Public Comments for 01/18/2024 General Laws - Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
HB57 - Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events.
Aww cmon I love hosting fundraisers at restaurants. Good food and good speeches combined…you can’t ask for more.
HB120 - DPOR and DHP; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.
My name is Michael Gordon. I am a recovering addict. My clean date is 06/06/2008. I writing this letter because it my duty as a health professional to bring to the table how important it is that we change the barrier crime law. I have spent countless hours and days working with other addicts who trying to find their pathway into recovery. The frontlines are thin because the people whom society deemed unworthy because of some past mistakes cannot work in the field that they could do the greatest good. I did not know when I received my sentence in 1990 for distribution of crack cocaine. I would be serving a life time sentence. Luck for me I don’t have a barrier crime, yet today after getting my GED, going to college and graduating with honors. I still can live in certain areas or have certain jobs. I went from the crack house to the White House and still that not enough for Virginia to forgive me of my past mistakes. We need more people who has made a deep commitment to change to share their experiences with others who are suffering!!
HB287 - Geology; definition of geological mapping, expands definition of practice of geology.
HB350 - Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Bd. for; quorum & signature requirements.
HB383 - Real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.
Requesting delegate reaser to speak.
HB53 - Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations.
Comments Document
See attached PDF which is in support of HB 53.
Hello!My name is Natela and I been struggling for so long finding affordable housing in Fairfax County,Virginia.I am 58 years old female who have a very low income.I contacted more then 500 places trying to find one bedroom apartment or private basement and all this places asking for income 3-3.5 times bigger then cost of apartment.Making any person who is trying to rent one bedroom apartment in Fairfax county need to make around 5-6000 dollars per month.How many percent of people having this high salary jobs?I DON’T. I’m making now 12.00 dollars per hour.This amount of money disqualified me from any housing I applied.My question to HUD and all other housing authorities WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME??????? WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO SURVIVE LIVING IN FAIRFAX AREA?HOUSING PRICES IS ASTRONOMICAL!GROCERY PRICES IS ASTRONOMICAL! ALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE CLOSED.ALL WAITING LISTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CLOSED TO. I BET YOU ALL JUST DON’T CARE ABOUT US!