Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 240 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS › Section 6VAC20-240-100 - School security officer instructor administrative requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. School security
				officer instructors shall ensure that training sessions are conducted in
				accordance with requirements established in this chapter. Adherence to the
				administrative requirements, attendance, and standards of conduct are the
				responsibility of the instructor of the training session.
B. Administrative requirements.
1. In a manner approved by the department, an
				approved instructor must submit a notification to conduct a training session to
				the department. All notifications shall be received by the department, or
				postmarked if mailed, no less than 30 calendar days before the beginning of
				each training session to include the date, time, instructors, and location of
				the training session. The department may allow a training session to be
				conducted with less than 30 calendar days of notification with prior
				approval.
2. The instructor must
				submit notification of any changes to the date, time, location, or cancellation
				of a future training session to the department in writing. This notice must be
				received by the department 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 followed by a
				cancellation in writing as soon as practical.
3. A test determined by the department shall
				be administered at the conclusion of each module of the entry-level training
				session. The student must attain a grade of 80% on each module. All tests must
				be returned to the department with the accompanying training roster and
				attendance records in a manner approved by the department.
4. In a manner approved by the department,
				the instructor shall submit an original training completion roster to the
				department listing testing scores and attendance records for each student. The
				training completion roster shall be received by the department within seven
				calendar days, or postmarked if mailed, no later than five business days
				following the training completion date.
5. Instructors will conduct training sessions
				utilizing lesson plans developed by the department including at a minimum the
				compulsory minimum training standards established pursuant to this chapter.
				Instructors must maintain accurate and current information on relevant laws and
				make changes to the curriculum. It is the instructor's responsibility to assure
				they have the most recent curriculum supplied by the department.
6. Instruction shall be provided in no less
				than four-hour sessions for a combined total certification course of 32
				hours.
7. A training session must
				adhere to the minimum compulsory training standards and must be presented in
				its entirety.
8. The instructor
				shall permit the department to inspect and observe any training
				session.
9. Mandated training
				conducted not in accordance with the Code of Virginia and this chapter is
				invalid.