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National Action Week of the United States Bone and Joint Decade. Designates October 12-20, in 2007 and in each succeeding year through 2011, as National Action Week of the United States Bone and Joint Decade in Virginia in support of the national program.
Patron - Peace
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575
Energy Conservation Awareness Week. Designates the first week in October, in 2007 and each succeeding year, as "Energy Conservation Awareness Week" in Virginia in support of the national initiative.
Patron - Cosgrove
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587
Internet Safety Month. Designates the month of September, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Internet Safety Month in Virginia.
Patron - Fralin
P
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609
Designate Asian-Indian American Day. Designates January 26, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Asian-Indian American Day in Virginia.
Patron - Albo
P
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615
Capitol Square; Washington Equestrian Monument; report. Directs the Capitol Square Preservation Council, in cooperation with the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate, to plan a commemoration of the unveiling of the George Washington Equestrian Monument in Capitol Square, the 150th anniversary of which will be February 22, 2008.
Patron - O'Bannon
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622
Resolution; Commonwealth Educational Roundtable. Requests the Board of Education to establish and regularly convene a Commonwealth Educational Roundtable to facilitate the implementation and continuation of efforts to improve and sustain quality educational leadership in the Commonwealth's public schools.
Patron - Hamilton
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627
Designates the third week in September, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Civics Education Week in Virginia.
Patron - Tata
P
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632
Korean American Day. Designates January 13, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Korean American Day.
Patron - Hugo
P
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647
Nanotechnology Users Network. Requests the Secretary of Technology, in conjunction with the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Council, to develop recommendations to enable the networking of and access to nanotechnology instrumentation at Commonwealth institutions of higher education, forming a Nanotechnology Users Network.
Patron - Purkey
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658
View from James River from Libby Hill Park. Acknowledges the panoramic view of the James River from Libby Hill Park for its historic and critical association with the early development of the City of Richmond and its connection to Richmond-upon-Thames.
Patron - McClellan
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659
Jamestown Day. Designates May 13, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Jamestown Day in Virginia.
Patron - Callahan
P
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725
Dale Earnhardt Day. Designates April 29, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Dale Earnhardt Day in Virginia.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.
P
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726
Healthy Virginians/Healthy Students Week. Designates the third week in September, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Healthy Virginians/Healthy Students Week in Virginia.
Patron - Tyler
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728
Acknowledging the involuntary servitude of Africans and the exploitation of Native Americans, and calling for reconciliation. Acknowledges with profound regret, on behalf of the Commonwealth, the slavery of Africans and the exploitation of Native Americans, and calls for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is identical to SJR 332.
Patron - McEachin
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730
Recognizing Gloucester County's important role in the Yorktown Campaign of 1781.
Patron - Morgan
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744
Appreciating and celebrating American values. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly that persons of diverse heritages, cultures, and faiths are welcome in the Commonwealth, and that they are encouraged to exercise their constitutional rights and express their beliefs.
Patron - McEachin
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773
Recognizing "Hampton Roads: America's First Region" as the brand for Southeast Virginia.
Patron - Oder
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774
Mental health services. Recognizes the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services as the primary state agency responsible for the planning and delivery of mental health services in the Commonwealth. This resolution also states that neither the Department of Social Services nor the Office of Comprehensive Services is the default system for the provision of mental health services.
Patron - Kilgore
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775
Lunar New Year; importance to Virginia's Asian and Pacific Americans. Recognizes the importance of the Lunar New Year and all other Asian new year observances to Virginia's Asian and Pacific American communities.
Patron - Ebbin
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56
Designates the third Saturday of June, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as "Juneteenth" Freedom Day in Virginia.
Patron - Ware
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332
Acknowledging the involuntary servitude of Africans and the exploitation of Native Americans, and calling for reconciliation. Acknowledges with profound regret, on behalf of the Commonwealth, the slavery of Africans and the exploitation of Native Americans, and calls for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is identical to HJR 728.
Patron - Marsh
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334
Financial Aid Awareness Month. Designates February, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Financial Aid Awareness Month in Virginia.
Patron - Ruff
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343
Civics Education Week in Virginia. Designating the third week in September, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Civics Education Week in Virginia.
Patron - Reynolds
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420
Hampton Roads: America's First Region. Recognize "Hampton Roads: America's First Region" as the brand for Southeast Virginia.
Patron - Quayle
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446
Korean American Day. Designates January 13, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Korean American Day.
Patron - Devolites Davis
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479
Commemorates the settlement of Jamestown on the occasion of its 400th anniversary.
Patron - Norment
Failed
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567
Resolution; humane treatment of animals; report. Requests the Department of Education to include standards on animal safety and the humane treatment of animals in future revisions of the Standards of Learning. However, in the event that the Department of Education determines that such a revision of the Standards of Learning is not feasible, the Department shall propose alternative methods of achieving the objective of including instruction on the humane treatment of companion animals to children in the public schools through the character education curriculum.
Patron - Alexander
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583
Encouraging the Department of Health to seek federal funding and support from the Virginia Congressional Delegation. Encourages the Department of Health to continue to seek federal funding and support from the Virginia Congressional Delegation for the Virginia Cord Blood Bank Initiative. Recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Medical, Ethical, and Scientific Issues Relating to Stem Cell Research Conducted in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.
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595
Disease management of COPD. Encourages the Department of Medical Assistance Services to consider disease management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an effort to reduce financial and clinical burdens.
Patron - Dance
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605
Emergency preparedness plans for Virginia Community College System. Requests the Virginia Community College System and the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness to establish a partnership to provide resources for emergency preparedness training.
Patron - Caputo
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606
I-66 shoulder lanes. Requests VDOT to allow vehicular traffic to use shoulder lanes on I-66 for an additional hour in the morning and an additional hour in the afternoon.
Patron - Caputo
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616
Memorializes the Virginia Congressional Delegation and the Governor to urge Congress to timely reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to ensure federal funding for FAMIS.
Patron - O'Bannon
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639
Encouraging the development of guidelines to ensure religious freedom in higher education. Encourages the State Council of Higher Education to establish guidelines to ensure religious freedom at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Cline
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657
Department of Medical Assistance Services; managed care. Encourages the Department of Medical Assistance Services to expand the use of managed care to new regions of the state and additional eligibility groups.
Patron - Melvin
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727
Local school divisions; childhood obesity. Encourages local school divisions to continue efforts to address childhood obesity.
Patron - Tyler
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757
General Assembly; television coverage of legislative sessions. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly that television coverage of the sessions of the House of Delegates and the Senate should be provided to public and private broadcasting interests for transmission to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Caputo
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HR
44
Memorialize the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Urges construction of Interstate Route 95 through the District of Columbia.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.
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45
House of Delegates; webcasts and telecasts of proceedings. Directs the House Committee on Rules to adopt procedures for a one-year pilot project that provides for video and audio transmission, through the Internet and public television, of the daily sessions of the House of Delegates.
Patron - Landes
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HR
47
House of Delegates; webcasts of proceedings. Directs the House Committee on Rules to adopt procedures, no later than the first day of the 2008 Regular Session, that provide for Internet broadcasting (webcasts) of the video and audio transmission of the daily sessions of the House of Delegates. This resolution was incorporated into HR 45.
Patron - Englin
F
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324
Alson H. Smith Teachers' Day. Designate August 28th, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Alson H. Smith Teachers' Day.
Patron - Potts
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333
Commending Native Americans and African Americans on their contributions to the Commonwealth and American life. Commends and recognizes the many achievements and contributions of Native Americans, particularly of Virginia, and African Americans to the Commonwealth, nation, and the world, upon the commencement of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in Jamestown in 2007. This resolution was incorporated into SJR 332.
Patron - Marsh
F
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349
"65 Percent Solution." Recognizes the problems with and implications of the "65 Percent Solution," a proposal to urge states to amend their laws to require that at least 65% of the operating budget for public schools must be spent on classroom expenses, or to enact legislation that supports this goal. This resolution also expresses opposition to the implementation of the "65 Percent Solution" and cautions that the plan should be carefully considered.
Patron - Miller
F
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374
Resolution; school divisions of the Commonwealth. Encourages the school divisions of the Commonwealth to strengthen their commitment to childhood obesity prevention by increasing opportunities for participation in healthy activities and emphasizing good nutrition in the public schools.
Patron - Whipple
F
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375
Humane Treatment for Companion Animals Education Week. Designates the first full week in February, in 2007 and in each succeeding year, as Humane Treatment for Companion Animals Education Week in Virginia and encourages the Department of Education to advise all public school divisions in Virginia to participate in the week.
Patron - Whipple
F
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383
"65 Percent Solution." Recognizes the problems with and implications of the "65 Percent Solution," a proposal to urge states to amend their laws to require that at least 65% of the operating budget for public schools must be spent on classroom expenses, or to enact legislation that supports this goal. This resolution also expresses opposition to the implementation of the "65 Percent Solution" and cautions that the plan should be carefully considered.
Patron - Miller
F
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384
Department of Medical Assistance Services; managed care. Encourages the Department of Medical Assistance Services to expand the use of managed care to new regions of the state and additional eligibility groups.
Patron - Lambert
F
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387
Memorializing the Congress to oppose implementation of the NAFTA Superhighway System and the creation of a North American Union. Calls on Congress to take such constitutional action as may be necessary to prevent the executive branch of the federal government from unilaterally implementing the NAFTA Superhighway System and the creation of a North American Union.
Patron - Reynolds
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394
Energy Conservation Awareness Week. Designates the first week in October, in 2007 and each succeeding year, as "Energy Conservation Awareness Week" in Virginia in support of the national initiative.
Patron - Watkins
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416
Memorializes the Virginia Congressional Delegation and the Governor to urge Congress to timely reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to ensure federal funding for FAMIS.
Patron - Martin
F
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442
Resolution to Congress; Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. A Concurrent Resolution from the Legislature of the State of Virginia to the Congress of the United States of America and to the Congressional Delegation of the State of Virginia. Petitions Congress to withdraw the U. S. from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity that seeks to create a North American Union.
Patron - Lucas
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47
Encouraging the Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission to attend public hearings on applications for construction of high voltage transmission lines and for increases in toll rates. Encourages the Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission to attend hearings that are conducted to receive public comment on applications for approval to construct overhead electrical transmission lines of at least 150 kilovolts and on applications for increases in toll rates under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988.
Patron - Herring
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