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Bill Text: VA SB1061 | 2013 | Regular Session | Prefiled | LegiScan
Bill Text: VA SB1061 | 2013 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Lethality assessment program; DCJS to establish for first responders.
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-29 - Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) [SB1061 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-SB1061-Prefiled.html
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SENATE BILL NO. 1061 Offered January 9, 2013 Prefiled January 8, 2013 A BILL to amend and reenact §§9.1-102 and 9.1-116.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to lethality assessments; Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund. ---------- Patron-- Herring ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------
1. That §§9.1-102 and 9.1-116.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
37. Establish training standards and publish a model policy for law-enforcement personnel in the handling of family abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases, including standards for determining the predominant physical aggressor in accordance with §19.2-81.3. The Department shall provide technical support and assistance to law-enforcement agencies in carrying out the requirements set forth in § 9.1-1301 and shall by December 1, 2009, submit a report on the status of implementation of these requirements to the chairmen of the House and Senate Courts of Justice Committees;
44. Establish, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Virginia State Crime Commission, compulsory minimum standards for employment and job-entry and in-service training curricula and certification requirements for school security officers, which training and certification shall be administered by the Virginia Center for School Safety pursuant to §9.1-184. Such training standards shall include, but shall not be limited to, the role and responsibility of school security officers, relevant state and federal laws, school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the school environment, mediation and conflict resolution, disaster and emergency response, and student behavioral dynamics. The Department shall establish an advisory committee consisting of local school board representatives, principals, superintendents, and school security personnel to assist in the development of these standards and certification requirements;
46. License and regulate property bail bondsmen and surety bail bondsmen in accordance with Article 11 (§9.1-185 et seq.);
47. License and regulate bail enforcement agents in accordance with Article 12 (§9.1-186 et seq.);
51. Assess and report, in accordance with §9.1-190, the crisis intervention team programs established pursuant to §9.1-187;
56. (Effective January 1, 2013) Register tow truck drivers in accordance with §46.2-116 and carry out the provisions of §46.2-117; and
57. Perform such other acts as may be necessary or convenient for the effective performance of its duties; and
58. Establish a lethality assessment program featuring evidence-based lethality screening tools and accompanying protocol referrals providing direction for first responders to initiate appropriate action based on the results of the screening process and promote and encourage participation by local law-enforcement agencies and domestic violence service providers.
§9.1-116.1. Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; purpose; guidelines.
B. The Department shall adopt guidelines, the purpose of which shall be to make funds available to (i) local attorneys for the Commonwealth for the purpose of funding the cost of additional attorneys or to further dedicate existing resources to prosecute felonies and misdemeanors involving domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual abuse, stalking and family abuse, and; (ii) law-enforcement authorities or appropriate programs, including civil legal assistance, to assist in protecting and providing necessary services to victims of and children affected by domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking and family abuse; and (iii) law-enforcement authorities or appropriate programs to implement an evidence-based lethality assessment program.
C. A portion of the sum collected pursuant to §16.1-69.48:1 as specified in that section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of this Fund in addition to any other monies appropriated, allocated or received specifically for such purpose. The Fund shall be distributed according to grant procedures adopted pursuant to this section and shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any funds remaining in such Fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.