Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 50 - RULES RELATING TO COMPULSORY MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR JAILORS OR CUSTODIAL OFFICERS, COURTHOUSE AND COURTROOM SECURITY OFFICERS AND PROCESS SERVICE OFFICERS › Section 6VAC20-50-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Academy director" means the chief administrative officer of
				  a certified criminal justice training academy.
"Agency administrator" means any chief of police, sheriff,
				  agency head of a state or local law-enforcement agency, or agency head of a
				  local correctional facility as defined in §
									53.1-1 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
"Approved training" means training approved by the department
				  to meet minimum training standards.
"Board" means the Criminal Justice Services Board.
"Certified criminal justice training academy" means a
				  training facility or campus in compliance with academy certification or
				  recertification standards operated by the state or local units of government
				  that is owned, leased, rented, or used exclusively for the purpose of training
				  criminal justice professionals regulated by the department and board. Approved
				  firing ranges, driving tracks, and defensive tactics training rooms are
				  considered part of the academy facility, subject to review during academy
				  certification and recertification.
"Committee on Training" or "COT" means the standing committee
				  of the board that is charged with reviewing proposed changes to the standards,
				  receiving and reviewing public comments, and approving changes to the standards
				  as needed.
"Compulsory minimum training standards" means the written
				  performance outcomes, training objectives, criteria for testing, and lesson
				  plan guides approved by the Committee on Training and the minimum training
				  hours approved by the board.
"Curriculum Review Committee" or "CRC" means a committee
				  consisting of nine individuals representing the conduct of entry-level jailor
				  or custodial officer, courthouse and courtroom security officer, and process
				  service officer training. The composition of the committee shall be three
				  representatives of sheriffs' offices, three representatives of regional jails,
				  and three representatives from criminal justice training academies. The
				  Committee on Training shall appoint the members of the Curriculum Review
				  Committee.
"Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice
				  Services.
"Designee" means one who acts with the authority of the chief
				  executive of the agency.
"Director" means the chief administrative officer of the
				  department or the director's designee.
"Requirements" means the core elements a jail officer, deputy
				  sheriff, court security officer, or civil process officer needs to accomplish
				  to obtain department certification.
Statutory Authority: §
											9.1-102
					 of the Code of Virginia.