Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 260 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS › Part IV - Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Bail Enforcement Agents › Article 3 - Training Sessions › Section 6VAC20-260-220 - Bail enforcement and firearms training sessions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Training sessions will be conducted by
					 private security services training schools certified or licensed under
					 6VAC20-171, Regulations Relating to Private Security Services, in accordance
					 with requirements established in this chapter. Adherence to the administrative
					 requirements, attendance and standards of conduct are the responsibility of the
					 training school, training school director and instructor of the training
					 session.
B. Administrative
					 requirements.
1. In a manner approved by the
					 department, a notification to conduct a training session shall be publicly
					 accessible and submitted to the department upon request. All notifications
					 shall be posted no less than seven calendar days prior to the beginning of each
					 training session to include the date, time, instructors and location of the
					 training session. The department may allow a session to be conducted with less
					 than seven calendar days of notification with prior approval. A notification to
					 conduct a training session shall be deemed to be in compliance unless the
					 training school director is notified by the department to the
					 contrary.
2. Notification of any
					 changes to the dates, times, location or cancellation of a future training
					 session must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled starting
					 time of the class. In the event that a session must be cancelled on the
					 scheduled date, the department must be notified immediately.
3. On a form provided by the department, the
					 training school director shall issue an original training completion form and
					 training certificate to each student who satisfactorily completes a training
					 session no later than five business days following the training completion
					 date.
4. In a manner approved by
					 the department, the training school director shall maintain an original
					 training completion roster and submit to the department upon request, affirming
					 each student's successful completion of the session.
5. A written examination shall be
					 administered at the conclusion of each entry-level training session. The
					 examination shall be based on the applicable learning objectives. The student
					 must attain a minimum grade of 70% for all entry-level training examinations to
					 satisfactorily complete the training session.
6. Firearms classroom training shall be
					 separately tested and graded. Individuals must achieve a minimum score of 70%
					 on the firearms classroom training examination.
7. Failure to achieve a minimum score of 70%
					 on the firearms classroom written examination will exclude the individual from
					 the firearms range training.
8. To
					 successfully complete the firearms range training, the individual must achieve
					 a minimum qualification score of 75% of the scoring value of the
					 target.
9. To successfully complete
					 the bail enforcement agent entry-level training session, the individual must:
a. Successfully complete each of the three
					 graded practical exercises required; and
b. Pass the written examination with a
					 minimum score of 70%.