                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF THE ACADEMIES (§ 15.2-1748)

A. Upon organization of an academy, it shall be a public body corporate and
politic, the purposes of which shall be to establish and conduct training for
public law-enforcement and correctional officers, those being trained to be
public law-enforcement and correctional officers, other personnel who assist or
support such officers, and those persons seeking appointments as special
conservators of the peace pursuant to &#xA7; 19.2-13. The persons trained by an
academy need not be employed by a locality that has joined in the agreement
creating the academy.

B. Criminal justice training academies may:

   1. Adopt and have a common seal and alter that seal at the pleasure of the
   board of directors;

   2. Sue and be sued;

   3. Adopt bylaws and make rules and regulations for the conduct of its
   business;

   4. Make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as it may determine are
   necessary, incidental or convenient to the performance of its duties and to
   the execution of the powers granted under this article;

   5. Apply for and accept, disburse and administer for itself or for a member
   governmental unit any loans or grants of money, materials or property from any
   private or charitable source, the United States of America, the Commonwealth,
   any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any other source;

   6. Employ engineers, attorneys, planners and such other professional experts
   or consultants, and general and clerical employees as may be deemed necessary
   and prescribe such experts, consultants, and employees&#8217; powers, duties,
   and compensation;

   7. Perform any acts authorized under this article through or by means of its
   own officers, agents and employees, or by contracts with any person, firm or
   corporation;

   8. Acquire, whether by purchase, exchange, gift, lease or otherwise, any
   interest in real or personal property, and improve, maintain, equip and
   furnish academy facilities;

   9. Lease, sell, exchange, donate and convey any interest in any or all of its
   projects, property or facilities in furtherance of the purposes of the academy
   as set forth in this article;

   10. Accept contributions, grants and other financial assistance from the
   United States of America and its agencies or instrumentalities thereof, the
   Commonwealth, any political subdivision, agency or public instrumentality
   thereof or from any other source, for or in aid of the construction,
   acquisition, ownership, maintenance or repair of the academy facilities, for
   the payment of principal of, or interest on, any bond of the academy, or other
   costs incident thereto, or make loans in furtherance of the purposes of this
   article of such money, contributions, grants, and other financial assistance,
   and comply with such conditions and to execute such agreements, trust
   indentures, and other legal instruments as may be necessary, convenient or
   desirable and agree to such terms and conditions as may be imposed;

   11. Borrow money from any source for capital purposes or to cover current
   expenditures in any given year in anticipation of the collection of revenues;

   12. Mortgage and pledge any or all of its projects, property or facilities or
   parts thereof and pledge the revenues therefrom or from any part thereof as
   security for the payment of principal and premium, if any, and interest on any
   bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness;

   13. Create an executive committee which may exercise the powers and authority
   of the academy under this article pursuant to authority delegated to it by the
   board of directors;

   14. Establish fees or other charges for the training services provided;

   15. Exercise the powers granted in the agreement creating the academy; and

   16. Execute any and all instruments and do and perform any and all acts
   necessary, convenient or desirable for its purposes or to carry out the powers
   expressly given in this article.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 935, § 15.1-159.7:2; 1997, c. 587; 2015, cc. 766, 772.