HB 933 — Alzheimer's disease and dementia; training for dispatchers, firefighters, etc.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER E698 An Act to amend and reenact § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by trainingadding forsections dispatchers,numbered firefighters,9.1-203.2 and emergency32.1-111.5:2, medicalrelating personnel.er'sto Alzheimer's disease and demRntiadementia Otraining [Hfor 933]dispatchers, Lfirefighters, Approvedand Lemergency Bemedical itpersonnel. enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E[H 1.933] Approved April 8, 2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of VirginiD is § 9.1-102.

Powers and duties of the Board and the Department.2 as follows:

The Department, under the direction of the Board, which shall be the policy-making body for carrying out the duties and powers hereunder, shall have the power and duty to:

AdoptThat regulations,§ pursuant9.1-102 toof the AdministrativeCode Processof ActVirginia (§is 2.2-4000amended etand seq.),reenacted forand that the administrationCode of thisVirginia chapteris includingamended theby authorityadding tosections requirenumbered the9.1-203.2 submission of reports and information32.1-111.5:2 byas law-enforcementfollows: officers within the Commonwealth.

Any§ proposed9.1-102. regulations concerning the privacy, confidentiality, and security of criminal justice information shall be Hubmitted for review and comment to any board, commission, or committee or other body which may be 9 collected and maintained by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof;security of i3formation 2.

Powers and duties of the Board and the Department.

The Department, under the direction of the Board, which shall be the policy-making body for carrying out the duties and powers hereunder, shall have the power and duty to:

administration of this chapter including the authority to require the submission of reports andhe information by law-enforcement officers within the Commonwealth.

Any proposed regulations concerning the privacy, confidentiality, and security of criminal justice information shall be submitted for review and comment to any board, commission, or committee or other body which may be established by the General Assembly to regulate the privacy, confidentiality, and security of information collected and maintained by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof;

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Establish compulsory minimum curriculum requirements for in-service and advanced courses and specificprograms purposefor ofschools, trainingwhether law-enforcementlocated officers;ein or outside the Commonwealth, which are operated for the 5.specific purpose of training law-enforcement officers;

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Establish compulsory minimum entry-level, in-service and advanced training standards for those persons designated to provide courthouse and courtroom security pursuant to the provisions of § 58.53.1-120, and to establish the time required for completion of such training;

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For correctional officers employed by the Department of Corrections, such standards shall include training on the general care of pregnant women, the impact of restraints on pregnant inmates and fetuses, the impact of being placed in restrictive housing or solitary confinement on pregnant inmates, and the impact of body cavity searches on pregnant inmates;ginmates; or solitary 10.

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(ii) techniques for addressing the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, abuse,including neglect,alternatives and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia to adultphysical protectiverestraint; services;

(iv)(iii) protocols for contactingidentifying caregiversand whenreporting anincidents individualof withabuse, Alzheimer'sneglect, diseaseand orexploitation of 7individuals dementiawith isAlzheimer's founddisease wanderingand ordementia duringto anadult emergencyprotective orservices; crisis situation;

(iv) protocols for contacting caregivers when an individual with Alzheimer's disease or dementia is found wandering or during an emergency or crisis situation;

and (vi) a reference list of of 6 local and national organizations that assist law-enforcement personnel with locating missing and wandering individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia and returning them to their caregivers;

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Review and evaluate programs, projects, and activities, and recommend, where necessary, revisions or alterations to such programs, projects, and activities for the purpose of improvinEimproving law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice;

Coordinate the activities and projects of the state departments, agencies, and boards of the Commonwealth and of the units of general local government, or combination thereof, including plRnningplanning of 6 district commissions, relating to the preparation, adoption, administration, and implementation of justice;nsivecomprehensive plans to strengthen and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminaOcriminal 31.justice;

Do31. all things necessary on behalf of the Commonwealth and its units of general local L government, to determine and secure benefits available under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (P.L.

Do all things necessary on behalf of the Commonwealth and its units of general local government, to determine and secure benefits available under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (P.L.

197), as amended, and under any other federal acts and programs for strengthening and improving law enforcement, the administration of criminal justicE,justice, and delinquency prevention and control;

out33. the purposes of this chapter and accept any and all donations both real and personal, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same.

Apply for and accept grants from the United States government or any other source in carrying out the purposes of this chapter and accept any and all donations both real and personal, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same.

Such report shall include the identity of Hhethe donor, the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any.

To these ends, the B3ardBoard shall have the power to comply with conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary;

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Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and execution of its powers under this chapter, including but not limited to, contracts with the United States, units of general local government or combinations thereof, in Virginia or other states, and wit35.with agencies and departments of the Commonwealth;

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The Department shall provide technical support and assistance to law-enforcement agencies in carrying out the requirements set forth in subsection A of § 9.1-1301;

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(v) a reference list of local resources available for organizations that assist law-enforcement personnel with locating missing and wandering individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementiadementia; and returning them to their caregivers;

and (vi) a reference list of local and national organizations that assist law-enforcement personnel with locating missing and wandering individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia and returning them to their caregivers;

The questioning of individuals suspected of driving while intoxicated concerning the physical location of such individual's last consumption of an alcoholic beverage and the communication of such infg.information to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority;