Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 910 — Higher educational institutions, public; threat assessment teams, powers and duties.

Last action — Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 22, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 6 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 84 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 910 enhance the responsibilities of violence prevention committees at public colleges in Virginia. They clarify that these committees must not only develop policies and procedures for addressing threatening behavior but also provide guidance and education for faculty, staff, and students on recognizing and reporting such behavior. This change is important because it aims to improve campus safety and ensure a more proactive approach to preventing violence on college campuses.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-805 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER 227 An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-805 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education;
R O [S 910] Approved L L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[S 910] Approved March 22, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E § 23.1-805.
§ 23.1-805.
D prevention of violence on campus, including assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of the campus community.
A.
Each public institution of higher education shall establish policies and procedures for the prevention of violence on campus, including assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of the campus community.
The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall determine a violence prevention committee structure on campus composed of individuals charged with education on and prevention of violence on campus.
The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall determine a violence prevention of violence on campus.
Each violence preventiBn committee shall develop a clear statement of mission, membership, and leadership.
Each violence prevention committee shall develop a clear statement of mission, membership, and leadership.
Such statemen1 shall be C.
Such statement shall be published and made available to the campus community.
Each violence prevention committee shall (i) provide guidance to students, faculty, and sEaff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a physical threat to the community;
C.
Each violence prevention committee shall (i) provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a physical threat to the community;
and (iv) establish policies and procedures for (a) the assessment of individuals whose behavior may present a threat, (b) appropriate means of intervention with such individuals, and (c) sufficient means of action, including interim suspension, referrals to resolve potential physical threats, and notification of family members or guardians, or both, unless such notification would prove harmful to the individual in question, consistent with state and federal law.
and (iv) establish policies and procedures for (a) the assessment of individuals whose behavior may present a threat, (b) appropriate means of intervention with such individuals, and (c) sufficient means of action, including interim suspension, referrals to community services boards or health care providers for evaluation or treatment, medical separation to resolve potential physical threats, and notification of family members or guardians, or both, unless such notification would prove harmful to the individual in question, consistent with state and federal law.
Each threat assessment team shall implement the subsection C.ntervention, and action policies set forth by the violence prevention committee pursuant to E.
Each threat assessment team shall implement the assessment, intervention, and action policies set forth by the violence prevention committee pursuant to subsection C.
E.
violence to others, the threat assessment team shall:dual poses an articulable and significant threat of 1.
F.
Upon a preliminary determination that an individual poses an articulable and significant threat of violence to others, the threat assessment team shall:
1.
Notify in writing within 24 hours upon making such preliminary determination (i) the campus police department, (ii) local law enforcement for the city or county in which the public institution of higher education is located, local law enforcement for the city or county in which the individual resides, and, if known to the threat assessment team, local law enforcement for the city or county in which the individual is located, and (iii) the local attorney for the Commonwealth in any jurisdiction where the thr3.
Notify in writing within 24 hours upon making such preliminary determination (i) the campus police department, (ii) local law enforcement for the city or county in which the public institution of higher education is located, local law enforcement for the city or county in which the individual resides, and, if known to the threat assessment team, local law enforcement for the city or county in which the individual is located, and (iii) the local attorney for the Commonwealth in any jurisdiction where the threat assessment team has notified local law enforcement;
and 3.
The custodians of any criminal history record information or health records shall, upon request of 2 from a threat assessment team pursuant to subsections E and F, produce the information or records requested.
The custodians of any criminal history record information or health records shall, upon request from a threat assessment team pursuant to subsections E and F, produce the information or records requested.
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Action History

  1. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  2. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)

  3. Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/23)

  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  5. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023

  6. Signed by President

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Impact statement from DPB (SB910ER)

  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB910ER)

  10. Enrolled

  11. House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  12. VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

  13. Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  14. Engrossed by House as amended

  15. Committee amendment agreed to

  16. Read third time

  17. Impact statement from DPB (SB910S1)

  18. Read second time

  19. Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

  20. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  21. Referred to Committee on Education

  22. Read first time

  23. Placed on Calendar

  24. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  25. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB910S1

  26. Committee substitute agreed to 23105052D-S1

  27. Reading of substitute waived

  28. Read second time

  29. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  30. Committee substitute printed 23105052D-S1

  31. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  32. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  33. Assigned Education sub: Higher Education

  34. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  35. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103510D

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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