((Virginia)) Youngkin signs school mask-mandate ban into law

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https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/02/youngkin-signs-school-mask-mandate-ban-into-law/

Youngkin signs school mask-mandate ban into law
Rick Massimo
February 16, 2022, 4:24 PM

Calling it “a win for all Virginians,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday signed into law a long-promised ban on mask mandates in the commonwealth’s schools.

The bill, SB739, allows parents to “elect for [their] child to not wear a mask while on school property,” regardless of any COVID-19 protection mandates passed by local school boards or issued by state agencies.
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The bill passed the Virginia Senate on a bipartisan 21-19 vote last week and a party-line 52-48 vote in the House on Monday.

Under regular rules, the bill wouldn’t go into effect until July 1, but the General Assembly passed a Youngkin amendment that lets the law go into effect immediately, and gives school districts until March 1 to comply.
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