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1995 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1627
Offered January 13, 1995
A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-83.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice of arrest of school teachers for certain crimes.
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Patrons--Crouch, Abbitt, Armstrong, Bennett, Newman, Putney and Ruff; Senators: Hawkins and Schewel
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.2-83.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-83.1. Report of arrest of certain school employees for certain offenses.

Every state official or agency and every sheriff, police officer, or other local law-enforcement officer or conservator of the peace having the power to arrest for a felony, upon arresting a person who is known or discovered by the arresting official to be a teacher or employee in any private or parochial primary, middle or high school or in any public school division in this Commonwealth for any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse, or rape of a child, shall file a report of such arrest with the local school division superintendent or, in the case of a private or parochial school, with the chief administration official of the school, as soon as reasonably practical. The contents of the report required pursuant to this section shall be utilized by the local public school division solely to implement the provisions of § 22.1-315.