CHAPTER 554
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-807.1, relating to baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; physical evidence recovery kits.
[H 1342]
Approved April 5, 2024

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-807.1 as follows:

§23.1-807.1. Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; provision of physical evidence recovery kits.

Each baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall either:

1. Staff its on-campus student health center with at least one on-campus certified sexual assault forensic examiner, as defined in § 32.1-162.15:2, for the purpose of administering a physical evidence recovery kit, as defined in §19.2-11.5, to any student who is in need of such a kit; or

2. Enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local organization or entity that is capable of providing the services of a certified sexual assault forensic examiner, as defined in §32.1-162.15:2, for the purpose of administering a physical evidence recovery kit, as defined in § 19.2-11.5, to any student who is in need of such a kit.