GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

1. Page 1, enrolled, the first line of subdivision A 5 of § 22.1-257, as it is currently effective, after May,

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in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 22.1-277 and

2. Page 1, enrolled, the second line of subdivision A 5 of § 22.1-257, as it is currently effective, after offense

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described in subsection A of § 22.1-209.1:2

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relating to the Commonwealth's laws, or with a violation of school board policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person

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E. As used in this section, the term "charged" means that a petition or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.

4. Page 2, enrolled, the first line of subdivision A 5 of § 22.1-257, as it may become effective, after May,

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in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 22.1-277 and

5. Page 2, enrolled, the second line of subdivision A 5 of § 22.1-257, as it may become effective, after offense

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described in subsection A of § 22.1-209.1:2

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relating to the Commonwealth's laws, or with a violation of school board policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person

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E. As used in this section, the term "charged" means that a petition or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.

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a period of not less than

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who

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whom

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E

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D

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consistent with 18 U.S.C. §921,

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"Destructive device" means any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas; bomb; grenade; rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce; mine; or other similar device. "Destructive device" shall not include any device which is not designed or rebuilt for use as a weapon or any device which has been redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line-throwing, safety, or other similar device.

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"Destructive device" means (i) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or other similar device; (ii) any weapon, except a shotgun or shotgun shell generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes, by whatever name known which will, or may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; and (iii) any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in this subsection and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. "Destructive device" shall not include any device which is not designed or redesigned for use as a weapon, or any device originally designed for use as a weapon and which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line-throwing, safety, or similar device.

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any weapon having any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter, including a starter gun, which is amenable to conversion to expelling a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the frame or receiver of such weapon, any firearm muffler or firearm silencer, or any destructive device as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921 or other applicable federal law.

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(i) any weapon, including a starter gun, which will, or is designed or may readily be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (ii) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (iii) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (iv) any destructive device.

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F. This section shall not be construed to diminish the authority of the Board of Education or the Governor concerning decisions on whether, or the extent to which, Virginia shall participate in the federal Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, or to diminish the Governor's authority to coordinate and provide policy direction on official communications between the Commonwealth and the United States government.

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, in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 22.1-277,

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relating to the Commonwealth's laws, or with a violation of school board policies, on weapons, alcohol or drugs, or intentional injury to another person

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As used in this section, the term "charged" means that a petition or warrant has been filed or is pending against a pupil.

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This subsection shall not be construed to diminish the authority of the Board of Education or the Governor concerning decisions on whether, or the extent to which, Virginia shall participate in the federal Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, or to diminish the Governor's authority to coordinate and provide policy direction on official communications between the Commonwealth and the United States government.