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HB859 - Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Wren M. Williams, Karrie K. Delaney, Shelly Anne Simonds
Last updated 9 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services to register and issue licenses for human trafficking investigators. The bill provides that a human trafficking investigator is a private investigator who is GSA compliant and engages in the business of, or accepts employment to make, investigations to obtain information on sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and in the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.
STATUS
Introduced
HB907 - Voting equipment and systems; State Board approval process, printed receipt for cast ballot.
Hillary Pugh Kent, William Chad Green, Ian T. Lovejoy
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Elections; voting equipment and systems; State Board approval process; printed receipt for cast ballot. Requires voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections to produce a printed receipt for each voter who has cast a ballot that shows the date and time the voter's ballot was cast, the voter's number corresponding to the order in which ballots were cast, and a list of all the voter's selections on the ballot as recorded by the voting system.
STATUS
Introduced
HB41 - Standards of Learning; programs of instruction, civics education on local government.
William Chad Green, Mike A. Cherry, Mark L. Earley
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Standards of Learning; programs of instruction; civics education; instruction on local government. Requires the Board of Education to include in the Standards of Learning for Virginia and United States Government for grade 12 and requires each school board to provide as a part of any Virginia and U.S. Government course or civic education course offered to students in grade 12 instruction on local government, including instruction on the types of localities in the Commonwealth and the structure and functions of local governments in the Commonwealth. The bill also requires the Board to consider in its criteria for awarding a diploma seal for excellence in civics education and understanding of the state and federal constitutions and the democratic model of government the successful completion of government or civics courses that include instruction on the structures and functions of local government.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1405 - Prisoners; Department of Corrections- and jailer-issued identification.
Rae C. Cousins, Wendell Scott Walker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a procedure for securing a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card through the Department of Motor Vehicles and that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall expedite the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for such government-issued identification card and the issuance of such identification. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card; (ii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iii) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024. Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a procedure for securing a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card through the Department of Motor Vehicles and that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall expedite the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for such government-issued identification card and the issuance of such identification. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card; (ii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iii) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Virginia district HD-023
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Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Wendell Scott Walker was born on November 2, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned his BA in business administration from Marquette University in 1990. After college, he moved to Minnesota where he managed the family's grocery business and worked in sales and marketing for Trim-Master Corporation. In 1993, Walker returned to Wisconsin and joined the American Red Cross as a professional fundraiser. He went on to work in finance and development at the local YMCA. Walker ran for the State Assembly in 2002 and won re-election three times before resigning in 2009.read less
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