On January 15, VACo testified in support of SB 1307 (McPike), legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum for school capital needs. Funding for school construction
On January 15, VACo testified in support of SB 1307 (McPike), legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum for school capital needs. Funding for school construction
HB 1390 (Aird) applies to an instance in which a county seeks to pay for debt-funded projects with revenues derived from a meals tax. It
SB 516 (Obenshain), which creates regional charter schools, has been carried by for the year and will be taken back up by the Senate Finance
HB 871 (Orrock) is the result of discussions over several years between the Rappahannock River Basin Commission and the Virginia Department of Forestry, along with
HB 997 (Gilbert) would repeal the Pretrial Services Act established in 1995. Repealing the Pretrial Services Act would require more defendants to remain in confinement
Several bills have been introduced that seek to address localities’ interest in flexibility in serving children with high-level needs within local school divisions. HB 176
SB 278 (Petersen) requires that condemning authorities pay agreed settlements or court awards in condemnation cases to the landowners or their attorneys within 30 days.
HB 66 (McQuinn) would have expanded the requirement for local school divisions to provide a health insurance credit of $4 per year of service to
At least 10 bills were introduced to address, in some manner, the increase in traffic accidents due to drivers’ use of mobile phones and other
HB 1480 (Filler-Corn) and SB 539 (Hanger) are complex bills that represent a second attempt to make distinctions among the variety of child day programs
HB 1204 (Hugo) is a problematic bill that would require that certain property be assessed based on use value in certain localities meeting specified population
VACo President and King and Queen Supervisor Sherrin Alsop encouraged the crowd of more than 200 County officials to make Thursday their day. “I know
HB 1307 (Hodges) and HB 1308 (Hodges), which seek to fix the so-called stormwater “donut hole,” both passed the House of Delegates. HB 1307 pass unanimously as
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