                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAMPUS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING; FIRST-YEAR COMPLETION AND
BIENNIAL REVIEW (§ 23.1-808.2)

A. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall
develop and implement policies requiring that a campus safety and emergency
preparedness training program be provided to and completed by all first-year
students by the last day of each student&#8217;s first academic term and
reviewed biennially by each returning student at such institution. Such training
program shall focus on active shooter event preparedness and may be offered in
any format, including a virtual format, and may include any supplementary
materials that the governing board of each public institution of higher
education deems appropriate.

B. The Council shall encourage private institutions of higher education to
develop and implement policies requiring a campus safety and emergency
preparedness training program be provided to and completed by all first-year
students by the last day of each student&#8217;s first academic term and
reviewed biennially by each returning student enrolled at such institutions.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 204.