Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 173 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOLS › Part VI - Detector Canine Handler Examiner Application Procedures; Administrative Requirements; Standards of Conduct › Section 6VAC20-173-170 - Private security services training session

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Training sessions will be conducted 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 submitted to the department. All notifications shall be received by the
				  department, or postmarked if mailed, 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. Session notifications require no fee from the training school. 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 date, time, or location or cancellation of a future training
				  session must be submitted to the department in writing and 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 canceled on the scheduled date, the
				  department must be notified immediately followed by a cancellation in writing
				  as soon as practical.
3. Course
				  outline and training objectives must be approved by the department prior to
				  offering a course of instruction for enrollment.
4. The training school director shall issue
				  an original training completion form provided by the department to each student
				  who satisfactorily completes a training session no later than five business
				  days following the training completion date.
5. In a manner approved by the department,
				  the training school director shall submit an original training completion
				  roster to the department affirming each student's successful completion of the
				  session. The training completion roster shall be received by the department
				  within seven calendar days or, if mailed, postmarked no later than five
				  business days following the training completion date and must be accompanied by
				  the applicable, nonrefundable processing fee.
6. 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
				  and pass any applicable practical exercises to satisfactorily complete the
				  training session.
7. Firearms
				  classroom training shall be separately tested and graded. Individuals must
				  achieve a minimum score of 70% on the firearms classroom training
				  examination.
8. Failure to achieve
				  a minimum score of 70% on the firearms classroom written examination will
				  exclude the individual from the firearms range training.
9. To successfully complete the handgun or
				  shotgun firearms range training, the individual must achieve a minimum
				  qualification score of 75% of the scoring value of the target.
10. To successfully complete the advanced
				  firearms range training, the individual must achieve a minimum qualification
				  score of 92% of the scoring value of the target.
11. To successfully complete the patrol rifle
				  firearms range training, the individual must achieve a minimum qualification
				  score of 85% of the scoring value of the target.