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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 5108 Criminal Justice Services Board and Committee on Training; change in membership & responsibilities.

Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training; membership and responsibilities. Changes the membership of the Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training by requiring that some members be representatives of a social justice organization, representatives of community interests of minorities, and mental health service providers. The bill requires that the Committee on Training include a representative from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, a representative of the community interests of minorities, and a mental health service provider. In addition, the bill permits the Committee on Training to appoint curriculum review committees.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training; membership and responsibilities. Changes the membership of the Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training by requiring that some members be representatives of a civil rights organization, representatives of community interests of minorities, and representatives of a mental health service provider. The bill requires that the Committee on Training include a representative from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission and reduces the representatives from the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police from two representatives to one representative each. In addition, the bill permits the Committee on Training to appoint curriculum review committees.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training; membership and responsibilities. Changes the membership of the Criminal Justice Services Board and its Committee on Training by requiring that some members be representatives of a civil rights organization, representatives of community interests of minorities, and representatives of a mental health service provider. The bill requires that the Committee on Training include a representative from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission and reduces the representatives from the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police from two representatives to one representative each. In addition, the bill permits the Committee on Training to appoint curriculum review committees. The bill also provides that the Committee on Training shall serve as an advisory board to the Department of Criminal Justice Services for effecting the compulsory minimum training standards for law-enforcement officers, deputy sheriffs, jail and correctional officers, and dispatchers and makes the Department of Criminal Justice Services the policy maker responsible to the Criminal Justice Services Board for effecting such standards.