City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 13, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Update on the 2014 General Assembly Session.
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ISSUE: Update on the 2014 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the legislative positions included in Attachment 1 (Recommended Positions on Bills of Importance to the City), as recommended by City Council's Legislative Subcommittee.
DISCUSSION: The 2014 General Assembly Session began on January 8 and is scheduled to adjourn on March 8. The deadline for the introduction of legislation is Friday, January 17.1 As of January 11, nearly 2,000 bills and resolutions have been introduced. Many of them deal with perennial issues, such as the opening day of school, absentee voting, restoration of rights to felons who have completed their prison time, and in-state tuition for undocumented persons (those who do not have U.S. citizenship).
On January 11, the new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General were sworn into office.
City Package. The following bills seek the enactment of proposals addressed in the City's legislative package. There has been no action taken on any of these bills. Attachment 2 is a more detailed status report on city package bills.
* House Bill 328 and Senate Bill 321 are Charter bills, introduced at the City's request to (1) allow the City Attorney to serve as counsel to the School Board with the concurrence of City Council and the School Board; and (2) "clean up" the City Code to reflect the fact that Council and School Board elections are now held in November instead of May.
* As noted above, Constitutional amendments have been proposed (in both the House and Senate) to provide for the restoration of civil rights for persons who have been convicted of ...
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