                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SCHOOL BOARDS; SAFETY AND SECURITY PERSONNEL (§ 22.1-280.2:3)

A. The school board in each school division in which the local law-enforcement
agency employs school resource officers, as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101, shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding with such local law-enforcement agency
that sets forth the powers and duties of such school resource officers. The
provisions of such memorandum of understanding shall be based on the model
memorandum of understanding developed by the Virginia Center for School and
Campus Safety pursuant to subdivision A 12 of &#xA7; 9.1-184, which may be
modified by the parties in accordance with their particular needs. Each such
school board and local law-enforcement agency shall review and amend or affirm
such memorandum at least once every two years or at any time upon the request of
either party. Each school board shall ensure the current division memorandum of
understanding is conspicuously published on the division website and provide
notice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum of understanding
review period.

B. The chief local law-enforcement officer for any local school division in
which a public elementary or secondary school does not employ a school resource
officer, as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101, shall designate a law-enforcement officer
to receive, either in-person or online, the training set forth in subsection E
of &#xA7; 22.1-279.8. Such officer shall serve as the law-enforcement liaison
for the school administrator described in subsection E of &#xA7; 22.1-279.8 in
each public elementary or secondary school that does not employ a school
resource officer.

HISTORY: 2019, cc. 455, 502; 2020, cc. 52, 171; 2022, c. 769.