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Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it.\n\t\t\tSubject to the authority of the Board to provide for its disbursement, the Fund shall be disbursed to award matching grants to local law-enforcement agencies and local school boards that have established a collaborative agreement in accordance with § 22.1-280.2:3 to employ uniformed school resource officers, as defined in § 9.1-101, school security officers, as defined in § 9.1-101, and other relevant school safety personnel within the relevant school division or law-enforcement agency as determined by the Department. Grants may be awarded for the expenses related to the equipment necessary for such uniformed school resource officers, school security officers, and other relevant school safety personnel and the enhancement of the school-law enforcement partnership through training and programming as determined by the Department, provided, however, that such grants shall not be used for any expense related to the purchase of firearms, handcuffs or other wrist restraints, or any stun weapon as defined in § 18.2-308.1.\n\t\t\tThe Board may disburse annually up to five percent of the Fund for the training of the school resource officers. School resource officers shall be certified law-enforcement officers and shall be employed to help ensure safety and prevent truancy and violence in schools.B\n\nThe Board shall establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including procedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match. Any grant of general funds shall be matched by the locality on the basis of the composite index of local ability to pay. The Board may adopt guidelines governing the Program and the employment and duties of the school resource officers as it deems necessary and appropriate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268219,"text":"From the funds appropriated for such purpose and from the gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf, there is established (i) the School Resource Officer Grants Program, to be administered by the Board, in consultation with the Board of Education, and (ii) a special nonreverting fund within the state treasury known as the School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund, hereinafter known as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 512<\/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 2000, chapter 785<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 33<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 836<\/a> and 868<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 466<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 609<\/a> and 610<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":58832,"section_number":"18.2-308.1","catch_line":"Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1\/"},{"id":78459,"section_number":"22.1-280.2:3","catch_line":"School boards; safety and security personnel","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-280.2_3\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74628,"identifier":"9.1-110","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-110","url":"\/9.1-110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-110\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-110","dublin_core":{"Title":"School Resource Officer Grants Program and School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> From the funds appropriated for such purpose and from the gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf, there is established (i) the School Resource Officer<\/span> Grants Program, to be administered by the Board<\/span>, in consultation with the Board<\/span> of Education, and (ii) a special nonreverting fund within the state treasury known as the School Resource Officer<\/span> Incentive Grants Fund, hereinafter known as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it.\n\t\t\tSubject to the authority of the Board<\/span> to provide for its disbursement, the Fund shall be disbursed to award matching grants to local law<\/span>-enforcement agencies and local school boards<\/span> that have established a collaborative agreement in accordance with § 22.1-280.2:3<\/a> to employ uniformed school resource officers<\/span>, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, school security officers<\/span>, as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, and other relevant school safety personnel within the relevant school division or law<\/span>-enforcement agency as determined by the Department<\/span>. Grants may be awarded for the expenses related to the equipment necessary for such uniformed school resource officers<\/span>, school security officers<\/span>, and other relevant school safety personnel and the enhancement of the school-law<\/span> enforcement partnership through training and programming as determined by the Department<\/span>, provided, however, that such grants shall not be used for any expense related to the purchase of firearms, handcuffs or other wrist restraints, or any stun weapon as defined in § 18.2-308.1<\/a>.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may disburse annually up to five percent of the Fund for the training of the school resource officers<\/span>. School resource officers<\/span> shall be certified law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> and shall be employed to help ensure safety and prevent truancy and violence in schools. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including procedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match. Any grant of general funds shall be matched by the locality on the basis of the composite index of local ability to pay. The Board<\/span> may adopt guidelines governing the Program and the employment and duties of the school resource officers<\/span> as it deems necessary and appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER GRANTS PROGRAM AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER INCENTIVE\nGRANTS FUND (\u00a7 9.1-110)\n\nA. From the funds appropriated for such purpose and from the gifts, donations,\ngrants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf, there is established\n(i) the School Resource Officer Grants Program, to be administered by the Board,\nin consultation with the Board of Education, and (ii) a special nonreverting\nfund within the state treasury known as the School Resource Officer Incentive\nGrants Fund, hereinafter known as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be\nestablished on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in the\nFund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and\nbe credited to it.\n\t\t\tSubject to the authority of the Board to provide for its disbursement, the\nFund shall be disbursed to award matching grants to local law-enforcement\nagencies and local school boards that have established a collaborative agreement\nin accordance with § 22.1-280.2:3 to employ uniformed school resource\nofficers, as defined in § 9.1-101, school security officers, as defined in\n§ 9.1-101, and other relevant school safety personnel within the relevant\nschool division or law-enforcement agency as determined by the Department.\nGrants may be awarded for the expenses related to the equipment necessary for\nsuch uniformed school resource officers, school security officers, and other\nrelevant school safety personnel and the enhancement of the school-law\nenforcement partnership through training and programming as determined by the\nDepartment, provided, however, that such grants shall not be used for any\nexpense related to the purchase of firearms, handcuffs or other wrist\nrestraints, or any stun weapon as defined in § 18.2-308.1.\n\t\t\tThe Board may disburse annually up to five percent of the Fund for the\ntraining of the school resource officers. School resource officers shall be\ncertified law-enforcement officers and shall be employed to help ensure safety\nand prevent truancy and violence in schools.\n\nB. The Board shall establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including\nprocedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match.\nAny grant of general funds shall be matched by the locality on the basis of the\ncomposite index of local ability to pay. The Board may adopt guidelines\ngoverning the Program and the employment and duties of the school resource\nofficers as it deems necessary and appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 512, \u00a7 9-171.1; 2000, c. 785; 2001, cc. 33, 844; 2002, cc.\n836, 868; 2016, c. 466; 2023, cc. 609, 610.","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}}