Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 35 - COMMISSION ON THE VIRGINIA ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM › Chapter 80 - ALCOHOL SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM REGULATION › Section 24VAC35-80-10 - 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.
"ASAP" means an alcohol safety action program established by
				  the commission or any county, city, town, or any combination thereof, as
				  provided in § 18.2-271.1 of the Code of Virginia, for the purposes of
				  providing probation, education, and rehabilitation services for individuals
				  referred to the program by the court, the DMV, or any other commission-approved
				  referral source.
"ASAP Code of Conduct" means a standard of ethics for all
				  ASAP employees.
"ASAP director" means the person who provides supervisory,
				  managerial, or oversight of an alcohol safety action program.
"Budget" means a written financial plan for expenditures of a
				  program for a given period of time that is subject to approval by the
				  commission.
"Case Management Operational Guidelines" means a manual,
				  created by the commission, establishing case management policy and procedure
				  guidelines.
"Certification" means the process of certifying ASAPs as set
				  forth in the Commission on VASAP Certification Manual or the process for
				  certifying ASAP employees to provide ASAP services in the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia and to ASAP offenders residing out of state.
"Commission" means the Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety
				  Action Program or its designee.
"Commission on VASAP Certification Manual" means The
				  Commission on the VASAP Certification Manual, version January 3, 2023, a manual
				  required by § 18.2-271.2 of the Code of Virginia to be created by the
				  commission, which evaluates an ASAP for its organization management, fiscal
				  standing, and overall operation.
"DMV" means the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
"Executive director" means the executive director of the
				  commission.
"Executive finance committee" means the advisory subcommittee
				  of the commission composed of the executive director of the commission, two
				  commission members, and such other persons as the commission may
				  designate.
"Policy board" means an ASAP policy board that is advisory in
				  nature, chosen and operated in accordance with procedures promulgated by the
				  commission.
"Regional leadership team" means a regional team, established
				  by the executive director, charged with assisting ASAPs in achieving and
				  maintaining commission certification requirements.
"Revenues" means any fee due to or collected by an ASAP for
				  services provided by the ASAP.
"Target collection rate" means a rate of collection by an
				  ASAP of offender fees in any given time period equal to or greater than 90% of
				  offender fees owed to the program for services provided during the same given
				  time period. The given time period shall be established by the
				  commission.
"VASAP" means the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action
				  Program.
"VASAP Certification Exam" is a commission-created
				  certification exam that is administered by the commission to ASAP employees and
				  is part of the application process for individuals seeking a VASAP
				  Certification Letter to perform ASAP services in the Commonwealth of Virginia
				  and for ASAP offenders residing out of state. Successful completion of the exam
				  requires a score of 80% or higher.
"VASAP Certification Letter" means a certification letter
				  issued by the commission to any eligible ASAP employee authorizing the employee
				  to perform ASAP-related duties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ASAP-related
				  duties include management of cases, administrative functions, courtroom
				  testimony, supervision of employees, program management, or any other duty
				  determined by the commission. The letter shall be issued in a format and method
				  determined by the commission.
Statutory Authority: § 18.2-271.2 of the Code of
					 Virginia.