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Other Resolutions

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P HJ5

Designating October as Right Choices for Youth Month in Virginia. Designates October in 2008, and in each year thereafter, as Right Choices for Youth Month in Virginia to promote the formation of character and integrity in young Virginians.
Patron - Peace

P HJ26

Dyslexia Awareness Month. Designating October, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Dyslexia Awareness Month in Virginia.
Patron - Wright

P HJ27

Valentines, Virginia Day. Designates February 14, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Valentines, Virginia Day in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Wright

P HJ41

Virginia Adoption Awareness Month. Designates November in 2008, and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Adoption Awareness Month.
Patron - Peace

P HJ76

Town of Independence. Recognizes the Town of Independence as the Official Home of the Grand Privy Race in Virginia.
Patron - Carrico

P HJ79

Barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives. Requests the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a policy barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives without first disclosing the incentives to the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or other authorized representative.
Patron - Hamilton

P HJ130

President Ronald Reagan Day. Designates February 6, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Ronald Reagan Day in Virginia.
Patron - O'Bannon

P HJ131

Plumbing Industry Week. Designates April 27 through May 3, 2008, as Plumbing Industry Week in Virginia to correspond to the plumbing industry's celebration of 125 years of existence in 2008.
Patron - Scott, E.T.

P HJ132

Brain Injury Awareness Month. Designates March, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Virginia in conjunction with March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Governor's proclamation of the month in Virginia in 2006.
Patron - Nutter

P HJ147

V-Prize Foundation. Commends the V-Prize Foundation and encourages the Federal Aviation Administration's Commercial Space Transportation office to conduct a comprehensive study of the domestic and international legal issues associated with transoceanic point-to-point space flight.
Patron - Kilgore

P HJ184

Wild Spanish mustangs; resolution. Recognizes the historic value and importance of the last known wild herd of Spanish mustangs living on the barrier islands of Virginia.
Patron - Suit

P HJ220

Philippine Independence Day. Designates June 12, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Philippine Independence Day in Virginia in conjunction with other celebrations of the day in the nation.
Patron - Hall

P HJ231

Board of Game and Inland Fisheries resolution. Requests that the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries provide better communication and opportunities for public participation when proposing or changing regulations.
Patron - Saxman

P HJ362

Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Day. Designates April 14, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Day in Virginia.
Patron - Howell, W.J.

P SJ41

Virginia Commonwealth University Day in Virginia. Designates July 1, 2008, as Virginia Commonwealth University Day in Virginia, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the university.
Patron - McEachin

P SJ49

Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. Designates April, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month in Virginia to coincide with the national week.
Patron - Stuart

P SJ64

Plumbing Industry Week. Designates April 27 through May 3, 2008, as Plumbing Industry Week in Virginia to correspond to the plumbing industry's celebration of 125 years of existence in 2008.
Patron - Houck

P SJ108

Children's Miracle Network Day. Designates October 1, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Children's Miracle Network Day in Virginia.
Patron - Newman

P SJ171

Battle of Craney Island Day. Designates June 22, 2008, as the Battle of Craney Island Day in Virginia.
Patron - Quayle

Failed

F HJ2

Requesting the Governor to implement the recommendations of the 2002 Governor's Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness. Requests the Governor to implement such recommendations of the 2002 Governor's Commission on Efficiency and Effectiveness as can be addressed through his executive powers, and to request of the General Assembly such additional statutory authority as may be needed in order fully to carry out the recommendations, in order to provide funding to address critical transportation needs.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HJ42

Memorializing Congress to repeal or amend the federal Real ID Act. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly in opposition to the implementation of the federal Real ID Act unless the federal government provides adequate funds to the states to cover the costs of implementation and unless amendments are made to protect the privacy and preserve the essential civil rights and liberties of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Peace

F HJ44

Comprehensive information system to replace or revise the Service Fee Directory. Requests that the Office of Comprehensive Services develop a comprehensive information system that would replace or revise the Service Fee Directory to capture and track, on an ongoing basis, key compliance, performance, and financial information, including rates, about residential services.
Patron - Toscano

F HJ62

Public service academy. Urges the United States Congress to create a national public service academy.
Patron - Toscano

F HJ68

Resolution; Department of General Services; LEED standards for new state office buildings. Encourages the Department of General Services to adopt the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System into state procurement practices for the design and procurement of construction services for new state office buildings.
Patron - Plum

F HJ73

Resolution; local school divisions. Urges all local school divisions in the Commonwealth to implement the nutrition and physical activity standards of the Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Award Program.
Patron - O'Bannon

F HJ80

Consolidating certain departments; report. Requests the Governor to determine the most appropriate methods and timing for consolidating the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Department of Rehabilitative Services into a single department that will result in an enhancement of services.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HJ81

Consolidating certain departments; report. Requests the Governor to determine the most appropriate methods and timing for consolidating the Department of Charitable Gaming, the Virginia Racing Commission, and the State Lottery Department into a single department under the State Lottery Department.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HJ82

Recognizing the need to establish a searchable budget database website. Recognizes the need for the staff of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance to establish a searchable budget database website detailing where, for what purpose, and what results are achieved for all taxpayer investments in state government. This bill is incorporated into HB 1360.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HJ86

Memorializing the Congress of the United States. Withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity which seeks to create a North American Union.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HJ94

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). Encourages the Governor of the Commonwealth to initiate a memorandum of agreement with the Governor of Maryland to create a bi-state compact and commission to jointly fund and operate the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HJ104

Standards of Quality and Standards of Learning; academic excellence of all students. Requests the Board of Education to recommend changes to the Standards of Quality and the Standards of Learning to transition from minimum competency requirements to standards that require academic excellence of all students. The Board of Education must submit its report to the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Plum

F HJ125

Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to act. Requests Congress to provide federal agencies with the necessary resources for the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws or, if Congress chooses not to provide those resources, to enact legislation giving states the authority and funding to address the problem of illegal immigration.
Patron - Bell

F HJ126

Encourage the Government of Turkey to grant certain rights to the Ecumenical Patriarch. Encourages the Government of Turkey to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Patron - Joannou

F HJ127

Resolution; school divisions of the Commonwealth. Encourages the school divisions of the Commonwealth to consider launching a Project Lead the Way program in the division's high schools.
Patron - Nutter

F HJ128

Resolution; encouraging international education programs. Encourages the Commonwealth's public institutions of higher education to enhance opportunities for international educational programs. The Commonwealth's institutions of higher education are encouraged to (i) develop courses of study, academic programs, and enrichment opportunities to increase student understanding of global issues and cultural differences; (ii) promote courses in foreign languages to prepare students to seek careers in a global marketplace and enhance their understanding of other countries; (iii) provide opportunities for students in all majors to participate in programs to study abroad to enrich their academic training, intercultural perspectives, and personal development; (iv) provide opportunities for domestic and international students to interact effectively and routinely to share their views, perceptions, and experiences; and (v) develop innovative public education programs, methods, and venues to explore global issues and world cultures.
Patron - Nutter

F HJ129

Resolution; increase energy security. Expresses the General Assembly support for the 25X'25 Project.
Patron - Poindexter

F HJ183

Requesting the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to enter into Immigration Agreement. Requests the Governor to enter into Memoranda of Agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to allow designated members of the Department of State Police, Department of Corrections, and Department of Motor Vehicles to perform certain federal immigration law functions. Such a Memoranda of Agreement is frequently referred to as a "287 (g)" agreement.
Patron - Frederick

F HJ185

Encouraging the school divisions of the Commonwealth to consider forming planning committees to establish academic year Governor's Schools in math, science, and technology. Encourages the school divisions of the Commonwealth to consider forming planning committees to establish academic year Governor's Schools in math, science, and technology.
Patron - Saxman

F HJ246

Encouraging the utilization of Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). Encourages the utilization of MARS by commercial space launch providers to re-supply and re-crew the orbiting International Space Station upon retirement of the space shuttle.
Patron - Lewis

F HJ247

Resolution; International education. Recognizes the importance of international education in higher education in Virginia.
Patron - Tata

F SJ25

Resolution; "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 percent 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, Y.B.

F SJ58

Memorializing Congress to support participation of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the World Health Organization. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to support the Republic of China (Taiwan) in its efforts to be permitted full and meaningful participation in the activities of the World Health Organization.
Patron - Deeds

F SJ69

Humane Treatment for Companion Animals Education Week. Designates the first full week in February, in 2008 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 - Vogel

F SJ71

Resolution; high voltage transmission lines. States that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Corporation Commission require any electric utility applying for approval to construct a high voltage transmission line comply with and strive to exceed certain provisions of state and federal law regarding energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources, and that in determining whether an applicant has demonstrated need for the transmission line, compliance with these provisions be a prerequisite to the Commission's approval of its construction.
Patron - Petersen

F SJ93

Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to act. Requests Congress to provide federal agencies with the necessary resources for the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws or, if Congress chooses not to provide those resources, to enact legislation giving states the authority and funding to address the problem of illegal immigration. This resolution has been incorporated into SJR 120.
Patron - Stolle

F SJ94

Resolution; importance of Commission on Climate Change. Recognizes the need for the Commission on Climate Change to provide leadership and assist the General Assembly and the Governor.
Patron - Ticer

F SJ120

Illegal Immigration; federal responsibility. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to develop a comprehensive immigration policy and to demonstrate leadership on the matter of illegal immigration. This resolution incorporates SJR 93.
Patron - Colgan

F SJ130

Resolution; International education. Recognizes the importance of international education in higher education in Virginia.
Patron - Quayle

F SJ131

Memorializing Congress regarding birthright citizenship. Urges the United States Congress to call for a constitutional convention to amend the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution to clarify specifically that a person born to a parent who is a U. S. Citizen is also a citizen of the United States.
Patron - Cuccinelli

Carried Over

C SJ26

Attorney General of Virginia; illegal immigration; report. Requests the Attorney General to pursue all remedies through litigation to recover moneys owing from the United States government to the Commonwealth for reimbursement of costs incurred by the State in dealing with illegal immigration.
Patron - Colgan

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