Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB1530
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Justice Services, Department of; training standards for school resource officers.
Description: Department of Criminal Justice Services; school resource officers; school administrators; training. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services (Department) to establish compulsory minimum training standards for law-enforcement officers serving as school resource officers that may include (i) relevant state and federal laws; (ii) school and personal liability issues; (iii) security awareness in the school environment; (iv) mediation and conflict resolution, including de-escalation techniques; (v) disaster and emergency response; (vi) awareness of cultural diversity and implicit bias; (vii) working with students with disabilities, behavioral health or substance abuse disorders, or trauma experiences; and (viii) student behavioral dynamics, including child and adolescent development. The bill also directs the Department, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Virginia State Crime Commission, to include such similar minimum training standards for school security officers. The bill requires each school board to ensure that every public school employs at least one school administrator who has attended school safety training conducted by the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety in school safety, anti-bullying tactics, and effective identification of students who may be at risk for violent behavior and are in need of special services or assistance.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Education and Health
Last Action Date: January 31, 2019
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Creigh Deeds (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2019 | Incorporated by Education and Health |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2019 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104171D |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health | 01/31/2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
