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The plan shall (i) require the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to be contacted immediately to deploy assistance in the event of an emergency as defined in the emergency response plan when there are victims as defined in § 19.2-11.01 and (ii) include current contact information for both agencies. The Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be the lead coordinating agencies for those individuals determined to be victims.B\n\nEvery four years, each public institution of higher education shall conduct a comprehensive review and revision of its crisis and emergency management plan to ensure that the plan remains current, and the revised plan shall be adopted formally by the governing board. Such review shall also be certified in writing to the Department of Emergency Management. The institution shall coordinate with the local emergency management organization, as defined in § 44-146.16, to ensure integration into the local emergency operations plan.C\n\nThe chief executive officer of each public institution of higher education shall annually (i) review the institution’s crisis and emergency management plan; (ii) certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management that he has reviewed the plan; and (iii) make recommendations to the institution for appropriate changes to the plan.D\n\nEach public institution of higher education shall annually conduct a test or exercise in accordance with the protocols established by the institution’s crisis and emergency management plan and certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management that such a test or exercise was conducted. The activation of its crisis and emergency management plan and completion of an after-action report by a public institution of higher education in response to an actual event or incident satisfies the requirement to conduct such a test or exercise.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248120,"text":"The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall develop, adopt, and keep current a written crisis and emergency management plan. The plan shall (i) require the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to be contacted immediately to deploy assistance in the event of an emergency as defined in the emergency response plan when there are victims as defined in § 19.2-11.01 and (ii) include current contact information for both agencies. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 450<\/a> and 526<\/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 5 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 2009, chapters 222<\/a> and 269<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 104<\/a> and 478<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 18<\/a>, 112<\/a>, and 418<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 201<\/a> and 714<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55576,"section_number":"44-146.18","catch_line":"Department of Emergency Management; administration and operational control; coordinator and other personnel; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.18\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56192,"section_number":"19.2-11.01","catch_line":"Crime victim and witness rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.01\/"},{"id":65984,"section_number":"44-146.16","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.16\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68545,"identifier":"23.1-804","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-804","url":"\/23.1-804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-804\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/2\/23.1-804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Institutional crisis and emergency management plan","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-804","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 develop, adopt, and keep current a written crisis and emergency management plan. The plan shall (i) require the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to be contacted immediately to deploy assistance in the event of an emergency as defined in the emergency response plan when there are victims as defined in § 19.2-11.01<\/a> and (ii) include current contact information for both agencies. The Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be the lead coordinating agencies for those individuals determined to be victims. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every four years, each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall conduct a comprehensive review and revision of its crisis and emergency management plan to ensure that the plan remains current, and the revised plan shall be adopted formally by the governing board<\/span>. Such review shall also be certified in writing to the Department of Emergency Management. The institution shall coordinate with the local emergency management organization, as defined in § 44-146.16<\/a>, to ensure integration into the local emergency operations plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The chief executive officer<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall annually (i) review the institution’s crisis and emergency management plan; (ii) certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management that he has reviewed the plan; and (iii) make recommendations to the institution for appropriate changes to the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall annually conduct a test or exercise in accordance with the protocols established by the institution’s crisis and emergency management plan and certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management that such a test or exercise was conducted. The activation of its crisis and emergency management plan and completion of an after-action report by a public institution of higher education<\/span> in response to an actual event or incident satisfies the requirement to conduct such a test or exercise. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (\u00a7 23.1-804)\n\nA. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\ndevelop, adopt, and keep current a written crisis and emergency management plan.\nThe plan shall (i) require the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the\nVirginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to be contacted immediately to\ndeploy assistance in the event of an emergency as defined in the emergency\nresponse plan when there are victims as defined in § 19.2-11.01 and (ii)\ninclude current contact information for both agencies. The Department of\nCriminal Justice Services and the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund\nshall be the lead coordinating agencies for those individuals determined to be\nvictims.\n\nB. Every four years, each public institution of higher education shall conduct a\ncomprehensive review and revision of its crisis and emergency management plan to\nensure that the plan remains current, and the revised plan shall be adopted\nformally by the governing board. Such review shall also be certified in writing\nto the Department of Emergency Management. The institution shall coordinate with\nthe local emergency management organization, as defined in § 44-146.16, to\nensure integration into the local emergency operations plan.\n\nC. The chief executive officer of each public institution of higher education\nshall annually (i) review the institution’s crisis and emergency\nmanagement plan; (ii) certify in writing to the Department of Emergency\nManagement that he has reviewed the plan; and (iii) make recommendations to the\ninstitution for appropriate changes to the plan.\n\nD. Each public institution of higher education shall annually conduct a test or\nexercise in accordance with the protocols established by the institution’s\ncrisis and emergency management plan and certify in writing to the Department of\nEmergency Management that such a test or exercise was conducted. The activation\nof its crisis and emergency management plan and completion of an after-action\nreport by a public institution of higher education in response to an actual\nevent or incident satisfies the requirement to conduct such a test or exercise.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 450, 526, \u00a7 23-9.2:9; 2009, cc. 222, 269; 2010, cc. 104,\n478; 2012, cc. 18, 112, 418; 2016, c. 588; 2018, cc. 201, 714.","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}}