Commonwealth Public Safety
Virginia 2014 Regular Session
School Safety, Virginia Center for; name change. [SB-390]
Virginia Center for School Safety; name change. Changes the name of the Virginia Center for School Safety to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety.
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Public Safety & Homeland Security, & Veterans & Defense Affairs, Secretaries of; transfer of powers. [SB-381]
Secretary of Public Safety; Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security; transfer of certain powers and duties. Renames the Secretary of Public Safety as the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and reassigns duties currently assigned to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security relating to homeland security. The bill renames the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security as the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. The bill also incorporates portions of the JLARC report relating to improvements to
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee. [SB-342]
Forensic Science Board; Scientific Advisory Committee; membership. Provides that the positions on the Scientific Advisory Committee that are required to be filled by members of the Board of the International Association for Identification and the Board of the Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners may be filled by persons who are on the respective boards when initially appointed. Current law requires that the appointees be board members throughout their terms.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Line of Duty Act; funding and review. [SB-289]
Line of Duty Act; funding and review. Creates a Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Fund and provides for the funding of Line of Duty claims. The bill also establishes an advisory review board to assist the Comptroller in the review of claims involving a claimant who has not received a disability determination from the Virginia Retirement System, Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation Commission, or any recognized retirement system or who is, as of the time the claim for benefits had been filed, working in an alternative position.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Virginia Fire Services Board; Board shall meet no more than six times per year. [SB-282]
Virginia Fire Services Board; meetings. Allows the Virginia Fire Services Board to meet two additional times per calendar year for a total of six meetings. Under current law, the Board is limited to meeting no more than four times per calendar year.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Private security services businesses; exception for certified public accountants. [HB-897]
Private security services businesses; exception for certified public accountants. Provides that a certified public accountant (CPA) authorized to practice in the Commonwealth and his employees are excepted from the licensing, certification, and training requirements for private security services businesses. Currently, CPAs who are licensed to practice in the Commonwealth are excepted from these requirements, but other CPAs who are authorized to practice in the Commonwealth, i.e., out-of-state license holders, are not.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Services, Department of; included in definition of criminal justice agency. [HB-861]
Definition of criminal justice agency; Department of Criminal Justice Services. Specifies that the Department of Criminal Justice Services is a criminal justice agency.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Services, Department of; included in definition of criminal justice agency. [HB-860]
Definition of criminal justice agency; Department of Criminal Justice Services. Specifies that the Department of Criminal Justice Services is a criminal justice agency.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Public Safety & Homeland Security, & Veterans & Defense Affairs, Secretaries of; transfer of powers. [HB-730]
Secretary of Public Safety; Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security; transfer of certain powers and duties. Renames the Secretary of Public Safety as the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and reassigns duties currently assigned to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security relating to homeland security. The bill renames the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security as the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. The bill also incorporates portions of the JLARC report relating to improvements to
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
School resource officers; local school board to place officer in each public school. [HB-66]
School resource officers. Requires each local school board to place a school resource officer in each public elementary and secondary school. All costs resulting from the requirement shall be paid from the Lottery Proceeds Fund.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Private security services businesses; exempt from training requirements established by DCJS, etc. [HB-609]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; private security services businesses; exemption from training. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services may grant a full exemption from compulsory training for certain persons employed by private security services businesses if such persons have already received training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards approved by the Department. Currently, the Department may only grant a partial exemption from compulsory training.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy. [HB-595]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; human trafficking policy. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards and publish and disseminate a model policy or guideline for law-enforcement personnel involved in criminal investigations or assigned to vehicle or street patrol duties to ensure that law-enforcement personnel are sensitive to and aware of human trafficking offenses and the identification of victims of human trafficking offenses.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
School Safety, Virginia Center for; name change. [HB-563]
Virginia Center for School Safety; name change. Changes the name of the Virginia Center for School Safety to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Virginia Fire Services Board; Board shall meet no more than six times per year. [HB-561]
Virginia Fire Services Board; meetings. Allows the Virginia Fire Services Board to meet two additional times per calendar year for a total of six meetings. Under current law, the Board is limited to meeting no more than four times per calendar year.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration of juveniles, etc. [HB-523]
Registration of juveniles; petition for removal from registry. Requires juveniles adjudicated delinquent of rape, forcible sodomy, or object sexual penetration to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The bill also provides a procedure for removal of the name of a person who was adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile from the Registry.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee. [HB-517]
Forensic Science Board; Scientific Advisory Committee; membership. Provides that the positions on the Scientific Advisory Committee that are required to be filled by members of the Board of the International Association for Identification and the Board of the Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners may be filled by persons who are on the respective boards when initially appointed. Current law requires that the appointees be board members throughout their terms.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens. [HB-395]
Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens. Adds the Department of Forensic Science to the definition of "public safety agency," employees of which may be requested or required to undergo testing for certain blood-borne pathogens following involvement in exposure prone incidents.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Active Shooter Local Law-Enforcement Training Grant Fund; created. [HB-337]
Active Shooter Local Law-Enforcement Training Grant Fund. Establishes the Active Shooter Local Law-Enforcement Training Grant Fund (the Fund) to be administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Criteria shall be established for making grants from the Fund, including procedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match, if any. The Fund is intended to assist localities with smaller populations and fewer resources at their disposal to provide training to their law-enforcement officers in order to prepare for
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; definition of law-enforcement officer. [HB-327]
Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; definition of law-enforcement officer. Adds certain employees of the Department of Corrections to the definition of "law-enforcement officer" for purposes of the Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act. The bill contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
False advertisement for regulated services; notice, penalty. [HB-280]
False advertising for regulated services; notice; penalty. Prohibits persons from placing advertisements for services in the Commonwealth requiring a license, certification, or registration through the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services unless the individual who will perform such services possesses the necessary license, certification, or registration at the time of the posting. Violations of this provision constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor and a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also provides that whenever
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