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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83963</law_id><section_number>23.1-803</section_number><catch_line>First warning notification and emergency broadcast system required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Health and Campus Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Campus Safety; General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">governing board</span> of each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall establish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first warning notification and emergency broadcast <span class="dictionary">system</span> for their students, faculty, and staff, both on and off campus. Such <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">systems</span>; and other means of communication. <a id="paragraph-300910" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-803/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall designate individuals authorized to activate the first warning notification and emergency broadcast <span class="dictionary">system</span> and provide such individuals with appropriate training for its use. <a id="paragraph-300911" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-803/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2008, cc. 413, 450, &#xA7; 23-9.2:11; 2016, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
