                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
WITH A DISABILITY (§ 51.5-177.1)

A. The Department shall make information regarding vocational rehabilitation
programs and employment services available to assist former law-enforcement
officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for,
obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the
types of programs available and the process by which former law-enforcement
officers who have a disability as a result of their service can access such
programs and services, available to law-enforcement agencies in the
Commonwealth.

B. Every law-enforcement agency in the Commonwealth shall provide to every
law-enforcement officer who separates from the agency due to a disability
resulting from his service information regarding vocational rehabilitation
programs and employment services available to assist former law-enforcement
officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for,
obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the
types of programs available and the process by which such law-enforcement
officers may access such programs and services.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 553.