Bill Text: VA HB331 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Line of Duty Act; training and beneficiary identification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-18 - Left in Appropriations [HB331 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB331-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 331 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 5, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §9.1-407 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Line of Duty Act; training and beneficiary identification. ---------- Patron-- Pogge ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §9.1-407 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§9.1-407. Training.

A. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer entitled to benefits under this Chapter chapter shall receive semiannual training concerning the benefits available to himself or his beneficiary in case of disability or death in the line of duty. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall develop training information to be distributed to agencies and localities with employees subject to this chapter. The agency or locality shall be responsible for providing the training. Such training shall not count towards in-service training requirements for law-enforcement officers pursuant to §9.1-102.

B. Any law-enforcement or public safety officer entitled to benefits under this chapter shall provide to the agency or locality the name and address of his beneficiary. This information shall be recertified by the covered officer at least once every three years.