Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance. [SB-617]
Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget; operating assistance. Provides that payments and obligations arising from or related to any contract pertaining to employee compensation and work conditions under the normal operation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) may be included in the calculation of a WMATA budget increase for purposes of the cap of such budget increase. Current law provides that any payment or obligation of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes
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SB-617: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Left In Transportation on 11/19/2024
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans. [SB-665]
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans; land-disturbing activities. Adds the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to the list of entities that may submit standards and specifications for its conduct of land-disturbing activities to the Department of Environmental Quality for approval by the Department as an alternative to submitting soil erosion control and stormwater management plans.
SB-665: Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Left In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources on 11/18/2024
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. [HB-1070]
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of
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Behavioral health and nursing; revision of policies that hinder, etc., health care workforce. [HB-1293]
Behavioral health; nursing; work group; report. Directs the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority to convene a work group to identify and propose revisions to current regulations and policies that hinder the development, retention, and productivity of the health care workforce in behavioral health and nursing.
HB-1293: Behavioral health and nursing; revision of policies that hinder, etc., health care workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Willett
Left In Rules on 11/18/2024
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training. [HB-1373]
Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees; powers and duties; specialized noncredit workforce training. Requires the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority to seek opportunities to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry but provides that if local comprehensive community colleges are unable to meet identified industry needs, then the board may seek to collaborate with other education providers to provide or may provide Roanoke
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