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Virginia will join California, Nevada and Illinois in ending the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics. Introduced by Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del. Kaye Kory, the new law will prohibit the sale of any cosmetic product that has been tested on animals after Jan. 1, 2022. The new cruelty free cosmetics law mirrors what has become a state model born out through concerted efforts by Cruelty Free International and the U.S. cosmetics trade body, the Personal Care Products Council. These efforts are also helping to shape federal legislation of the same name. Virginia legislators have been at the forefront of federal legislation too. In 2013, Virginia Congressman Jim Moran introduced the first federal Humane Cosmetics Act and his successor, Congressman Don Beyer, has championed the legislation with support across Congress and across party lines. ....
Governor Northam Announces Advisory Committee on Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | News | | RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced the leadership and members of a new advisory committee charged with making recommendations on culturally relevant and inclusive education practices in Virginia’s public schools. The Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee, which will hold its first meeting today, Wednesday, January 6, was established under House Bill 916, sponsored by Delegate Mark D. Sickles, and Senate Bill 853, sponsored by Senator Jennifer Boysko during the 2020 General Assembly session. The legislation directed the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to select the committee’s members, and tasked the advisory panel with reporting its recommendations to Governor Northam, the Board of Education, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and Senate Comm ....