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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62690</law_id><section_number>9.1-188</section_number><catch_line>Crisis intervention training program</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>9.1-102</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="9.1">Commonwealth Public Safety</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of Criminal Justice Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Crisis Intervention Teams</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, in consultation with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">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.
		The curriculum for the basic training and recertification modules and the comprehensive advanced training course shall be approved for <span class="dictionary">Department</span>-certified in-service training credits for <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers</span>. All <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">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&#x2019;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 <span class="dictionary">issues</span>.</p></section></text><history>2009, c. 715; 2020, cc. 514, 515; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 36.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
