Bill Text: VA SB221 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding, frequency of review.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171) [SB221 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SB221-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §22.1-280.2:3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§22.1-280.2:3. School boards; local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding.
The school board in each school division in which the local
law-enforcement agency employs school resource officers, as defined in §9.1-101,
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with such local law-enforcement
agency that sets forth the powers and duties of such school resource officers.
The provisions of such memorandum of understanding shall be based on the model
memorandum of understanding developed by the Virginia Center for School and
Campus Safety pursuant to subdivision A 12 of §9.1-184, which may be modified
by the parties in accordance with their particular needs. Each such school
board and local law-enforcement agency shall review and amend or affirm such
memorandum at least once every five two years or at any time upon
the request of either party. Each school board shall ensure the current
division memorandum of understanding is conspicuously published on the division
website and provide notice and opportunity for public input during each
memorandum of understanding review period.
