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HB2477: Police chaplains; certification thereof.
Chief Patron
Del.
Anne Crockett-Stark (R-6)
Anne Crockett-Stark
(R-6)
Wytheville, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Police chaplains; certification. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a voluntary training and certification program for police chaplains. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, training regarding stress management, death notification, substance abuse, ethics, and crisis response. The bill also requires each state and local law-enforcement agency to develop protocols and policies regarding police chaplains in the agency, using model policies to be published by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
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