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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 455<\/a> and 502<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2020, chapters 52<\/a> and 171<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 769<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64351,"section_number":"22.1-272.1:1","catch_line":"School-connected student overdose policies; parental notification; guidelines","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-272.1_1\/"},{"id":74628,"section_number":"9.1-110","catch_line":"School Resource Officer Grants Program and School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-110\/"},{"id":70579,"section_number":"9.1-184","catch_line":"Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety created; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-184\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80015,"section_number":"22.1-279.8","catch_line":"School safety audits and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans required","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-279.8\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"},{"id":70579,"section_number":"9.1-184","catch_line":"Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety created; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-184\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78459,"identifier":"22.1-280.2:3","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-280.2_3","url":"\/22.1-280.2_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-280.2_3\/","token":"22.1\/14\/3\/22.1-280.2_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"School boards; safety and security personnel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-280.2:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The school board<\/span> in each school division in which the local law<\/span>-enforcement agency employs school resource officers, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, shall enter into a memorandum<\/span> of understanding with such local law<\/span>-enforcement agency that sets forth the powers and duties of such school resource officers. The provisions of such memorandum<\/span> of understanding shall be based on the model memorandum<\/span> of understanding developed by the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety pursuant to subdivision A 12 of § 9.1-184<\/a>, which may be modified by the parties in accordance with their particular needs. Each such school board<\/span> and local law<\/span>-enforcement agency shall review and amend<\/span> or affirm<\/span> such memorandum<\/span> at least once every two years or at any time upon the request of either party<\/span>. Each school board<\/span> shall ensure the current division memorandum<\/span> of understanding is conspicuously published on the division website and provide notice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum<\/span> of understanding review period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The chief local law<\/span>-enforcement officer for any local school division in which a public elementary<\/span> or secondary school does not employ a school resource officer, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, shall designate a law<\/span>-enforcement officer to receive, either in-person or online, the training set forth in subsection E of § 22.1-279.8<\/a>. Such officer shall serve as the law<\/span>-enforcement liaison for the school administrator described in subsection E of § 22.1-279.8<\/a> in each public elementary<\/span> or secondary school that does not employ a school resource officer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL BOARDS; SAFETY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL (\u00a7 22.1-280.2:3)\n\nA. The school board in each school division in which the local law-enforcement\nagency employs school resource officers, as defined in § 9.1-101, shall\nenter into a memorandum of understanding with such local law-enforcement agency\nthat sets forth the powers and duties of such school resource officers. The\nprovisions of such memorandum of understanding shall be based on the model\nmemorandum of understanding developed by the Virginia Center for School and\nCampus Safety pursuant to subdivision A 12 of § 9.1-184, which may be\nmodified by the parties in accordance with their particular needs. Each such\nschool board and local law-enforcement agency shall review and amend or affirm\nsuch memorandum at least once every two years or at any time upon the request of\neither party. Each school board shall ensure the current division memorandum of\nunderstanding is conspicuously published on the division website and provide\nnotice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum of understanding\nreview period.\n\nB. The chief local law-enforcement officer for any local school division in\nwhich a public elementary or secondary school does not employ a school resource\nofficer, as defined in § 9.1-101, shall designate a law-enforcement officer\nto receive, either in-person or online, the training set forth in subsection E\nof § 22.1-279.8. Such officer shall serve as the law-enforcement liaison\nfor the school administrator described in subsection E of § 22.1-279.8 in\neach public elementary or secondary school that does not employ a school\nresource officer.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 455, 502; 2020, cc. 52, 171; 2022, c. 769.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}