Higher educational institutions; board of visitors, etc. to establish violence prevention committee. (SB539)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Description
Higher Education; threat assessment teams at each public institution of higher education. Requires the board of visitors or other governing body of every public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to establish a threat assessment team. The bill also requires the team to adopt a campus-wide threat assessment policy and to regularly seek cooperation from (i) residential life; (ii) academic affairs; (iii) law enforcement; (iv) the counseling center; and (v) student judicial affairs. Amends § 23-9.2:9 (“Institutional crisis and emergency management plan; review required; annual functional exercise required.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
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