers to develop a plan for community care; and (vi) improve the ability of patients to manage their care in the community. The bill directs the Department of Health to evaluate the effectiveness of the Program and requires the State Health Commissioner to report the Department's findings to the General Assembly and the Joint Commission on Health Care by October 1, 2027. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2028.

High school equivalency and employment tax credit. Creates a tax credit for taxable years 2023 through 2027 in the amount of $1,000 per year for eligible taxpayers who have successfully earned a high school equivalency certificate. The bill specifies that the eligible taxpayer shall, within one year of earning such certificate, be employed full time within the Commonwealth in order to claim the credit and that the credit may be claimed for up to three years following the taxpayer's eligibility, provided that such taxpayer remains employed full time within the Commonwealth. The bill provides that such credit will be limited to 250 eligible individuals per fiscal year.

Income tax subtraction; Virginia National Guard. Increases from $3,000 to $5,500 the income tax subtraction for wages or salaries of a member of the National Guard of the Commonwealth for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. The bill also expands the military ranks that qualify for the subtraction from O3 and below to O6 and below.

Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Designates March, in 2023 and in each succeeding year, as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in Virginia.

Possession, purchase, or sale of catalytic converters; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to sell, offer for sale, or purchase a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle, except when such sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the required compliance provisions. The bill provides that a judge or jury may make a permissive inference that a person who is in possession of a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle is presumed to have criminally obtained such catalytic converter unless the person is an authorized agent or employee acting in the performance of his official duties for a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle garage or repair shop, or salvage yard that is licensed or registered by the Commonwealth or a person who possesses vehicle registration documentation indicating that the catalytic converter in the person's possession is the result of a replacement of a catalytic converter from a vehicle registered in that person's name.

Department of Education; stakeholder work group; competitive teacher pay; report. Requires the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder work group no later than August 15, 2023, to consider and make recommendations no later than November 1, 2023, on the appropriateness, feasibility, potential fiscal impact, and potential unintended consequences of certain definitions for and calculations of competitive teacher pay. Department of Education; stakeholder work group; competitive teacher pay; report. Requires the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder work group no later than August 15, 2023, to consider and make recommendations no later than November 1, 2023, on the appropriateness, feasibility, potential fiscal impact, and potential unintended consequences of certain definitions for and calculations of competitive teacher pay.

Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers providing high-quality work-based learning experiences. Provides that an insurer providing workers' compensation coverage may provide a premium discount of up to five percent to every employer certified by the Department of Education (the Department) as a high-quality work-based learning employer. The bill requires the Department to certify to the Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) each employer that provides high-quality work-based learning experiences and meets the requirements of the Department and the bill as a high-quality work-based learning employer. To be certified, the bill requires an employer to (i) enter into a training agreement with one or more work-based learning students who are 16 years of age or older and attend school in the Commonwealth, the student's parent or guardian, and the school; (ii) develop, in conjunction with the school, a detailed training plan for the work-based learning student that focuses on development of technical skills and employability skills; (iii) assign a mentor to the work-based learning student and assist in monitoring the progress of such student; (iv) provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for the work-based learning student; (v) comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the employment of students; and (vi) meet any other requirements established by the Department. The bill requires an employer to be certified in each year it receives a premium discount. The bill provides that if it is determined that an employer misrepresented its qualifications for certification, the employer may be subject to an additional premium for the purposes of reimbursement of a previously granted premium discount and to cancellation in accordance with the provisions of the policy. The bill requires each insurer that grants a premium discount to make an annual report to the Commission regarding the total dollar amount of such premium discounts applied. The bill requires the Commission to maintain a list of employers certified as high-quality work-based learning employers and a list of insurers that provide premium discounts section on its website.

Uniform Statewide Building Code; stop work orders; appeals of State Building Code Technical Review Board decisions; recovery of costs. Defines stop work orders for the purposes of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The bill provides that if, during an appeal pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act of the State Building Code Technical Review Board's decision with respect to the issuance of a stop work order by a local building official, the court finds in favor of the party that was issued the stop work order, such party shall be entitled to recover its actual costs of litigation, including court costs, attorney fees, and witness fees, from the locality responsible for issuing the stop work order. The bill contains technical amendments.

Board of Education; Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia; school security officers and school resource officers. Requires the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia to apply to school security officers and school resource officers and requires the Board to make such amendments to such regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill.

Charter; Town of Haymarket. Updates the charter for the Town of Haymarket in Prince William County to reflect the shift of municipal elections from May to November. Additional changes include (i) updating the town's boundary description, (ii) removing a provision requiring an affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members elected to the town council for approval of certain debts and appropriations, (iii) deleting outdated provisions, and (iv) providing numerous clarifying and technical changes.