i tkink it should b laws stopping any and all aliens fron being admitted in any of the tax payers public or any private schools .or any of there children from going to OUR schools.

Joseph: This is about Selective Service registration, not illegal aliens. Perhaps you commented on the wrong bill?

What's the point of this? Selective Service gets everyone's name and address already, everyone already gets notices, and Conscientious Objection is already an option.

What is this actually intended to help?

I thought it was a requirement already to be admitted...

So women won't be able to attend any state university or college? Because women don't have to register as of now. Isn't this already the law in Virginia?

Actually, it looks to me like this bill doesn't do at all what the bill summary says it does. According to the summary, it would obligate public university students to register for selective service. But the bill says:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia...[that] the board of visitors or other governing body of every educational institution shall have the power...To establish rules and regulations for the acceptance and assistance of students except that (i) individuals who have failed to meet the federal requirement to register for the selective service shall not be eligible for admittance or to receive any state direct student assistance...

All that this bill would do is add the words "for admittance or" to the existing legislation, legislation that lets gives universities permission to enforce any of a series of rules. This is just one more rule that they're given the power to enforce.

Man, it drives me nuts when bill summaries are flat-out wrong. Richmond Sunlight has a "bill notes" function that those of us behind the site can use to add further bill details right after the bill summary. I've never employed it, in part because I worry that I might do so in a way that's partisan (or would be perceived as that), but bills like this really tempt me.

Current federal law requires all males between the ages of 18 and 25 living in the US to register for the draft and limits access to federal student aid to those who have registered.

The Selective Service System is encouraging all undocumented males between the ages of 18 and 25 living in the US to register for the draft as the law requires.

Here's what they say on their website, http://www.sss.gov/:

ATTENTION, UNDOCUMENTED MALES & IMMIGRANT SERVICING GROUPS!

If you are a man ages 18 through 25 and living in the U.S., then you must register with Selective Service. It’s the law. You can register at any U.S. Post Office and do not need a social security number. When you do obtain a social security number, let Selective Service know. Provide a copy of your new social security number card; being sure to include your complete name, date of birth, Selective Service registration number, and current mailing address; and mail to the Selective Service System, P.O. Box 94636, Palatine, IL 60094-4636.

Be sure to register before your 26th birthday. After that, it’s too late!

Selective Service does not collect any information which would indicate whether or not you are undocumented. You want to protect yourself for future U.S. citizenship and other government benefits and programs by registering with Selective Service. Do it today.

This bill would extend the requirement to prove (if you are a male between the ages of 18 and 25) that you have registered for the draft as a condition of admission to any Virginia public college or university (rather than just financial aid as is the case now).