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I, c. 36.","full_text":"The Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and law-enforcement, brain injury, and mental health stakeholders, shall develop a crisis intervention training program divided into the following three categories: (i) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the compulsory minimum training standards subsequent to employment for all law-enforcement officers, (ii) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the basic training of and the recertification requirements for law-enforcement officers, and (iii) a comprehensive advanced training course for all persons involved in the crisis intervention team programs. Every locality shall establish or be part of a crisis intervention team program in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\t\tThe curriculum for the basic training and recertification modules and the comprehensive advanced training course shall be approved for Department-certified in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers. All law-enforcement officers involved in a crisis intervention team program shall complete the comprehensive advanced training course in accordance with clause (iii). The comprehensive advanced training course’s curriculum developed in accordance with clause (iii) shall include a module on brain injury as part of the four hours of mandatory training in legal issues.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228587,"text":"The Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and law-enforcement, brain injury, and mental health stakeholders, shall develop a crisis intervention training program divided into the following three categories: (i) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the compulsory minimum training standards subsequent to employment for all law-enforcement officers, (ii) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the basic training of and the recertification requirements for law-enforcement officers, and (iii) a comprehensive advanced training course for all persons involved in the crisis intervention team programs. Every locality shall establish or be part of a crisis intervention team program in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\t\tThe curriculum for the basic training and recertification modules and the comprehensive advanced training course shall be approved for Department-certified in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers. All law-enforcement officers involved in a crisis intervention team program shall complete the comprehensive advanced training course in accordance with clause (iii). 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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 715<\/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 2020, chapters 514<\/a> and 515<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62690,"identifier":"9.1-188","token":"9.1\/1\/13\/9.1-188","url":"\/9.1-188\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-188\/","token":"9.1\/1\/13\/9.1-188","dublin_core":{"Title":"Crisis intervention training program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-188","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span>, in consultation with the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and law<\/span>-enforcement, brain injury, and mental health stakeholders, shall develop a crisis intervention training program divided into the following three categories: (i) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the compulsory minimum training standards subsequent to employment for all law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>, (ii) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part of the basic training of and the recertification requirements for law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>, and (iii) a comprehensive advanced training course for all persons involved in the crisis intervention team programs. Every locality shall establish or be part of a crisis intervention team program in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\t\tThe curriculum for the basic training and recertification modules and the comprehensive advanced training course shall be approved for Department<\/span>-certified in-service training credits for law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>. All law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> involved in a crisis intervention team program shall complete the comprehensive advanced training course in accordance with clause (iii). The comprehensive advanced training course’s curriculum developed in accordance with clause (iii) shall include a module on brain injury as part of the four hours of mandatory training in legal issues<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM (\u00a7 9.1-188)\n\nThe Department, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services,\nand law-enforcement, brain injury, and mental health stakeholders, shall develop\na crisis intervention training program divided into the following three\ncategories: (i) a module of principles-based training to be included as a part\nof the compulsory minimum training standards subsequent to employment for all\nlaw-enforcement officers, (ii) a module of principles-based training to be\nincluded as a part of the basic training of and the recertification requirements\nfor law-enforcement officers, and (iii) a comprehensive advanced training course\nfor all persons involved in the crisis intervention team programs. Every\nlocality shall establish or be part of a crisis intervention team program in\naccordance with the provisions of this article.\n\t\tThe curriculum for the basic training and recertification modules and the\ncomprehensive advanced training course shall be approved for\nDepartment-certified in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers.\nAll law-enforcement officers involved in a crisis intervention team program\nshall complete the comprehensive advanced training course in accordance with\nclause (iii). The comprehensive advanced training course’s curriculum\ndeveloped in accordance with clause (iii) shall include a module on brain injury\nas part of the four hours of mandatory training in legal issues.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 715; 2020, cc. 514, 515; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 36.","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}}