Bill Text: VA HB249 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: National Guard; recruitment and application policies, female applicants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety [HB249 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB249-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 249 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled December 30, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-26.1, relating to National Guard; recruitment and application policies; female applicants. ---------- Patron-- Marshall, R.G. ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 44-26.1 as follows:

§44-26.1. Recruitment and application policies for National Guard.

The recruitment and application policies of the National Guard shall be as prescribed in current and subsequently amended National Guard regulations. Female applicants for enlistment in the National Guard shall be informed that they may be subject to front-line combat.