VA HB 637

Title: Substantial Risk Order Training Program; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish.
Author: Richard C. Sullivan

Summary
Substantial risk orders; training program. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a Substantial Risk Order Training Program for the purposes of training law-enforcement agencies, judiciary staff, and other public institutions throughout the Commonwealth to use and implement the substantial risk order law. The bill states that the programming shall provide training regarding proper procedures to follow, the circumstances under which the law can be used, the benefits to public safety from proper use of the law, and the harm that may ensue from the law not being used when lawfully available. The Program shall also include efforts to educate the public on and increase awareness of the substantial risk order law. Under the bill, $2 million of funds allocated to the Commonwealth pursuant to the federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program shall be used for Program purposes.

Status
House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

Bill Documents
VA HB 637 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105028D
2024-01-09 - VA HB 637 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105028D)