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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 413<\/a> and 450<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83963,"identifier":"23.1-803","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-803","url":"\/23.1-803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-803\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-803","dublin_core":{"Title":"First warning notification and emergency broadcast system required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall establish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first warning notification and emergency broadcast system<\/span> for their students, faculty, and staff, both on and off campus. Such system<\/span> shall be activated in the case of an emergency and may rely on website announcements; email notices; phone, cellular phone, and text messages; alert lines; public address systems<\/span>; and other means of communication. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall designate individuals authorized to activate the first warning notification and emergency broadcast system<\/span> and provide such individuals with appropriate training for its use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFIRST WARNING NOTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM REQUIRED (\u00a7 23.1-803)\n\nA. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\nestablish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first warning notification and\nemergency broadcast system for their students, faculty, and staff, both on and\noff campus. Such system shall be activated in the case of an emergency and may\nrely on website announcements; email notices; phone, cellular phone, and text\nmessages; alert lines; public address systems; and other means of communication.\n\nB. Each public institution of higher education shall designate individuals\nauthorized to activate the first warning notification and emergency broadcast\nsystem and provide such individuals with appropriate training for its use.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 413, 450, \u00a7 23-9.2:11; 2016, c. 588.","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}}