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HB1535 - Food and beverage or meals tax; discount for collection.
Michael J. Jones, Nadarius E. Clark, Karen A. Keys-Gamarra
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Food and beverage tax; meals tax; discount. Allows a county, city, or town to provide a commission to a business for collecting and remitting to the locality a meals tax or a food and beverage tax regardless of whether the business is delinquent on the collection and remittance of such tax. The rate of such commission shall be set by ordinance and shall not exceed 5 percent. Food and beverage tax; meals tax; discount. Allows a county, city, or town to provide a commission to a business for collecting and remitting to the locality a meals tax or a food and beverage tax regardless of whether the business is delinquent on the collection and remittance of such tax. The rate of such commission shall be set by ordinance and shall not exceed 5 percent.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB168 - Homeless students; Dept. of Ed. shall develop a resource document on supports and services.
Karen A. Keys-Gamarra, Bonita Grace Anthony, Alex Q. Askew
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Department of Education; resource document on supports and services for homeless students. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board a resource document containing guidance and best practices for providing the necessary supports and services to homeless students, including guidance and best practices relating to (i) decisions regarding whether and when such a student should remain enrolled in a school in a previous school division of residence, (ii) wrap-around supports and services for such students that include the parents when they are available and specific wrap-around supports and services for such students who may have experienced additional trauma prior to becoming homeless, and (iii) any other means by which such students can be best served and protected, particularly those homeless children and youths who are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking. Department of Education; resource document on supports and services for homeless students. Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to each school board a resource document containing guidance and best practices for providing the necessary supports and services to homeless students, including guidance and best practices relating to (i) decisions regarding whether and when such a student should remain enrolled in a school in a previous school division of residence, (ii) wrap-around supports and services for such students that include the parents when they are available and specific wrap-around supports and services for such students who may have experienced additional trauma prior to becoming homeless, and (iii) any other means by which such students can be best served and protected, particularly those homeless children and youths who are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking.
STATUS
Passed
HB537 - Home Visiting Program; established, report.
Joshua G. Cole, Debra D. Gardner, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Home Visiting Program established; report. Establishes the Home Visiting Program within the Department of Social Services to support pregnant people and parents with young children who face greater risks and barriers to achieving positive maternal and child health outcomes. The bill directs the Department to operate in accordance with the Virginia Plan for Home Visiting established by Early Impact Virginia, a consortium of government and private entities. The purpose of the Program is to (i) promote the health and well-being of pregnant people and parents, (ii) improve infant and child health and development, (iii) strengthen family functioning, (iv) promote school readiness, (v) reduce child maltreatment, (vi) promote economic mobility, and (vii) cultivate strong communities. The bill requires the Department to report biennially to the Governor and the General Assembly on outcomes for Program participants. Home Visiting Program established; report. Establishes the Home Visiting Program within the Department of Social Services to support pregnant people and parents with young children who face greater risks and barriers to achieving positive maternal and child health outcomes. The bill directs the Department to operate in accordance with the Virginia Plan for Home Visiting established by Early Impact Virginia, a consortium of government and private entities. The purpose of the Program is to (i) promote the health and well-being of pregnant people and parents, (ii) improve infant and child health and development, (iii) strengthen family functioning, (iv) promote school readiness, (v) reduce child maltreatment, (vi) promote economic mobility, and (vii) cultivate strong communities. The bill requires the Department to report biennially to the Governor and the General Assembly on outcomes for Program participants.
STATUS
Introduced
HB988 - Correctional facilities; behavioral health services in facilities, report.
Holly M. Seibold, Nadarius E. Clark, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Behavioral health services in correctional facilities; report. Requires the Department of Corrections to report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before October 1 of each year certain population statistics regarding the provision of behavioral health services to persons incarcerated in state correctional facilities. The bill also requires local correctional facilities to report to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails on or before October 1 of each year certain population statistics regarding the provision of behavioral health services to persons incarcerated in local correctional facilities and for the Board to report such statistics to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before December 1 of each year.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1251 - VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
Rae C. Cousins, Katrina E. Callsen, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1454 - Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; extends validity.
Alfonso H. Lopez, Irene Shin, Kathy K.L. Tran
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits and special identification cards. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for such documents upon reissuance.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB719 - Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Atoosa R. Reaser, Irene Shin, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards.
STATUS
Passed
HJR43 - Large animal veterinarians; Board of Veterinary Medicine, et al., to study shortage.
Alfonso H. Lopez, Michael J. Webert, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Study; Board of Veterinary Medicine; shortage of large animal veterinarians; report. Directs the Board of Veterinary Medicine, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, to complete a two-year study of the shortage of large animal veterinarians, with technical assistance provided by relevant stakeholders, including a member of the House of Delegates and a member of the Senate of Virginia, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, respectively. Study; Board of Veterinary Medicine; shortage of large animal veterinarians; report. Directs the Board of Veterinary Medicine, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, to complete a two-year study of the shortage of large animal veterinarians, with technical assistance provided by relevant stakeholders, including a member of the House of Delegates and a member of the Senate of Virginia, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, respectively.
STATUS
Passed
HR55 - Commending the Virginia Union University football team.
Nadarius E. Clark, Bonita Grace Anthony, Alex Q. Askew
Last updated 7 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB1492 - Trauma-informed training and education; work group to study.
Rae C. Cousins, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia; work group to study trauma-informed training and education; report. Directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to convene a work group to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and implementation of trauma-informed training and education for judges, magistrates, and court personnel. The bill requires the work group to submit its recommendations by December 1, 2024, to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Virginia district HD-079
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Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Nadarius E. Clark is from Little Rock, Arkansas. He earned his B.A. in History from Philander Smith College in 2015. After graduation, Nadarius served as a legislative correspondent in the U.S. House. He later worked as lead organizer of the Arkansas Poor People's Campaign. In 2018, Nadarius was campaign manager for the Committee to Restore Dignity & Humanity. He also worked as Central Arkansas director for Arkansas United. Nadarius serves on numerous nonprofit boards advancing equity and justice.read less
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