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Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Floor Approved)

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Expand Training for School Resource Officers (language only)

Item 392 #2h

Item 392 #2h

Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of Criminal Justice Services

Language

Page 427, line 19, before "The Director" insert "A."

Page 427, after line 33, insert:

"B. Included in the amounts appropriated for this item is $427,630 the second year from the general fund for oversight and management of the school resource officer and school security officer certification and training programs, the provision of basic training courses for school resource officers and school personnel, and development and update Virginia-specific training resources for school resource officers and school security officers."



Explanation

(This amendment specifies that $428,000 the second year from the general fund and one position included in the introduced budget be used by the Department of Criminal Justice Services to provide additional training to school resource officers and school security officers, consistent with the recommendations of the House Select Committee on School Safety.)