Criminal Justice Services
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. [SB-1047]
DCJS training standards; community engaged policing. Expands the responsibilities of the Department of Criminal Justice Services regarding community policing by requiring the compulsory training standards for basic training and recertification of law-enforcement officers to include fair and impartial policing, verbal de-escalation, and needs of special populations. The bill changes the term "community policing" to "community engaged policing."
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Mental health screening of prisoners at local correctional facilities. [SB-940]
Mental health screening of inmates at local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
DCJS training; jail officers; mental health first aid. [SB-933]
DCJS training; jail officers; mental health first aid. Requires that the compulsory training standards established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services for persons employed as deputy sheriffs and jail officers by local criminal justice agencies include annual training in mental health first aid. This bill was incorporated into SB 940.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Incorporated By Finance on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. [HB-1426]
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0094) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Human trafficking training; DCJS to establish for law-enforcement, etc. [SB-135]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; teacher licensure; human trafficking training. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards 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 identification of human trafficking offenses. The bill also requires every person seeking initial licensure as a teacher and every person seeking renewal
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Left In Education And Health on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Human trafficking training; DCJS to establish for law-enforcement, etc. [HB-678]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; human trafficking training. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards 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
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. [HB-1392]
School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0311) on 03/13/2017