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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by training for dispatchers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel.er's disease and demRntia O [H 933] L Approved L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER 698 An Act to amend and reenact § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 9.1-203.2 and 32.1-111.5:2, relating to Alzheimer's disease and dementia training for dispatchers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel.
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[H 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:
Adopt regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the administration of this chapter including the authority to require the submission of reports and information by law-enforcement officers within the Commonwealth.
That § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 9.1-203.2 and 32.1-111.5:2 as follows:
Any proposed 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.
§ 9.1-102.
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 specific purpose of training law-enforcement officers;e Commonwealth, which are operated for the 5.
Establish compulsory minimum curriculum requirements for in-service and advanced courses and programs for schools, whether located in or outside the Commonwealth, which are operated for the 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.
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 § 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 confinement on pregnant inmates, and the impact of body cavity searches on pregnant inmates;g or solitary 10.
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;
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(ii) techniques for addressing the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia to adult protective services;
(ii) techniques for addressing the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including alternatives to physical restraint;
(iv) protocols for contacting caregivers when an individual with Alzheimer's disease or of 7 dementia is found wandering or during an emergency or crisis situation;
(iii) protocols for identifying and reporting incidents of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia to adult protective services;
(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 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;
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 improvinE law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice;
Review and evaluate programs, projects, and activities, and recommend, where necessary, revisions or alterations to such programs, projects, and activities for the purpose of improving 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 plRnning district commissions, relating to the preparation, adoption, administration, and implementation of justice;nsive plans to strengthen and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminaO 31.
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 planning of 6 district commissions, relating to the preparation, adoption, administration, and implementation of comprehensive plans to strengthen and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice;
Do 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.
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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, and delinquency prevention and control;
197), as amended, and under any other federal acts and programs for strengthening and improving law enforcement, the administration of criminal justice, and delinquency prevention and control;
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.
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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 Hhe donor, the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any.
Such report shall include the identity of the donor, the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any.
To these ends, the B3ard shall have the power to comply with conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary;
To these ends, the Board 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.
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 with agencies and departments of the Commonwealth;
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The the requirements set forth in subsection A of § 9.1-1301;
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 dementia and returning them to their caregivers;
(v) a reference list of local resources available for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia;
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.
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 information to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority;
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The handling and use of tear gas or other gases and kinetic impact munitions, as defined in § 19.2-83.3, that embody current best practices for using such items as a crowd control measure or during an arrest or detention of another person;
The handling and use of tear gas or other gases and kinetic impact munitions, as defined in of 6 § 19.2-83.3, that embody current best practices for using such items as a crowd control measure or during an arrest or detention of another person;
In conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the State Compensation Board, advise criminal of 7 justice agencies regarding the investigation, registration, and dissemination of information requirements as they pertain to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act (§ 9.1-900 et seq.);E 46.
In conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the State Compensation Board, advise criminal justice agencies regarding the investigation, registration, and dissemination of information requirements as they pertain to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act (§ 9.1-900 et seq.);
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Such training standards shall include, but not be limited to, the role and responsibility of campus security officers, relevant state and Rederal laws, school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the campus environment, and disaster and departments and campus security departments on the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures, including but not limited to:
Such training standards shall include, but not be limited to, the role and responsibility of campus security officers, relevant state and federal laws, school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the campus environment, and disaster and emergency response.
the management of such departments, investigatory procedures, judicial referrals, the establishment and management of databases for campus safety and security information sharing, and development of uniform record keeping for disciplinary records and statistics, such as campus crime logs, judicial referrals and Clery Act statistics.
The Department shall provide technical support and assistance to campus police departments and campus security departments on the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures, including but not limited to:
The Department shall esEablish an advisory committee consisting of college administrators, college police chiefs, college security department chiefs, and local law-enforcement officials to assist in the development of the standards and certification requirements and training pursuant to this subdivision;
the management of such departments, investigatory procedures, judicial referrals, the establishment and management of databases for campus safety and security information sharing, and development of uniform record keeping for disciplinary records and statistics, of 6 such as campus crime logs, judicial referrals and Clery Act statistics.
The Department shall establish an advisory committee consisting of college administrators, college police chiefs, college security department chiefs, and local law-enforcement officials to assist in the development of the standards and certification requirements and training pursuant to this subdivision;
Assess and report, in accordance with § 9.1-190, the crisis intervention team programs established pur48.
Assess and report, in accordance with § 9.1-190, the crisis intervention team programs established pursuant to § 9.1-187;
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Register tow truck drivers in accordance with § 46.2-116 and carry out the provisions ofH § 46.2-117;
Register tow truck drivers in accordance with § 46.2-116 and carry out the provisions of § 46.2-117;
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Administer the activities of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professio3al Standards Committee by providing technical assistance and administrative support, including staEfing, for the Committee;
Administer the activities of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee by providing technical assistance and administrative support, including staffing, for the Committee;
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Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, develop multidisciplinary curricula onnia trauma-informed sexual assault investigation;
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In consultation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, develop multidisciplinary curricula on trauma-informed sexual assault investigation;
Participation in the model addiction recovery program shall be voluntary, and such program may address aspects of the recovery process, including medical and clinical recovery, peer-to-peer support, availability of mental health resources, family dynamics, and aftercare aspects of the54.
Participation in the model addiction recovery program shall be voluntary, and such program may address aspects of the recovery process, including medical and clinical recovery, peer-to-peer support, availability of mental health resources, family dynamics, and aftercare aspects of the recovery process;
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§ 15.2-1723.1 that also addresses the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records;
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Establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems as defined in § 15.2-1723.1 that also addresses the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records;
subsection C of § 15.2-1705;and standards for psychological examinations conducted pursuant to 59.
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Establish compulsory in-service training standards, to include frequency of retraining, for of 7 law-enforcement officers in the following subjects:
Establish guidelines and standards for psychological examinations conducted pursuant to subsection C of § 15.2-1705;
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Establish compulsory in-service training standards, to include frequency of retraining, for law-enforcement officers in the following subjects:
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Any emergency medical services agency may develop the Alzheimer's disease and dementia of 7 training curricula in conjunction with other emergency medical services agencies or emergency medical satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection A.any training program, developed by anyEentity that C.
Any emergency medical services agency may develop the Alzheimer's disease and dementia training curricula in conjunction with other emergency medical services agencies or emergency medical services personnel stakeholder groups or may use any training program, developed by any entity that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection A.
Emergency medical services personnel who receive Alzheimer's disease and dementia training in Emergency Medical Services.n shall receive appropriate continuing education credits froR the Office of O L L E D B R
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Emergency medical services personnel who receive Alzheimer's disease and dementia training in accordance with this section shall receive appropriate continuing education credits from the Office of Emergency Medical Services.
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