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SB318 - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report.
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and the Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institution of higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and the Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institution of higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR19 - Roadway & pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; VDOT to study implementation in Prince Wm. County.
Danica A. Roem, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Study; Department of Transportation; roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of implementing certain roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville in Prince William County, particularly along Somerset Crossing Drive. Study; Department of Transportation; roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of implementing certain roadway and pedestrian improvements in Gainesville in Prince William County, particularly along Somerset Crossing Drive.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB289 - Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations.
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that require certain stormwater management techniques for land disturbances related to the construction, expansion, or operation of an enterprise data center operation, as defined in the bill, that is located within one mile of any land owned or operated as a unit of the National Park Service or designated as a Virginia State Park or state forest.
STATUS
Introduced
SB284 - Siting of data centers; impacts on resources and historically significant sites.
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Siting of data centers; impacts on resources and historically significant sites. Provides that any local government land use application required for the siting of a data center shall only be approved in areas where the data center will (i) have a minimal impact on historic, agricultural, and cultural resources and (ii) not be within one mile of a national park, state park, or other historically significant site.
STATUS
Introduced
SB293 - Guardianship and conservatorship; duties and powers of guardian and conservator.
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Guardianship and conservatorship; duties and powers of guardian and conservator; self-dealing prohibited. Provides that a guardian and conservator shall avoid all conflicts of interest and self-dealing, including all appearances of conflicts of interest and self-dealing, when addressing the needs of the incapacitated person to whom the guardian or conservator owes a fiduciary duty. The bill provides that a conflict of interest arises when the guardian or conservator has a personal or agency interest that can be perceived as self-serving or adverse to the position or best interest of the incapacitated person, and self-dealing arises when the guardian or conservator seeks to take advantage of his position as guardian or conservator and acts for his own interests rather than for the interests of the incapacitated person. The bill further provides that any sale or transaction that constitutes self-dealing shall be voidable by the court.
STATUS
Introduced
SB285 - Siting of data centers; site assessment.
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Siting of data centers; site assessment. Requires a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to require disclosure of water and power usage at full build-out and perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage, the regional electric grid, and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural, historic, and cultural resources within the locality.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Virginia district SD-030
COMMITTEES
Virginia Senate
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ABOUT
Danica Roem is currently serving her first term as Delegate in Virginia's House of Delegates. She represents District 13. Roem studied journalism at St. Bonaventure University. Prior to her election, Roem worked as a journalist for nine years reporting on Virginia state politics. In 2017, Roem defeated Republican incumbent Robert Marshall, who had held the seat since 1992. Roem is the first openly transgender candidate elected and seated in a state legislature.read less
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